College Basketball Power 10: Who Runs The Pac-12?

Feb 8, 2017; Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (35) and center Dusan Ristic (14) and forward Lauri Markkanen (10) walk up court during the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at McKale Center. Arizona won 74-67. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 11, 2017; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Esa Ahmad (23) and guard Jevon Carter (2) celebrate during the second half against the Kansas State Wildcats at WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

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9. West Virginia (21-5)

West Virginia almost won its first game ever at Allen Fieldhouse. It would have also moved them just one game behind Kansas in the Big 12 standings, while also giving them a win over the third-ranked team in the nation after already beating No. 1 Baylor and No. 2 Kansas earlier this season.

West Virginia imploded at the end of the second half, though. In a game they had won, they did everything wrong. From turning the ball over to missing free throws, West Virginia simply did not play well down the stretch and let the pressure and crowd noise get to them.

Then in overtime, West Virginia couldn’t recover, losing 84-80. It took them almost four minutes to score their first points and had a rebound bounce off Nathan Adrian’s hands down 82-78 with 13.8 seconds left after Landen Lucas missed two free-throws to keep the Mountaineers alive.

West Virginia still has three wins over top 10 teams this season, they’re one of the best defensive teams in the nation, and tied for third in the Big 12. Although, West Virginia is still trying to bounce back from a loss to Oklahoma State a couple of weeks ago.

This would have been a huge resume booster, but instead, the Mountaineers are just 5-4 in their last nine games.

West Virginia hosts Texas Tech and Texas this week.