Utah interim head coach Josh Eilert had a chance to play spoiler on Tuesday night against the school he's been a part of for the last 17 years, West Virginia. It was a hard fought game that went down to the wire,

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.

In his second stint as an interim head coach, Eliert has a limited time to make a mark, and he has a tough debut — Wednesday at No. 22 Arizona.

West Virginia guard Javon Small has been a nightmare for opposing teams this season. He's the central focus of every scouting report on West Virginia, yet he always finds a way to impact the game, even if he's not scoring 15-20 points.

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,