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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After watching a couple of hours worth of Marquette tape Bob Huggins decided to get on the phone and call a couple of his coaching buddies. He was concerned about his team being able to stop Marquette’s great athleticism and dribble drives to the basketball. | MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After watching a couple of hours worth of Marquette tape Bob Huggins decided to get on the phone and call a couple of his coaching buddies. He was concerned about his team being able to stop Marquette’s great athleticism and dribble drives to the basketball. | ||
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“I kept looking at the tape and looking at the tape and next to Memphis, or even as well as Memphis, these guys get the ball to the rim,” Huggins said. “They are terrific at driving the ball to the goal. They’ve got many guys that can do it and I said, ‘Man how are we going to guard these guys?’ I’m worried about fatigue and secondly, I was worried that we were going to foul out.” | “I kept looking at the tape and looking at the tape and next to Memphis, or even as well as Memphis, these guys get the ball to the rim,” Huggins said. “They are terrific at driving the ball to the goal. They’ve got many guys that can do it and I said, ‘Man how are we going to guard these guys?’ I’m worried about fatigue and secondly, I was worried that we were going to foul out.” | ||
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A couple of conversations with USC coach Tim Floyd and Middle Tennessee State coach Kermit Davis convinced Huggins to start out the game in a triangle and two defense. The result was an inspiring 79-64 victory over the No. 10-rated Golden Eagles that stopped West Virginia’s two-game losing streak right in its tracks. | A couple of conversations with USC coach Tim Floyd and Middle Tennessee State coach Kermit Davis convinced Huggins to start out the game in a triangle and two defense. The result was an inspiring 79-64 victory over the No. 10-rated Golden Eagles that stopped West Virginia’s two-game losing streak right in its tracks. |