West Virginia was beaten at their own game on Friday night, and Bob Huggins wasn’t happy about it.
The famous “Press Virginia” defense was outdone by the Lumberjacks’ aggressive half-court traps and tight man-to-man defense, and the Mountaineers turned the ball over 22 times while forcing just seven from Stephen F. Austin. This came after a 20 turnover game in the Big 12 Tournament defeat against Kansas, and Coach Huggins wasn’t pleased.
Bob Huggins on West Virginia's turnovers: pic.twitter.com/NqXOmhQxYW
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In fairness, West Virginia averaged 14 turnovers per game all season, so this problem is relatively new. Still, the Mountaineers threw the ball away a lot at the worst time of year and paid dearly for it. Their matchup definitely didn’t help, though.
