In the first round of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis, West Virginia stunned No. 3 Gonzaga thanks to strong performances by Javon Small and Tucker DeVries.

No. 3 Gonzaga is in Paradise Island, Bahamas, to take part in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament this week. The Zags open today against West Virginia at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN. The winner of today’s game will advance to face Louisville in the semifinals. The Cardinals dispatched Indiana in the early game.

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.

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

It took Darian DeVries just five games to pick up one of West Virginia’s biggest nonconference wins since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12. WVU (4-1) defeated No. 3 Gonzaga (5-1) 86-78

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.

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.