West Virginia responded with a 10 run behind a pair of three from guards Joseph Yesufu and Jonathan Powell to pull within two, 19-17, with 5:54 remaining in the half. Utah pushed

Javon Small delivered 18 points and several key plays down the stretch as West Virginia topped its interim coach from last year, Josh Eilert, in a 71-69 victory over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (17-12, 8-10) wrap up a two-game road trip against the Utah Utes (16-13, 8-10) Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+ While I do believe West Virginia is the better team,

There can be awkwardness between a coach and his predecessor, but that’s just not the case for WVU’s current head coach Darian DeVries and Josh Eilert, the man he replaced. DeVries even made sure to show his respect for the longtime Mountaineer assistant coach who spent a tough season leading West Virginia on Tuesday night.