Final - OT
for this game
Upset-minded West Virginia faces Xavier
Mar 27, 2008 - 1:54 PM No. 7 West Virginia (26-10) at No. 3 Xavier (29-6) 7:10 pm EDTPHOENIX (Ticker) - West Virginia is no stranger to upsets or the Sweet 16.
Seventh-seeded West Virginia looks to continue its run in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday when it takes on No. 3 Xavier in the West Regional.
The Mountaineers advanced to their third Sweet 16 in four seasons on Saturday on the strength of a 73-67 upset win over second-seeded Duke in the second round.
Joe Alexander had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead West Virginia, which posted a 10-point victory over No. 10 Arizona in the opening round.
With the win against Duke, coach Bob Huggins improved his all-time record to 22-15 in 16 career appearances in the NCAAs.
West Virginia needs to use its edge in experience to get past Xavier, which is making just its third trip to the Sweet 16.
The Musketeers, who reached the Elite Eight in 2004, rebounded from a hard-fought come-from-behind win over No. 14 seed Georgia in the opening round with a decisive 85-78 victory over No. 6 Purdue on Saturday.
Senior Drew Lavender scored 18 points and added nine assists while junior C.J. Anderson contributed 18 points and seven rebounds to pace Xavier against Purdue.
- WEST REGIONAL
AT PHOENIX
NCAA BB WEST REGIONAL
FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 1OT TOTAL
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WEST VIRGINIA 25 39 11 75
XAVIER (12) 32 32 15 79 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Mar 27 9:47 PM - 236
roots - 211
roots - 182
rootsRUWTbot Took away 32 roots (Overtime, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 66, Xavier(3) 64 OT - 4:48Mar 27 9:25 PM - WEST REGIONAL
AT PHOENIX
NCAA BB (7) WEST VIRGINIA 64
(3) XAVIER 64 END 2ND HALF, GOING INTO OVERTIME
Mar 27 9:23 PM - 214
rootsRUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish, Overtime, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 64, Xavier(3) 64 End of Reg.Mar 27 9:23 PM - 184
rootsRUWTbot Added 32 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 64, Xavier(3) 64 2nd - 0:12Mar 27 9:22 PM - 147
rootsRUWTbot Took away 32 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 62, Xavier(3) 64 2nd - 1:28Mar 27 9:16 PM - 179
rootsRUWTbot Added 64 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 62, Xavier(3) 62 2nd - 1:28Mar 27 9:15 PM - 115
rootsRUWTbot Added 16 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 62, Xavier(3) 59 2nd - 2:24Mar 27 9:13 PM - 99
rootsRUWTbot Added 16 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia(7) 57, Xavier(3) 57 2nd - 5:15Mar 27 9:03 PM - WEST REGIONAL
AT PHOENIX
NCAA BB (7) WEST VIRGINIA 25
(3) XAVIER 32 HALFTIME
Mar 27 8:04 PM
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