SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The first 20 minutes of West Virginia's East Regional championship game win over Kentucky Saturday night was, well, almost surreal.

It was certainly as bizarre a half as West Virginia - and perhaps Kentucky - has played this season.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Maybe it was the black unis.

Or Joe Mazzulla's 3-point field goal early in the game.

Maybe it was because the fans of WVU poured into the Carrier Dome and, shockingly, overwhelmed those of Kentucky.

First round exits by Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame and Georgetown, along with second round exits to smaller conference teams by Pitt (Xavier/ A10) and Villanova (St. Mary’s/ WCC), have made this a rough year for the Big East.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - West Virginia flew here by plane Tuesday and took a bus to the team's hotel, but the sixth-ranked Mountaineers will be without their Truck for the remainder of the season.

Starting point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant suffered a serious injury to his right foot in practice Tuesday just before the team left campus, sources told the Daily Mail, which was first to report the story.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A series of videos taken by West Virginia forward John Flowers on Saturday night and posted on his Twitter page spread across the Internet on Sunday and soared in popularity hours before the Mountaineers defeated Missouri to advance to the Sweet 16.

Mock music videos of teammates Da'Sean Butler, Joe Mazzulla and Jonnie West were linked and shared across the Internet. The four were surprised by the attention generated by their shenanigans, but unable to explain the criticism they'd drawn.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – West Virginia is going back to the Sweet 16. Da’Sean Butler scored 28 points to lead West Virginia to a 68-59 victory over 10th-seeded Missouri Sunday afternoon at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.

The sixth-rated Mountaineers are making their fourth trip to the Sweet 16 in the last six years and the second under WVU graduate Bob Huggins, who led West Virginia to the regional semifinals during his first season in 2008.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - West Virginia overcame a miserable shooting start to avoid another Big East flameout in the NCAA tournament.

Kevin Jones scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half to spark the second-seeded Mountaineers to a 77-50 win over No. 15 seed Morgan State in Friday's first round. Despite the margin of victory, it wasn't an easy start for the Big East champs after West Virginia missed its first 11 shots and trailed 10-0 before the game was 5 minutes old.

Photos of WVU's practice session Thursday for its Friday opening round NCAA tournament game against Morgan State. Courtesy of BlueGoldNews.com's Kevin Kinder. See inside.