West Virginia responded with a 10 run behind a pair of three from guards Joseph Yesufu and Jonathan Powell to pull within two, 19-17, with 5:54 remaining in the half. Utah pushed

Javon Small delivered 18 points and several key plays down the stretch as West Virginia topped its interim coach from last year, Josh Eilert, in a 71-69 victory over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

For the second consecutive year, Josh Eilert is going to end a season as an interim head coach and then watch someone else take over the permanent role. Only a couple weeks after firing Craig Smith and naming Eilert the interim,