West Virginia Arizona Live Coverage

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
NCAA West Regional - FINAL
West Virginia Mountaineers	31	44	75
Arizona Wildcats	30	35	65

West Virginia Arizona Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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The Wildcats pushed hard, but their lack of depth left it open for West Virginia to take over in the final minutes. The Mountaineers will move on to play the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, March 22.

It looks like it's over. West Virginia is up by 10 with 25 seconds left.

(0:48) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff.

(0:55) #5 Jawann McClellan fouls #11 Joe Alexander after West Virginia recovers an offensive rebound. Alexander hits 2 of 2 free throws.

(1:36) #1 Da'Sean Butler fouls #34 Chase Budinger. Budinger hits 2 of 3 free throws.

(1:49) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler. He has 19 points.

(2:14) #34 Chase Budinger hits two free throws. He has 21 points.

(2:33) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 pt shot by #14 Darris Nichols

(3:01) Foul by #43 Jamie Smalligan. #43 Jordan Hill hits both free throws.

(3:18) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff. Bob Wenzel says "Are you kidding me?!"

(3:28) #43 Jordan Hill loses the ball out of bounds and it goes back to West Virginia.

The three-point shots are going in right now on both sides. Arizona almost caught up but the Nichols three-pointer extends the lead back to 4.

(4:05) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #14 Darris Nichols

(4:43) Arizona Wildcats Made 3 pt shot by #0 Jerryd Bayless

(5:10) Arizona Wildcats Made 3 pt shot by #13 Nic Wise

(5:38) #35 Wellington Smith misses the free throw.

(5:38) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #35 Wellington Smith. He's fouled on the way down by #34 Chase Budinger

(5:57) #34 Chase Budinger hits 1 of 2 free throws.

(5:57) #34 Chase Budinger is fouled by #11 Joe Alexander and will take free throws.

(6:59) #1 Da'Sean Butler tries to save it but it goes out of bounds. Time for a TV TIME OUT

(7:24) #34 Chase Budinger misses off the glass

(7:54) #14 Darris Nichols gives a great feed to #1 Da'Sean Butler who sinks the easy lay-up. Butler has 17 points.

(8:44) #44 Bret Brielmaier hits the free throw.

(8:44) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #44 Bret Brielmaier as he's fouled by #43 Jamie Smalligan

(9:10) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler

(9:27) #0 Jerryd Bayless hits a two-pointer for the Arizona Wildcats

(9:47) #35 Wellington Smith makes 2 of 2 free throws.

Jordan Hill is sitting with four personal fouls. Without him, Arizona could be in some trouble.

(10:20) #43 Jordan Hill and #34 Chase Budinger both miss jumpers and the West Virginia lead stays at 5

(10:51) #13 Nic Wise hits a three-pointer for the Arizona Wildcats

(11:16) #14 Darris Nichols hits a two-pointer and West Virginia takes a TIME OUT.

(11:39) #34 Chase Budinger sinks a two-pointer

(12:13) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #11 Joe Alexander

(12:38) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot rolled in by #43 Jordan Hill

TV TIMEOUT - West Virginia has capitalized on several Arizona misses. They've taken a 9 point lead, but there's plenty of time left for Arizona to close the gap.

(12:57) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff

(13:25) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot off the glass by #1 Da'Sean Butler

(13:35) #22 Alex Ruoff is way off on a three-point attempt

(14:05) #0 Jerryd Bayless misses a long two-point shot

(14:26) #11 Joe Alexander misses a baseline jumper

(14:58) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt lay-up shot by #34 Chase Budinger

(15:17) #11 Joe Alexander hits 2 of 2 free throws

TV TIMEOUT - The ball is going back and forth and each side is sinking shots. The score has racked up here in the last few minutes.

(15:17) Foul on #5 Jawann McClellan, his third

(16:21) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff

(16:44) Arizona Wildcats Made 3 pt shot by #13 Nic Wise

(17:03) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #11 Joe Alexander

(17:46) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff

(18:09) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #43 Jordan Hill

(18:22) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #14 Darris Nichols

(18:40) Foul on #43 Jordan Hill

(18:48) Foul on #1 Da'Sean Butler during a shot

(19:15) #43 Jordan Hill hits 2 of 2 free throws

(19:15) Foul on #43 Jamie Smalligan

(19:34) #11 Joe Alexander misses a two point jumper.

Bolerjack and Wenzel are discussing the lack of depth for Arizona. Only four players on the Wildcats of scored, and those four are carrying them. Meanwhile, DeShaun Butler has been the story thus far for the Mountaineers.

HALFTIME

Arizona missed the chance to tie it with some free throws, but they're very much in this one. Jordan Hill's two dunks gave the fans some great entertainment. West Virginia is vulnerable, but their solid offensive presence will be hard to overcome.

(0:01) #13 Nic Wise made 1 of 2 free throws.

(0:01) Foul on #11 Joe Alexander in the last second. Nic Wise gets two free throw opportunities, after a lane violation.

(0:04) #11 Joe Alexander hits 2 of 2 free throws

(0:04) Foul on #5 Jawann McClellan

(0:18) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #34 Chase Budinger. He's on fire right now!

(1:00) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt layup shot by #34 Chase Budinger. The game is tied.

(1:23) Arizona would love to have this one tied going into halftime. We're in the middle of a TV TIMEOUT with just over a minute left in the first half.

The commentators are talking about the great job the Wildcats have done in keeping Joe Alexander in check. He scored 17 pts per game through the regular season.

(1:40) Arizona Wildcats Made 3 pt shot by #34 Chase Budinger

(2:40) #34 Chase Budinger steals the ball and runs the length of the court for a two-point jumper. He cuts the West Virginia lead to 5.

(3:16) #1 Da'Sean Butler hits a two point shot for the West Virginia Mountaineers after a miss by #3 Joe Mazzulla

#43 Jordan Hill makes his free throw and completes the three point play

(4:07) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt drunk shot by #43 Jordan Hill. He's fouled by #35 Wellington Smith

Ruoff hits a deep three and that's his second of the night. Nic Wise comes back onto the court and is moving well.

(4:53) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff

(5:08) Charging Foul on #0 Jerryd Bayless, his second

(5:31) #34 Chase Budinger misses one that jumps in and out

(5:56) Offensive Foul on #22 Alex Ruoff, his first

Nic Wise is helped off the court and into the locker room. This could be bad news for Arizona. He's their starting point guard and his leadership and 3-point shooting will be missed.

(6:45) #13 Nic Wise hits the ground and is a bit slow getting up. He gets to his feet and holds his knees.

Joe Alexander has 4 pts and 4 rebounds. He's the leader thus far for West Virginia.

(7:02) TV TIMEOUT

(7:10) #0 Jerryd Bayless misses a long range 2 point shot

(8:00) Arizona Wildcats 2 pt dunk by #43 Jordan Hill

(8:18) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler

(8:37) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #0 Jerryd Bayless

(9:20) #3 Joe Mazzulla misses a two point shot

(9:40) #34 Chase Budinger misses a 2 point shot

(9:55) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler after being fouled by #34 Chase Budinger

(10:32) Foul on #5 Jawann McClellan

(10:48) Foul on #34 Chase Budinger

(11:14) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler

(11:31) Arizona turns the ball over and it goes back to West Virginia.

(11:40) Foul on #3 Joe Mazzulla

(11:58) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #3 Joe Mazzulla

(12:03) Foul on #0 Jerryd Bayless, his first.

(12:35) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #43 Jordan Hill

(12:51) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #1 Da'Sean Butler

(13:10) #13 Nic Wise makes 2 of 2 free throws.

(13:38) #34 Chase Budinger passes the ball directly out of bounds. The ball goes back to West Virginia.

(14:15) #0 Jerryd Bayless makes 2 of 2 free throws. Bayless has 4 points.

(14:15) - TV TIME OUT

They've been trading chances and a few sloppy shots keeps the score at 10-7.

(15:21) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #34 Chase Budinger

(15:40) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #11 Joe Alexander off the glass

(16:00) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by <#0 Jerryd Bayless

(16:38) Foul on #13 Nic Wise, his first.

(16:51) #0 Jerryd Bayless misses a three-point attempt.

(17:07) #43 Jordan Hill shoots but the ball is stuck. Arizona keeps possession.

Two consecutive three-point shots by West Virginia gives them the early lead.

(17:36) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #22 Alex Ruoff

(18:05) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 3 point shot by #14 Darris Nichols

#43 Jordan Hill makes 1 of 2 free throws.

(18:28) #43 Jordan Hill is fouled by #11 Joe Alexander

(19:20) Arizona Wildcats Made 2 pt shot by #34 Chase Budinger

(19:33) West Virginia Mountaineers Made 2 point shot by #11 Joe Alexander

West Virginia controls the tip.

Players are making their way to the center for the tip-off. This one is expected to go down to the wire just like the Belmont-Duke game did.

Tip off at 9:53 PM EST

West Virginia Arizona Bracket

In his first year as West Virginia Coach, Bob Huggins led the Mountaineers to a 7th seed in the NCAA Tournament. This is the third team Huggins has coached into the tournament. He was previously the head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Kansas State University Wildcats. Arizona is attempting to deflect criticism that their team lacks depth and doesn't belong in the tournament. Freshman star Jerryd Bayless will try to turn his 21 points per regular-season game into a victory. The Wildcats are 11-4 when Bayless scores 20 or more.

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2008 West Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round
March 20 & 21
Sites TBD

Second Round
March 22 & 23
Sites TBD

Regional Semifinals
March 27
US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ

Finals
March 29
US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ

UCLA

Miss Valley St.

UCLA

Texas A&M

BYU

Texas A&M

UCLA

W. Kentucky

Drake

W. Kentucky

101

W. Kentucky

San Diego

UConn

San Diego

UCLA

Xavier

Purdue

Baylor

Purdue

Xavier

Georgia

Xavier

West Virginia

Arizona

West Virginia

Duke

Belmont

West Virginia Arizona Pre-Game Analysis

The Mountaineers-Wildcats match-up is expected to be tight, despite a widely-held sentiment that Arizona doesn't even belong in the tournament. Despite a tough schedule, they had a sub-.500 Pac-10 record and lost twice to cross-state rivals Arizona State. West Virginia outpaces them in points per game, steals, and blocks. Don't give this one to the Mountaineers just yet, however. The Wildcats have superior percentages in terms of free throws, field goals, and three-point shooting. Freshman guard Jerryd Bayless is a dynamo and 6'10" forward Jordan Hill has shot .622 this year. Another note on this game: Kevin O'Neill is interim head coach of the Wildcats while Lute Olson is on a leave of absence.

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