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Cold shooting ices Cats, fall to West Virginia 73-66 in Elite 8

John Wall - AP photo

John Wall - AP photo

Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 17 points in his first start of the season to help West Virginia beat top-seeded Kentucky 73-66 in the East Regional final Saturday to advance to its first Final Four since 1959.  Da’Sean Butler scored 18 points for the second-seeded Mountaineers (31-6), who won their 10th straight game. Mazzulla started because West Virginia lost point guard Darryl Bryant to a broken foot this week in practice.

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