West Virginia will take on an old Big East rival the Georgetown Hoyas on Friday December 6th in the Big East-Big 12 showdown.
West Virginia is coming off of a successful trip to the Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis where the Mountaineers picked up two top 25 wins over Gonzaga and Arizona
Javon Small led the way in scoring in the first two games in that tournament, but that was enough to earn big 12 player of the week honors, he now averages 19 points per game. Tucker Devries also averages in double figures with scoring 14 points per game.
Georgetown is led by Thomas Sorber who has been a presence around the rim averaging 15.8 points per game, and 8.9 points per game.
Georgetown returns to Morgantown with a 7-1 record, that one loss coming to Notre Dame, another pivotal power program.
In the Big East-Big 12 battle, Creighton upset No 1 Kansas, No 25th ranked UConn took down No 15th ranked Baylor
The all time series sits at 27-26 with the advantage to Georgetown, WVU looks to get the series to an even .500
This game makes 4 straight nationally televised games for West Virginia, this game will be broadcasted on ESPN 2.
U92 The Moose will bring full coverage. Patrick Walsh will have play-by-play duties, while Bryce Cohen will bring color commentary.
Pregame, halftime and postgame coverage will be brought to you by Lance Jonzen, John Dodaro, and Richard Turkovich. Pregame coverage starts at 6:30 pm The broadcast can be heard locally on 91.7 FM, u92themoose.com, an Alexa At-Home Device, or the RadioFX and TuneIn app.