{"id":38094,"date":"2026-01-24T15:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/west-virginia-faces-no-1-arizona-in-big-12-showdown-tries-to-upset-undefeated-wildcats-tonight\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:45:43","slug":"48037-west-virginia-faces-no-1-arizona-in-big-12-showdown-tries-to-upset-undefeated-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/48037-west-virginia-faces-no-1-arizona-in-big-12-showdown-tries-to-upset-undefeated-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia faces No. 1 Arizona in Big 12 showdown, tries to upset undefeated Wildcats tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style='font-size:1.1em;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:20px'><b>West Virginia<\/b> faces a historic test tonight. The <b>No. 1 undefeated Arizona Wildcats<\/b> arrive in Tucson with a <b>19-game winning streak<\/b>, and the <b>Mountaineers<\/b> (13-6) have shot just <b>17 percent<\/b> in recent losses to ranked teams on the road. This <b>2 PM ET tipoff on CBS<\/b> could spark March Madness dreams or dash them.<\/p>\n<div style='background:#f9f9f9;padding:20px;border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;margin:25px 0'>\n<h3 style='margin-top:0'>\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts<\/h3>\n<ul style='margin:10px 0;padding-left:20px'>\n<li><b>Arizona Record<\/b>: <b>19-0<\/b> overall, undefeated in <b>Big 12 play<\/b> at <b>6-0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>West Virginia Form<\/b>: <b>4 of last 5<\/b> wins, beat <b>Arizona State 75-63<\/b> Wednesday<\/li>\n<li><b>Spread<\/b>: <b>Arizona -17.5<\/b>, total set at <b>144.5 points<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Stat<\/b>: WVU <b>0-5<\/b> in road games vs. ranked teams this season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Arizona&#8217;s Historic Unbeaten Start Dominates Discussion<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Wildcats (19-0)<\/b> stand one win away from <b>20 consecutive victories<\/b> to match their <b>2013-14 program record<\/b> of 21-0. <b>Coach Tommy Lloyd<\/b>, the architect of this success, has guided <b>Arizona<\/b> to <b>five straight 20-win seasons<\/b>, a standard set by <b>no other Arizona coach<\/b> historically. <b>Koa Peat<\/b>, the <b>freshman star<\/b>, leads the <b>Wildcats<\/b> with <b>14.6 points per game<\/b> in his debut season. <b>Brayden Burries<\/b>, another <b>freshman sensation<\/b>, contributes <b>14.2 points and 4.4 rebounds<\/b> while shooting <b>49.3 percent<\/b> from the <b>floor<\/b>. The defense is equally impressive, limiting opponents to <b>48-14 paint dominance<\/b> in Wednesday&#8217;s <b>77-51 rout of Cincinnati<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona became a unanimous <b>No. 1<\/b> for the first time in program history this week. The <b>Wildcats<\/b> dominate in <b>three critical areas: rebound margin (second nationally), scoring margin (fifth), and field-goal percentage (seventh)<\/b>. With <b>100 assists and 54 turnovers<\/b> in <b>Big 12 play<\/b>, they control tempo and execution like few teams in America. <b>Jaden Bradley<\/b>, the <b>guard leader<\/b>, averages <b>14.5 points and 4.5 assists<\/b> in conference action with <b>nine of 13 clutch shots<\/b> this season.<\/p>\n<h2>West Virginia&#8217;s Upset Hope Rests on Three Dynamic Scorers<\/h2>\n<p><b>Honor Huff<\/b> leads the <b>Mountaineers<\/b> with a team-best <b>16.6 points per game<\/b> and an impressive <b>38.9 percent<\/b> from <b>three-point range<\/b>. He&#8217;s the third in the nation with <b>70 made threes<\/b> this season, approaching the <b>NCAA all-time top 50<\/b> with <b>362 career threes<\/b>. <b>Treysen Eaglestaff<\/b>, the <b>North Dakota transfer<\/b>, has caught fire with <b>45 points in his last two games<\/b>, going <b>6 for 9 from beyond the arc<\/b> against <b>Arizona State<\/b>. <b>Brenen Lorient<\/b> adds <b>10.6 points and 5.3 rebounds<\/b>, giving <b>West Virginia<\/b> multiple weapons. However, their <b>interior defense ranks last in the Big 12 at 28.5 points allowed in the paint<\/b>, a weakness <b>Arizona<\/b> will exploit relentlessly.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <b>Ross Hodge<\/b>&#8216;s first-year squad has won <b>four of five<\/b> after a rough conference start. They beat <b>Kansas 86-75 at home<\/b>, topped <b>Colorado<\/b>, and just outlasted <b>Arizona State 75-63<\/b> on the road. <b>West Virginia<\/b> ranks <b>sixth nationally in scoring defense at 63.1 points per game<\/b>, but that strength matters little if they can&#8217;t contain <b>Arizona<\/b>&#8216;s paint dominance and three-point specialists like <b>Burries and Bradley<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Matchup Comparison Reveals Arizona&#8217;s Depth Advantage<\/h2>\n<table style='width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0'>\n<tr style='background:#f4f4f4'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Factor<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Arizona<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>West Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Record<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>19-0 (6-0 Big 12)<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>13-6 (4-2 Big 12)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Top Scorer<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Koa Peat<\/b>, 14.6 PPG<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Honor Huff<\/b>, 16.6 PPG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Paint Dominance<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>46.4 pts\/game (2nd)<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>28.5 pts\/game (last)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Recent Form<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Won 19 straight<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Won 4 of last 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote style='border-left:4px solid #3498db;padding-left:20px;margin:25px 0;font-style:italic;color:#555'><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s so physical and he has such a great combination of balance, speed and physicality where he can control his body. He can really carve out space and he&#8217;s so good in that foul line area. He puts a lot of stress on the interior of your defense.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style='font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:-15px'>\u2014 <b>Ross Hodge<\/b>, West Virginia Head Coach, on Koa Peat<\/p>\n<h2>Road Trouble Haunts West Virginia&#8217;s Championship Dreams<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Mountaineers<\/b> carry an alarming <b>0-5 record in road games<\/b> against <b>ranked opponents<\/b> this season, averaging just <b>67.3 points per game<\/b> in that stretch. Their last <b>ranked road victory<\/b> came <b>December 31, 2024<\/b> against <b>Kansas<\/b>. A similar performance tonight would see them score near <b>67 points<\/b> against a <b>Wildcats defense<\/b> that held <b>Cincinnati to 51 points<\/b> and dominates the paint by <b>18 points per game<\/b>. <b>Arizona<\/b> has won <b>71 of 102 home games<\/b> under <b>Lloyd<\/b>, tied for third most in the nation. The <b>McKale Center<\/b> advantage could be decisive. <b>West Virginia<\/b> has played in <b>Arizona<\/b> only once before, winning at <b>Arizona State 75-63<\/b> Wednesday, but the <b>Wildcats<\/b> present an entirely different challenge defensively and offensively.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hodge<\/b> spoke candidly about the task ahead. He said the strategy is simple: <b>&#8220;Weather their storms the best you can and try and minimize their runs, make the 6-0 or 7-0 runs and not 22-2 or 15-5 type of runs.&#8221;<\/b> That defensive discipline will determine everything. If <b>West Virginia<\/b> gives <b>Arizona<\/b> second chances, the <b>Wildcats<\/b> with their <b>fresh three-point specialists<\/b> will capitalize quickly and build insurmountable leads.<\/p>\n<h2>Can West Virginia Pull Off the Stunning Upset Tonight?<\/h2>\n<p><b>West Virginia<\/b> has defeated <b>five AP No. 1 teams<\/b> in program history, most recently <b>Baylor 89-68 on January 10, 2017<\/b>. The <b>Mountaineers<\/b> last faced <b>No. 1 Gonzaga<\/b> with <b>Tommy Lloyd<\/b> as an assistant on <b>December 2, 2020<\/b>, losing <b>87-82<\/b>. Beating <b>Arizona<\/b> tonight would provide immediate credibility in <b>Hodge<\/b>&#8216;s first season and launch <b>West Virginia<\/b> into the national conversation heading into <b>March<\/b>. The <b>spread of -17.5<\/b> suggests oddsmakers see a comfortable <b>Arizona<\/b> victory, yet <b>WVU&#8217;s<\/b> shooting guards could make it competitive. <b>Eaglestaff&#8217;s<\/b> hot hand from three and <b>Huff&#8217;s elite perimeter shooting<\/b> represent the <b>Mountaineers&#8217;<\/b> best chance. But can they sustain it for <b>40 minutes<\/b> against <b>Arizona&#8217;s<\/b> relentless defense? The historic <b>Wildcats<\/b> dynasty season appears too powerful to stop, but <b>West Virginia<\/b> will try to become the team that does.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CBSSports<\/b> &#8211; Arizona vs. West Virginia prediction, odds, and analysis<\/li>\n<li><b>AllSportsTucson<\/b> &#8211; Top-ranked Arizona unbeaten season preview and matchup details<\/li>\n<li><b>Sports Illustrated<\/b> &#8211; West Virginia starting five and team roster information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":38093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Tommy Lloyd\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Koa Peat\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Brayden Burries\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jaden 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