West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

West Virgina senior guard Javon Small scores a game-high 27 points to lead the Mountaineers (13-4, 4-2) past the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones (15-2, 5-1) Saturday evening 64-57. West Virginia opened the game scoring six straight before Iowa State put together an 11-0 run,

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. − During the final media timeout of Saturday’s men's basketball contest between Iowa State and West Virginia, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger outlined his plan for his players. Otzelberger preached to them the importance of getting stops, finishing plays on the glass and generating turnovers.

West Virginia fans stormed the court and joined the players in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

No. 2 Iowa State sees its winning streak snapped at 12 games as the Cyclones fall 64-57 on the road against West Virginia. Former Drake Bulldog and current West Virginia star Tucker DeVries did not play for the Mountaineers in the game.

Pretty much everyone who has bounced a basketball is familiar with Jerry West. “Obviously, he’s the NBA Logo and a huge icon to the basketball community,” stated WVU senior guard Joseph Yesufu. “Losing him was devastating for everyone,