Game 5 - Temple 2016-17 Schedule/Results DATE: Friday, November 25, 2016 Date Opponent Television Time/Results LOCATION: Barclays Center (18,103) in Brooklyn, N.Y. N11 Mount St. Mary’s ROOT SPORTS W/87-59 TIPOFF: 3:00 p.m. ET N14 Mississippi Valley State ROOT SPORTS W/107-66 SERIES: Temple leads 36-34 N20 New Hampshire & ROOT SPORTS W/100-41 TV: ESPN2 (Rich Hollenberg and Len Elmore) N24 vs. Illinois ^ ESPNU W/89-57 Temple RADIO: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Tony Caridi & Jay Jacobs) No. 19/17 West Virginia N25 vs. Temple ^ ESPN2 3:00 p.m. OFFICIALS: Announced on game day N28 Manhattan & ROOT SPORTS 7:00 p.m. Owls (3-2) Mountaineers (4-0) D3 at Virginia ESPNU 2:00 p.m. D7 vs. Western Carolina # ROOT SPORTS 7:00 p.m. No. 19/17 West Virginia Faces Temple for NIT Season Tip-Off Title D10 VMI ROOT SPORTS 2:00 p.m. • West Virginia and Temple, former members of the Atlantic 10, will meet for the 71st time in school history. D17 UMKC ROOT SPORTS 2:00 p.m. • WVU is 247-164 all-time in tournaments. Last year, WVU won the Las Vegas Invitational and captured the Puerto Rico D20 Radford Nextar 7:00 p.m. Tip-Off in 2014. D23 Northern Kentucky ROOT SPORTS 4:00 p.m. • WVU was in the Preseason NIT in 1992 and in 1986. WVU lost at No. 4 Kentucky in 1992 and defeated No. 10 Auburn D30 at Oklahoma State * ESPN2 4:00 p.m. J3 at Texas Tech * ESPNEWS 9:15 p.m. before losing to St. John’s in the 1986 Preseason NIT in Hartford, Connecticut. J7 TCU * ESPNU 1:00 p.m. • Bob Huggins is in ninth place all-time on the NCAA Division I winningest coaches list. His record now stands at 795-321 J10 Baylor * ESPN2 7:00 p.m. in his 35th season as a head coach. Huggins needs 11 wins to tie Eddie Sutton for eighth place all-time. J14 at Texas * ESPN or ESPN2 4:00 p.m. • Huggins is the third-winningest active Division I coach behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim. J18 Oklahoma * ESPN2 7:00 p.m. • Bob Huggins has 27 20-win seasons and 16 25-win seasons in 34 seasons as a head coach. J21 at Kansas State * ESPN2 6:00 p.m. • Bob Huggins has wins over 34 ranked teams at WVU, including 12 wins over Top 10 teams. J24 Kansas * ESPN2 7:00 p.m. • WVU leads the country in steals per game (13.7), turnover margin (15.7) and turnovers forced (27.0). J28 Texas A&M $ ESPN Noon Jevon Carter leads the Big 12 Conference in steals, while Nathan Adrian leads the league in offensive rebounds. J31 at Iowa State * ESPN2 9:00 p.m. • F4 Oklahoma State * ESPNU 5:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 106-30 in the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 55-26 mark in league games. F8 at Oklahoma * ESPN2 9:00 p.m. • WVU is 515-150 (.777) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 147-36 at the WVU Coliseum in the last 13 seasons. F11 Kansas State * ESPN or ESPN2 Noon • WVU’s average margin of victory at home last year was +22.4. WVU averaged 83.3 points per game at home last year. F13 at Kansas * ESPN 9:00 p.m. • Under Bob Huggins in the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 79.0 ppg while holding its opponents to 61.9 ppg. F18 Texas Tech * ESPN or ESPN2 2:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 94-25 in non-conference regular season games under Bob Huggins, including a 51-4 mark at home. F20 Texas * ESPN 9:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 85-6 at home against non-conference teams in the last 14 years, including 66 of its last 70. F25 at TCU * ESPN or ESPN2 Noon/2:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 125-31 against non-conference teams in regular season games in the last 13 seasons. F27 at Baylor * ESPNU 7:00 p.m. M3 Iowa State * ESPN2 7:00 p.m. • WVU has won 110 of its last 138 non-conference games and 115 of its last 144 non-league contests (includes postseason). M8-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champ. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU TBA • West Virginia has won 140 of its last 171 games against unranked teams, including 72 of its last 81 at the Coliseum. • West Virginia made its 27th appearance in the NCAA Championship last season, dating back to 1955. & NIT Season Tip-Off, Morgantown, W.Va. • WVU finished in second place in the Big 12 Conference regular season and postseason tournament. ^ NIT Season Tip-Off, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. # Charleston, W.Va. • Last season, WVU made its seventh NCAA apperance in the last nine years and ninth appearance in the last 12 seasons. $ SEC/Big Challenge • WVU has made 12 postseason appearances in the last 13 years, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010. * Big 12 Conference game - All Times Eastern • WVU led the country last year with its bench averaging 33.3 ppg. • WVU’s bench has scored 30 or more in 25 of the last 31 games. This year’s team is averaging 47.5 points from the bench. • WVU shot 40 percent or better in 25 games last season, including eight games of 50 percent or higher. WVU Athletic Communications • WVU forced 30 or more turnovers in three games last season. WVU had at least seven steals in all but six games and Asst. Athletic Director/Communications .............Bryan Messerly forced 14 or more turnovers in all but five games. Email ....................................................bryan.messerly@mail.wvu.edu • The Mountaineers have been ranked 63 weeks in the AP poll under Bob Huggins, including 25 weeks in the AP Top Phone .........................................................................................304-293-2821 10. Huggins has had WVU ranked more weeks than any other coach in school history. Fred Schaus (1954-60) had WVU Twitter ......................................................@wvusidmess/@wvuhoops ranked for 60 weeks during his career. Web .........................................................................................WVUsports.com • Dating back to last year, WVU has been ranked for 19 consecutive weeks in the AP poll and 36 of the last 39 weeks in the AP rankings. • West Virginia has been ranked 83 weeks since Jan. 3, 2005 in the AP poll, and 196 weeks total in school history. Follow the Mountaineers on ... • The Mountaineers have won 45 of their last 46 games when holding opponents to 69 points or less. • WVU outrebounded its opponents on the offensive glass 575 to 312 in 2014-15 and 558 to 306 last season. • This season, WVU has forced 105 turnovers and has grabbed 66 offensive rebounds in three games. • West Virginia has made at least one 3-point field goal in 562 consecutive games. • West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better only 54 times under Bob Huggins (315 games). • WVU is 166-30 under Huggins when holding opponents to 69 points or less. WVU has won 55 of its last 57 and 111 of youtube/wvusports its last 122 games when holding opponents under 69 points. • West Virginia is 56-3 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. • West Virginia is 159-27 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime. • West Virginia is 167-16 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game. • West Virginia is 141-10 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent. big12sports.com • The Mountaineers are 150-26 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game. • West Virginia is 153-35 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent. • WVU is 5-3 all-time on Nov. 25 and 100-26 all-time in the month of November. Probable Mountaineer Starters When West Virginia ... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Notes Plays a home game: 3-0 11 Nathan Adrian F 6-9 235 Sr. 13.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg First career double-double vs. Miss. Valley St. Plays a road game: 0-0 Plays a game at a neutral site: 1-0 23 Esa Ahmad F 6-8 225 So. 10.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg Has started every game he has played in Plays a Big 12 game: 0-0 45 Elijah Macon F 6-9 240 Jr. 6.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg Shot 52.6 percent from the field last season Plays a non-conference game: 4-0 2 Jevon Carter G 6-2 200 Jr. 10.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention 12 Tarik Phillip G 6-3 195 Sr. 8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg Had 98 assists and 53 steals off bench last year Plays on Sunday: 1-0 Plays on Monday: 1-0 Plays on Tuesday: 0-0 Mountaineers Off The Bench Plays on Wednesday: 0-0 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Notes Plays on Thursday: 1-0 15 Lamont West F 6-8 215 r-Fr. 9.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg Redshirted last season Plays on Friday: 1-0 0 Teyvon Myers G 6-2 185 Sr. 9.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg Career-high 12 points vs. Miss. Valley State Plays on Saturday: 0-0 4 Daxter Miles Jr. G 6-3 200 Jr. 8.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Wears white uniforms: 4-0 20 Brandon Watkins F 6-9 225 Sr. 7.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg Had nine points, eight boards in the opener Wears blue uniforms: 0-0 50 Sagaba Konate F 6-8 250 Fr.