Argumentative Essay On College Sports

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BROOKLYN, N.Y.--West Virginia University's basketball season came to an end on Friday night after a stunning 70-56 loss to 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. What went wrong for the third-seeded Mountaineers? Everything. First, WVU lost at its own game. The Mountaineers turned the ball over 22 times that led to 29 points for the Lumberjacks. At times this season, WVU has been able to get away with turnovers, but the Mountaineers only faced seven turnovers. WVU turned the ball over on six straight possessions in the first half, which led to a drought over 10 minutes long spanning the two halves. "The main thing, we turned the ball over what 22, 23 times," junior guard Tarik Phillip said. "Coach always said …show more content…

"They just wanted it more. We were late on rotations. They wanted every 50-50 ball, and they just wanted it more. The Mountaineers had the potential to make a run to the Final Four, but the Lumberjacks outplayed WVU. "That team play better," senior forward Jonathan Holton said. "We turned the ball over and we had blew an opportunity. We had a chance to do something special, but it happens. To tell you the truth, I just want to go home so I can cry it all out. But it's cool. You can't change nothing. That team deserves all it did and what it had went through. They played hard and they outplayed us today and they deserve everything." "Brad's (Underwood) got a great group, Huggins said. "He's got five seniors guys, I think and guys that have been with him for three years. They run their stuff really well, and they've seen a lot of things, and they've made great adjustments. They kind of kept the ball out of areas where we wanted to get the ball. We helped. Don't get me wrong, we helped, and we made some horrible decisions. But I think that's what happens. I think, when you can keep a group together like that, you know. I think the good thing about being at a mid-major is you're not losing guys every

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