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West Virginia survives Jacksonville State scare as frustrations pop up again

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At this point, Bob Huggins is racking up quite a medical bill for carnival whack-a-moles.

That was the metaphor Huggins used Saturday, following West Virginia’s 74-72 victory against Jacksonville State, in front of a season-low 8,231 fans inside the WVU Coliseum.

In the midst of a season that already has presented more drama than 10 daytime soap operas, Huggins said he felt like a guy at a festival beating those moles, hoping no more pop up, but they keep coming.

“Stuff just keeps popping up,” Huggins said. “You can’t keep them all down.