A Wild, Wonderful Weekend December 29 & 30, 1978
“For Duquesne’s B.B. Flenory, the West Virginia Coliseum is ‘Almost Heaven,’” wrote the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Phil Axelrod after watching Flenory put together the top two-game scoring performance in school history in leading the Dukes to the 1978 West Virginia Classic title. All the 6-2 guard did was score 89 points in two days in back-to-back wins over Marshall and Ohio U. Said Axelrod, “Flenory could do no wrong. He squirmed and twisted his way for baskets from in close. He swished effortless 20-footers. He almost made it look too easy.” Flenory scored 41 in an opening round win over Marshall and broke the WVU Coliseum scoring record - then held by Notre Dame great Austin Carr - with 48 points in the title game win over Ohio U. Flenory’s 48 points, on 19 field goals, were two shy of Ron Guziak’s school record. “I really wanted 50,” said Flenory following the game. “I’m smart enough to know I can’t keep this up,” he continued. “I know there will be days when I can’t score at all, so I know I’m going to have to roll with the punches.”
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