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Down 13 in the second half. Down six in overtime. West Virginia scored the final 13 points of the game and beat Oklahoma 89-82 to win the 2026 College Basketball Crown. They’re bringing the trophy — yes, there is an actual detachable crown on top of it — and $300,000 in NIL money back to Morgantown.
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In this episode:
- Honor Huff’s college career finale: five threes in the first 11 minutes, went cold, then came back to score 12 of WVU’s points in the final four minutes of regulation and seven more in overtime. Thirty-eight points, a college career high. He passed Frank Young for the most threes in a season in WVU history with 120 — in one fewer game than Young’s 116 back in 2006-07
- How Chance Moore kept West Virginia afloat while Huff was cold — 13 points in the second half, back-to-back double-doubles to finish his college career, seven of eight from the field
- Jasper Floyd’s overtime: didn’t score in regulation, then hit two threes in OT — including a contested shot from the top of the key with the game tied to put WVU up three — as part of a 13-0 run to close the game
- Brennan Lorient’s steady finale: 15 points, six of eight from the field, eight rebounds — the most consistent Mountaineer on both ends of the floor all season long
- Harlan Obioha’s plus-38 in a game that went to overtime — and the uncontested three he attempted while WVU was down in OT that had a very specific reaction
- Oklahoma shot 53% from the field and WVU still won — how 14 forced turnovers, 26 points off turnovers, and 15 made threes made the difference
- What this team showed in Las Vegas: they could have gone down and stayed down, especially with a roster full of seniors with nothing to lose. They didn’t. That matters even if the tournament itself is still finding its footing
- Next week: the Cammy Awards are back for the first time since 2023
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