West Virginia Misses 14 Free Throws and Lose by 7 to Villanova

West Virginia shot only 56% from the free throw line while Villanova shot an impressive 86% to beat the Mountaineers by 7 points.

Poor Free Throw Shooting Dooms West Virginia in Loss

"It was one of the main reasons that we lost," said WVU forward Kevin Jones, who finished 1-of-4 on free throws.

"We can’t blame anybody but ourselves. (Head) Coach (Bob Huggins) makes us shoot free throws before we leave, and that’s just something we need to do more often and take it more serious," said WVU point guard Truck Bryant.

Despite shooting 10 more free throws than Villanova, WVU scored one less point on foul shots than the Wildcats. Villanova head coach Jay Wright understood the importance of the huge disparity in free-throw percentage. "Them not shooting well from the free-throw line made a big difference," Wright said.