GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (8-1) at CINCINNATI (8-2)

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (8-1) at CINCINNATI (8-2)

<h3>White, West Virginia look to avoid upset at Cincinnati</h3>

No. 5 West Virginia (8-1) at No. 21 Cincinnati (8-2) 7:45 pm EST

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- West Virginia may need some more heroicsfrom Pat White to post another victory this week.


White leads the fifth-ranked Mountaineers into a key Big EastConference matchup at No. 21 Cincinnati, which also has designson the league title.


West Virginia (8-1, 3-1 Big East) sits a half-game behindfirst-place Connecticut in the conference standings. TheMountaineers host the Huskies next week.


However, Cincinnati (8-2, 3-2) also is in the hunt for the BigEast crown in its first season under Brian Kelly and is comingoff a 27-3 rout of UConn here last Saturday.


Ben Mauk threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns and ran foranother score for the Bearcats, who limited the Huskies to 22rushing yards.


West Virginia, meanwhile, blew a 17-point lead to defensivelychallenged Louisville at home last Thursday before edging theCardinals, 38-31, on White's 50-yard TD scamper with 1:36 to go.

White threw for 181 yards and two TDs to go with his 147 yardson the ground.


Last year, West Virginia beat Cincinnati in Morgantown, 42-24.The Mountaineers crushed the Bearcats here the year before,38-0.

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
CINCINNATI (21) 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
CINCINNATI (21) 0 12:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
CINCINNATI (21) 0 10:16 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
OWEN SCHMITT 4 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 0 10:16 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 0 9:41 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 0 8:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 0 6:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD CINCINNATI
MARCUS BARNETT 70 YD PASS FROM BENJAMIN MAUK
(MARCUS BARNETT KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 4:41 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 4:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 2:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, OWEN SCHMITT 4 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 4:44. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
CINCINNATI - TD, MARCUS BARNETT 70 YD PASS FROM
BENJAMIN MAUK (MARCUS BARNETT
KICK), 10:19. WEST VIRGINIA
7-7</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 12:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 11:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7
CINCINNATI (21) 7 8:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 14
CINCINNATI (21) 7 5:47 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG CINCINNATI
JACOB ROGERS 42 YD

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 14
CINCINNATI (21) 10 4:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 14
CINCINNATI (21) 10 2:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
PAT WHITE 4 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 21
CINCINNATI (21) 10 0:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NCAAF HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 7 14 21
CINCINNATI (21) 7 3 10 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, OWEN SCHMITT 4 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 4:44. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
CINCINNATI - TD, MARCUS BARNETT 70 YD PASS FROM
BENJAMIN MAUK (MARCUS BARNETT
KICK), 10:19. WEST VIRGINIA
7-7
2ND QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 7 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 8:31. WEST VIRGINIA
14-7
CINCINNATI - FG, JACOB ROGERS 42 YD, 10:28.
WEST VIRGINIA 14-10
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 4 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 14:27. WEST VIRGINIA
21-10</div>