Belt game 2,079 · November 23, 2014
West Virginia take the belt
West Virginia beat UConn 78–68 at home to start reign 612 of the College Basketball belt, the 6th for the program.
UConn had held it since March 20, 2014, with 8 defenses over 248 days.
West Virginia held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to LSU on December 4, 2014.
612Reign number
6Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Boatright | 35 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 5-9 |
| Daniel Hamilton | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Kentan Facey | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrence Samuel | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Sam Cassell Jr. | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-4 |
| Amida Brimah | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phillip Nolan | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Purvis | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
West Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Staten | 37 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 9-12 |
| Jonathan Holton | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Daxter Miles Jr. | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Gary Browne | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Devin Williams | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jaysean Paige | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Elijah Macon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jevon Carter | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Tarik Phillip | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nathan Adrian | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.