Mountaineers awaken, secure No. 3 seed in Big East tourney
| Team Stat Comparison |
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LOUISVILLE |
WEST VIRGINIA |
| Points |
70 |
78 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
22-51 (.431) |
24-58 (.414) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
7-18 (.389) |
11-27 (.407) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
19-28 (.679) |
19-25 (.760) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
25 (0/0) |
21 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
12 |
10 |
| Game Leaders |
| | LOUISVILLE | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Points | A. Mccoughtry 29 | M. Bulger 20 |
| Rebounds | A. Mccoughtry 11 | C. Cole 11 |
| Assists | C. Bingham 5 | C. Cole 6 |
| Steals | A. Mccoughtry 5 | L. Owens 4 |
| · Team Stats: Louisville | West Virginia
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| Next 5 Games |
| LOUISVILLE (ET) |
WEST VIRGINIA (ET) |
| 03/03 VILL 7:00pm | | 03/08 SJU 6:00pm | | 03/09 @RUTG 6:00pm | | 03/10 @WVU 8:30pm | | 03/11 @CONN 7:00pm |
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| 03/03 @SYR 7:00pm | | 03/09 USF 8:30pm | | 03/10 LOU 8:30pm | | 03/22 UNM 8:30pm | | 03/24 @VAN 9:39pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Louisville | West Virginia
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Meg Bulger and Olayinka Sanni each scored 20 points and No. 13 West Virginia overcame a sluggish start to hold off Louisville 78-70 on Saturday and clinch a first-round bye in the Big East tournament.
Chakhia Cole scored 10 of her 13 points in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
West Virginia (23-5, 12-3) overcame 22 turnovers to clinch the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament behind top-ranked Connecticut and fourth-ranked Rutgers.
Angel McCoughtry had 29 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for the Cardinals (20-8, 9-6). Candyce Bingham added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Lateefah Joye put the Mountaineers ahead to stay, 46-44, with her first career 3-pointer with 12:30 remaining in the game.
Sparkle Davis made two free throws to cap a 10-1 run for West Virginia's largest lead, 71-61, with 1:20 remaining.
West Virginia was held scoreless for more than 10 minutes in the first half and Louisville jumped ahead 29-17. The Mountaineers used a 14-3 run ending the half to trail 32-31 at halftime.
Bulger made six 3-pointers and West Virginia went 11-of-27 for the game to set a single-season school record with 208.
It was the final home game for seven seniors, the largest class in West Virginia history.
Louisville 70, 
(13) West Virginia 78