CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The last time No. 25 West Virginia played a major program, they came up short, 81-77 against Temple.They didnt want it to happen again, not even in a packed arena where No. 6 Virginia had dispatched its last 24 opponents.Esa Ahmad hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining Saturday and West Virginia scored 11 of the games final 13 points to end the nations sixth-longest home winning streak with a 66-57 victory Saturday.It was the kind of win the Mountaineers felt like they needed to make things right.We felt like we gave that one away, Tarik Phillip said of the Temple game, so our mindset was to make sure we controlled the game.They did by using their trademark press that forced Virginia into a season-high 14 turnovers.You cant replicate that, Virginia point guard London Perrantes said. They do something completely different than anybody in the country. ... Its brutal. Having to play against a press for 40 minutes, its tough and they do not stop. They keep going till the whistle blows.Jevon Carter led West Virginia (6-1) with 11 points and Nathan Adrian had 10.Darius Thompson scored 14 points to lead Virginia (7-1), but the Cavaliers never got into any kind of rhythm offensively. After forcing 20 turnovers against Ohio State on Wednesday, they forced just eight against West Virginia and were outscored off turnovers 18-5.Ahmads 3-pointer was just the fourth of the game for West Virginia in 15 tries, but Tarik Phillip followed a miss by Virginia with an inside basket, making it 60-55, and Virginia ran out of time as the Mountaineers finished 16 for 19 from the free throw line.BIG PICTUREWest Virginia: Virginia was just the third major program the Mountaineers have faced this season -- they drubbed Illinois and lost to Temple -- and none of their next five opponents are daunting, but theres enough experience and toughness built into their pressing style that staying healthy is Job One before Big 12 play. Its not just stealing the ball, coach Bob Huggins said of the press. Its a cumulative effect of making them work, not being able to walk the ball up the floor and play at their pace. We want them to play at our pace.Virginia: Winning is always a priority, but so is having options, and coach Tony Bennett was trying to get both accomplished late in the game when he had freshman guard Ty Jerome on the court for a long stretch. Jerome, like fellow freshman Kyle Guy, was a prolific scorer in high school and with the Cavaliers sure to scratch for points at times this season, getting all the younger options up to speed and battle tested will be key for the Cavaliers before ACC play commences. Bennett said Jeromes ball-handling ability made having him on the court important.LONG WAITThis was West Virginias true road win over a Top Ten team since the Mountaineers beat No. 5 Kentucky 77-70 in December 1957.EARLY SHOWERThe Mountaineers won despite losing Daxter Miles Jr., who was leading all scorers with 7 points, to a flagrant foul ejection with 2:42 left in the first half. He hit Isaiah Wilkins across the face, but Wilkins missed both free throws. The Cavaliers were just 7 of 13 from the free throw line.HE SAID ITThis is obviously not the end of the world, not the end of the year. 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WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper knocked his one-liner as far out of the park as he did his monster home run into the third deck.I was just trying to impress the scouts, Harper said after the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Wednesday night.Well, almost as far. Harpers towering two-run home run traveled an estimated 449 feet off Bud Norris in the first inning, according to ESPN Stats & Information. It was one of the longest hit at Nationals Park.The reigning National League MVP took a 3-1 fastball from Norris and sent it over the Jackie Robinson sign on the facade in right. Harper said he was just trying to get a good swing on the ball and recalled former manager Matt Williams mantra of, Its not how far, its how many.But this one was far.He didnt miss that one, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. He tried to come up and in and just missed right around thigh high, and thats his nitro zone. Obviously a very good hitter like that, he can put a charge into it.As far as how many, Harper reached 20 home runs for the fourth time in five seasons. He later walked and scored on Wilson Ramos RBI double that was just one part of Washingtons offensive explosion.Ben Revere, Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon also hit home runs and Trea Turner had an RBI triple and stole home for Washington, which snapped a six-game losing streak to Los Angeles dating to last season. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez (6-8) had one of his best starts of the season, allowing one run on three hits and striking out six in six innings.Manager Dusty Baker said Gonzalez was effectively wild and didnt have a lot of pressure because of the run support he got.Obviously youve got to tip your cap to our offense, Gonzalez said. These guys clobbered the ball today. And Norris wasnt that bad, either. He was out there pitching, attacking the strike zone. But our guys were just going out there, putting good wood on the ball and what a shot by Bryce.Other than Harpers home run, the Nationals were buzzing about Turners second triple in two nights and the speedy second baasemans steal of home on a botched pickoff attempt in the sixth inning.ddddddddddddIt was a big play, Turner said. It was fun. It was exciting.It was an eventful but not so exciting night for Norris (5-8), who gave up six runs on seven hits in five-plus innings before giving way to the bullpen. He struck out eight as part of an inconsistent outing, and it didnt help that he allowed three home runs, including back-to-back from Revere and Werth in the fifth.That did us in right there, Roberts said of the back-to-back homers.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers: Roberts said surgery was more
