West Virginia shot the ball well from the floor and held its own against one of the nation’s better rebounding teams. In the end, the Mountaineers couldn’t get it done at the line.
EnlargeWest Virginia made just 12 of 22 free throws (55 percent), and it proved costly in a 65-64 loss to No. 18 Kansas State on Saturday.
“Every game is going to be close and you certainly cannot miss free throws,” said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. “Then every call becomes a whole lot more important.”
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Missed free throws and horrible officiating. What a sham.
agreed. . . . . . . .
The officiating cost us more than the missed free throws. I know I am always bias in our favor on calls, but even the commentators were calling out the blatant wrong calls. The “travel” on the long pass, and the KSU pass to open air out of bounds were hard to swallow.
When the tv announcers point out the extremely bad calls and state they hope it doesn’t effect the outcome of the game speaks volumes. KSU managed 6 points in direct relation to the botched officiating. WVU lost by one. I am not a math whiz but I can work out that problem. With that said we make a few foul shots and none of that matters. When I was playing BB in HS we had to make 20 foul shots in a row before being dismissed from practice. I realize Huggs has much more on his plate and free throws are not a focus of practice but one would think the players would put forth the extra effort to remedy the issue. Where is the pride? Personal responsibility and not wanting to let down your team? I get the feeling that if Huggy Bear was a crier he would be dehydrated over this.