The West Virginia Mountaineers made a statement Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis by knocking off the third-ranked Gonzaga Bulld

Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

West Virginia completed an 86-78 overtime upset of No. 4 Gonzaga in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Wednesday in the Bahamas.

Yet after Gonzaga took a 43–33 lead early in the second half, the Mountaineers went on a 10–0 run to tie the game, finished off by a 3-pointer from Amani Hansberry. West Virginia continued the onslaught to take a 50–47 lead.

While taking plenty of hits in regards to their standing in the College Football Playoff, there is no doubting that the Big 12 Conference is No. 1 in college basketball. On Wednesday, the league scored six wins in six games,

Turbulence arrived early for Gonzaga and followed the nation’s third-ranked team through 40 minutes of regulation – and five more in overtime – before the Bulldogs were left staring at a deficit too large to overcome in the final minute of an 86-78 upset loss to the Mountaineers at Imperial Arena.