Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic

Marshall Thundering Herd–West Virginia Mountaineers
Men's Basketball History
First meeting January 16, 1929
Last Meeting December 17, 2015
Last Result WVU: 8668
Next Meeting No Further Games Scheduled
Number of Meetings 44
All-Time Series WVU: 3311
Largest victory WVU: 4421 (1/16/1929)
Current Streak WVU: Won 5
Longest MU Win Streak 2 (12/06/1980-12/05/1981) (1/11/2005-1/25/2006)
Longest WVU Win Streak 8 (1/16/1929-1/02/1980)
Last ten games WVU: 91
Women's Basketball History
First meeting January 25, 1974
Last Meeting December 13, 2015
Last Result WVU: 6660
Next Meeting 2016[1]
Number of Meetings 55
All-Time Series WVU: 3916
Largest victory WVU: 7821 (1/19/2011)
Current Streak WVU: Won 11
Longest MU Win Streak 5 (1/25/1974-2/21/1976)
Longest WVU Win Streak 11 (1/25/2006-present)
Last ten games WVU: 100

The Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic (also known as the Charleston Capital Classic and formerly as the Toyota Capital Classic) is the name of the in-state rivalry between the Marshall University and West Virginia University basketball teams, the Marshall Thundering Herd and West Virginia Mountaineers. Chesapeake Energy is the title sponsor of the game. The game was last played during the 2015-2016 season and no further games are currently scheduled.

History

The basketball series was first played in 1929 (1974 for the women), but they didn't start playing annually until 1978. In 1992, they started to play their annual game in West Virginia's capital city of Charleston. WVU's campus is in Morgantown, West Virginia and Marshall's campus is in Huntington, West Virginia. The two universities are the only Division I programs in the state, thus creating a natural geographic rivalry. The meeting typically occurs in the middle of the schools conference schedules, WVU in the Big 12 Conference and Marshall in Conference USA.

Men's basketball

The first seven meetings of the teams were in Morgantown, leading to the 1980 matchup at the Charleston Civic Center. From there, the game alternated between Huntington at the Cam Henderson Center and in Morgantown at the WVU Coliseum, with one exception, when it was played in Charleston in 1989.

The series moved to Charleston permanently in 1992 to coincide with the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature.

West Virginia leads the all-time series 32-11. When the game was played in Charleston, the Mountaineers have the edge 21-5. The Mountaineers dominated the series in Morgantown with a record of 11-1, while the Thundering Herd was undefeated at 5-0 in games played in Huntington.

One of the most memorable games between in the series came in 2006, when Marshall ended the Mountaineers' 12-game winning streak. West Virginia was ranked No. 13 ESPN/USA Today and No. 9 AP poll, WVU center Kevin Pittsnogle guaranteed a victory for the Mountaineers, WVU held the nation's longest win streak, while Marshall was 7-9 prior to the match-up. Marshall shocked the college basketball world with a 58-52 upset win, it was the Thundering Herd's first win over an Associated Press Top 10 opponent since beating St. John's in 1971.[2] Since that game, West Virginia has won nine of the last ten games over the Herd.

In early 2016 it was announced that the game would not be played during the 2016-2017 college basketball season. The future of the series is uncertain. [3]

Results

Date Winning Team Losing Team Site Series
Jan. 16, 1929 West Virginia 44 Marshall 21 Morgantown, WV WV 10
Feb. 2, 1930 West Virginia 48 Marshall 35 Morgantown, WV WV 20
Jan. 14, 1931 West Virginia 36 Marshall 22 Morgantown, WV WV 30
Feb. 20, 1978 West Virginia 80 Marshall 73 Morgantown, WV WV 40
Dec. 8, 1978 West Virginia 79 Marshall 73 Morgantown, WV WV 50
Dec. 30, 1978 West Virginia 73 Marshall 71 Morgantown, WV WV 60
Dec. 29, 1979 West Virginia 71 Marshall 61 Morgantown, WV WV 70
Jan. 2, 1980 West Virginia 63 Marshall 62 Charleston, WV WV 80
Dec. 6, 1980 Marshall 76 West Virginia 73 Morgantown, WV WV 81
Dec. 5, 1981 Marshall 91 West Virginia 78 Huntington, WV WV 82
Dec. 4, 1982 West Virginia 95 Marshall 82 Morgantown, WV WV 92
Dec. 3, 1983 Marshall 78 West Virginia 67 Huntington, WV WV 93
Dec. 8, 1984 West Virginia 89 Marshall 77 Morgantown, WV WV 103
Dec. 7, 1985 Marshall 64 West Virginia 60 Huntington, WV WV 104
Dec. 27, 1986 West Virginia 69 Marshall 67 Morgantown, WV WV 114
Dec. 27, 1987 Marshall 82 West Virginia 72 Huntington, WV WV 115
Feb. 9, 1989 #15 West Virginia 81 Marshall 73 Charleston, WV WV 125
Dec. 5, 1989 West Virginia 74 Marshall 56 Morgantown, WV WV 135
Dec. 4, 1990 Marshall 97 West Virginia 80 Huntington, WV WV 136
Jan. 22, 1992 West Virginia 90 Marshall 76 Charleston, WV WV 146
Feb. 17, 1993 West Virginia 72 Marshall 65 Charleston, WV WV 156
Jan. 19, 1994 #24 West Virginia 79 Marshall 67 Charleston, WV WV 166
Jan. 19, 1995 West Virginia 89 Marshall 82 Charleston, WV WV 176
Jan. 18, 1996 Marshall 91 West Virginia 87 Charleston, WV WV 177
Dec. 17, 1996 West Virginia 103 Marshall 91 Charleston, WV WV 187
Feb. 16, 1998 #16 West Virginia 71 Marshall 58 Charleston, WV WV 197
Jan. 27, 1999 West Virginia 85 Marshall 84 Charleston, WV WV 207
Jan. 18, 2000 West Virginia 82 Marshall 77 Charleston, WV WV 217
Jan. 9, 2001 West Virginia 73 Marshall 67 Charleston, WV WV 227
Jan. 23, 2002 Marshall 81 West Virginia 79 Charleston, WV WV 228
Jan. 22, 2003 West Virginia 65 Marshall 61 Charleston, WV WV 238
Jan. 21, 2004 West Virginia 55 Marshall 51 Charleston, WV WV 248
Jan. 11, 2005 Marshall 59 West Virginia 55 Charleston, WV WV 249
Jan. 25, 2006 Marshall 58 #9 West Virginia 52 Charleston, WV WV 2410
Jan. 24, 2007 West Virginia 77 Marshall 63 Charleston, WV WV 2510
Jan. 23, 2008 West Virginia 66 Marshall 64 Charleston, WV WV 2610
Jan. 14, 2009 West Virginia 87 Marshall 76 Charleston, WV WV 2710
Jan. 20, 2010 #11 West Virginia 68 Marshall 60 Charleston, WV WV 2810
Jan. 19, 2011 Marshall 75 #21 West Virginia 71 Charleston, WV WV 2811
Jan. 18, 2012 West Virginia 78 Marshall 62 Charleston, WV WV 2911
Dec. 5, 2012 West Virginia 69 Marshall 59 Charleston, WV WV 3011
Dec. 14, 2013 West Virginia 74 Marshall 64 Charleston, WV WV 3111
Dec. 14, 2014 #21 West Virginia 69 Marshall 66 Charleston, WV WV 3211
Dec. 17, 2015 #20 West Virginia 86 Marshall 68 Charleston, WV WV 3311

Women's basketball

Marshall and WVU have a shorter history, but a similar one as the men. Marshall and WVU first played in 1974 and they would play 2 or 3 times a year alternating locations until 1992. (when it was moved to Charleston.)

WVU owns the series at all the locations. West Virginia is 9-4 at home, 8-4 in Huntington, and 22-8 in neutral sites. WVU is 39-16 all-time.

Results

Date Winning Team Losing Team Site Series
Jan. 25, 1974 Marshall 44 West Virginia 32 Morgantown, WV MU 10
Jan. 22, 1975 Marshall 61 West Virginia 53 Huntington, WV MU 20
Feb. 21, 1975 Marshall 75 West Virginia 52 Morgantown, WV MU 30
Jan. 21, 1976 Marshall 50 West Virginia 48 Morgantown, WV MU 40
Feb. 21, 1976 Marshall 69 West Virginia 68 Buckhannon, WV MU 50
Jan. 17, 1977 West Virginia 53 Marshall 43 Huntington, WV MU 51
Mar. 4, 1977 West Virginia 79 Marshall 70 Buckhannon, WV MU 52
Jan. 18, 1978 West Virginia 51 Marshall 50 Huntington, WV MU 53
Feb. 20, 1978 West Virginia 73 Marshall 62 Morgantown, WV MU 54
Feb. 28, 1978 Marshall 74 West Virginia 65 Morgantown, WV MU 64
Mar. 1, 1978 West Virginia 68 Marshall 56 Morgantown, WV MU 65
Jan. 10, 1979 West Virginia 85 Marshall 82 Morgantown, WV Tied 66
Jan. 31, 1979 West Virginia 66 Marshall 54 Huntington, WV WV 76
Jan. 2, 1980 Marshall 76 West Virginia 75 Charleston, WV Tied 77
Jan. 24, 1980 Marshall 84 West Virginia 72 Huntington, WV MU 87
Dec. 15, 1980 West Virginia 95 Marshall 65 Huntington, WV Tied 88
Feb. 25, 1981 West Virginia 88 Marshall 64 Morgantown, WV WV 98
Dec. 5, 1981 West Virginia 70 Marshall 61 Huntington, WV WV 108
Feb. 20, 1982 West Virginia 80 Marshall 57 Morgantown, WV WV 118
Dec. 4, 1982 West Virginia 87 Marshall 58 Morgantown, WV WV 128
Jan. 13, 1983 West Virginia 64 Marshall 49 Huntington, WV WV 138
Dec. 3, 1983 West Virginia 76 Marshall 65 Huntington, WV WV 148
Dec. 3, 1984 West Virginia 78 Marshall 71 Morgantown, WV WV 158
Dec. 22, 1984 West Virginia 92 Marshall 79 Elkins, WV WV 168
Dec. 10, 1985 Marshall 90 West Virginia 72 Huntington, WV WV 169
Dec. 6, 1986 West Virginia 85 Marshall 82 Morgantown, WV WV 179
Nov. 30, 1987 West Virginia 72 Marshall 67 Huntington, WV WV 189
Feb. 9, 1989 West Virginia 77 Marshall 42 Charleston, WV WV 199
Jan. 6, 1990 West Virginia 81 Marshall 39 Morgantown, WV WV 209
Dec. 5, 1990 Marshall 70 West Virginia 63 Huntington, WV WV 2010
Jan. 22, 1992 West Virginia 89 Marshall 73 Charleston, WV WV 2110
Feb. 17, 1993 Marshall 92 West Virginia 81 Charleston, WV WV 2111
Jan. 19, 1994 West Virginia 73 Marshall 66 Charleston, WV WV 2211
Jan. 19, 1995 Marshall 87 West Virginia 72 Charleston, WV WV 2212
Jan. 18, 1996 West Virginia 76 Marshall 71 Charleston, WV WV 2312
Dec. 17, 1996 West Virginia 86 Marshall 78 Charleston, WV WV 2412
Feb. 16, 1998 Marshall 68 West Virginia 63 Charleston, WV WV 2413
Jan. 27, 1999 West Virginia 76 Marshall 60 Charleston, WV WV 2513
Jan. 18, 2000 Marshall 62 West Virginia 51 Charleston, WV WV 2514
Jan. 9, 2001 Marshall 74 West Virginia 72 Charleston, WV WV 2515
Jan. 23, 2002 West Virginia 65 Marshall 37 Charleston, WV WV 2615
Jan. 22, 2003 West Virginia 67 Marshall 63 Charleston, WV WV 2715
Jan. 21, 2004 West Virginia 79 Marshall 53 Charleston, WV WV 2815
Jan. 11, 2005 Marshall 82 West Virginia 76 Charleston, WV WV 2816
Jan. 25, 2006 West Virginia 72 Marshall 58 Charleston, WV WV 2916
Jan. 24, 2007 West Virginia 76 Marshall 54 Charleston, WV WV 3016
Jan. 23, 2008 #12 West Virginia 58 Marshall 51 Charleston, WV WV 3116
Jan. 14, 2009 West Virginia 74 Marshall 65 Charleston, WV WV 3216
Jan. 20, 2010 #16 West Virginia 74 Marshall 42 Charleston, WV WV 3316
Jan. 19, 2011 #9 West Virginia 78 Marshall 21 Charleston, WV WV 3416
Jan. 17, 2012 West Virginia 69 Marshall 57 Charleston, WV WV 3516
Dec. 4, 2012 West Virginia 64 Marshall 48 Charleston, WV WV 3616
Dec. 14, 2013 West Virginia 82 Marshall 51 Charleston, WV WV 3716
Dec. 20, 2014 #22 West Virginia 69 Marshall 56 Charleston, WV WV 3816
Dec. 13, 2015 West Virginia 66 Marshall 60 Charleston, WV WV 3916

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