Video of West Virginia vs Kentucky - 2010 Regionals
- Final Score: West Virginia: 73, Kentucky: 66
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2010 Regionals
- Carrier Dome
West Virginia edged out Kentucky 73-66 and advanced to the school's first Final Four visit since 1959. Freshman phenom John Wall led the night's scoring with 19 points while WVU's defense closed down lanes and kept the Wildcats' big men in check. The next stop for the Mountaineers was in Indy.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- Wellington Smith sets the tone for the Mountaineers in the first half with a catch and shoot three (Wellington Smith, West Virginia)
- Patrick Patterson swats a Joe Mazzulla shot into the arms of John Wall who darts coast for the layup, And One! (Patrick Patterson, Kentucky)
- John Wall never gives up on the play, uses a mean crossover to create space and drains a long two to put Kentucky up 8 early. (John Wall, Kentucky)
- The story of the first half for the Mountianeers, great defense sandwiched between back to back threes. (Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia)
- A steal from Joe Mazzulla leads to a Da”Sean Butler three as the Mountaineers take the lead. (Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia)
- It’s raining threes! Da’Sean Butler hits another three and converts the rare four point play. (Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia)
- John Wall knows how to run the “fast” break, as he cruises down the court and dishes to Demarcus Cousins for the easy dunk. (John Wall, Kentucky)
- John Flows drills another three for the Mountaineers as he gives them a 10 point lead. (John Flowers, West Virginia)
- DeMarcus Cousings tries to swing momentum Kentucky’s way with a hard dunk in traffic (DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky)
- Joe Mazzulla continues his career game with a pretty opposite hand layup to keep West Virginia in control (Joe Mazzulla, West Virginia)