Wvu vs usf game time

Now Loading. West Virginia , Big 12 was led by senior guard Madisen Smith , who tallied a team-high 15 points. Smith was joined in double figures by junior guard KK Deans , who netted 13 points. West Virginia fell behind early in the contest, as South Florida converted an and-1 try in the opening minute.

A free throw from senior forward Kari Niblack got WVU on the board a minute later, but back-to-back scores by USF forced the Mountaineers to call a timeout down by six with to go in the quarter. The Mountaineers tacked on four points following the break, including a 3-pointer by Smith, but the Bulls scored eight tallies of their own, forcing WVU to call another timeout.

After South Florida made it a point deficit with remaining in the quarter, Deans broke the scoring run with four points of her own to make it a nine-point game. West Virginia kept the opposition scoreless from the floor until 37 seconds remained in the quarter, and the Mountaineers added eight tallies to cut the deficit to at the end of the first. WVU and USF traded scores to begin the second quarter, but neither team was able to tack on over the next two minutes. Inside the seven-minute mark, the Bulls converted a triple and a fast break, as the Mountaineers trailed, , with to go in the half.

A steal-and-score by freshman guard JJ Quinerly cut the game to single digits, but South Florida got the score right back. West Virginia trailed by 10 at the second-quarter media break. The two teams each netted a 3-pointer coming out of the timeout, but those would end up being the last field goals until 43 seconds were left in the first half.

USF scored on a baseline jumper, but a trio of free throws from WVU helped trim the deficit to heading into the halftime locker room.

Of note, Smith tallied 10 points in the first two quarters and was the only player in the game to finish the first half in double figures. Junior forward Esmery Martinez opened the second half with a tally at the free-throw line, but South Florida countered with a 3-pointer on the other end. Deans scored following the break to get West Virginia back on the board, but another score by the Bulls made it a game in favor of USF at the third-quarter media timeout.

The Mountaineers are out to keep their nine-game home win streak alive. The Kansas State Wildcats typically have all the answers at home, but this past Saturday West Virginia proved too difficult a challenge. West Virginia narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past K-State Guard Sean McNeil was the offensive standout of the matchup for West Virginia, picking up 26 points in addition to five rebounds.

McNeil's performance made up for a slower contest against the Texas Longhorns last week. McNeil's points were the most he has had all year. Meanwhile, the Cowboys strolled past Texas with points to spare this past Saturday, taking the game Among those leading the charge for Oklahoma State was guard Keylan Boone , who shot 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 17 points and six boards.

Barring any buzzer beaters, West Virginia is expected to win a tight contest. Now might not be the best time to take West Virginia against the spread since they've let down bettors for the past two consecutive games. The Mountaineers are now while Oklahoma State sits at A couple numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: West Virginia enters the game with 5. But the Cowboys are even better: they rank 10th in college basketball when it comes to blocked shots per game, with six on average.

Points in the paint might be hard to come by. The Mountaineers are a slight 2. Bettors have moved against the Mountaineers slightly, as the game opened with the Mountaineers as a 4-point favorite. See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model.

Get picks now.