The Bulls are on the road again to take on #21 West Virginia in Morgantown, not an easy place for anyone to get a win, but especially this team. The Bulls are 7-13 (1-6) and just lost an ugly game to Rutgers, one of the bottom dwellers in the conference. Our reward for losing that game, a road trip to face another ranked opponent in the toughest basketball conference in the nation. Let's take a look at the WVU lineup and which Bulls will have to step up in order for the team to stay in the building.
WVU is led by guard Casey Mitchell (6'4" 220-pounds). Mitchell averages 16.8 ppg and shoots 37.7% from 3-point range. The Bulls will be hard pressed to guard him, watch for Poland and company to try to matchup with him during the game. Daniel Bryant, guard (6'2" 195-pounds), is the trigger man for WVU, averaging 12.1 ppg and 3.5 assist per game. He will be the main match up for Crater at the point guard position and this could be a long night for Crater who seems to be returning to his old turnover self from the start of the season.
Inside, the Bulls have the size advantage again, but will face very athletic big men for WVU. Forward Kevin Jones (6'8" 260-pounds) averages 13.8 ppg and 6.9 rebounds per game. The Bulls are one of the top rebounding teams in the league but will be hard presses to own the battle on the boards. Forward John Flowers (6'7" 215-pounds) is another athletic big man, averaging 7 ppg and 6 rebounds per game. He will try to match up with Gilchrist and take him out of his game. Watch out for freshman David Nyarsuk from Sudan.
Let's be honest, the Bulls are just bad right now. There is a lot of guessing and finger pointing to why the team is bad this year, but the end result is how the team players on the court. After watching how they played against Rutgers, it will take a miracle for the Bulls to get a win in Morgantown. Final score prediction: WVU 77 USF 64
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