Mountaineers Play Thursday in the Sweet 16

The West Virginia Mountaineers continue to overcome the disappointment of last year’s first-round NCAA tournament collapse, when they lost to 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin .The Mountaineers beat Notre Dame on Saturday, 83-71, to clinch their third Sweet 16 berth since 2010. West Virginia advances to play top-seeded Gonzaga in the third round at San Jose, California, on Thursday.