West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith is sacked by Connecticut's Jerome Junior late in the fourth quarter Friday. The Mountaineers absorbed a 16-13, overtime loss.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — West Virginia had plenty of chances to beat Connecticut, but left a lot of them on the ground.

West Virginia fumbled seven times Friday night and UConn recovered four of them, including one in overtime that helped the Huskies to a 16-13 victory, their first ever over the Mountaineers.

"You cannot win any games if you can't take care of the ball," West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said.

The Mountaineers (5-3, 1-2 Big East) got the ball first in overtime and moved to the 1 before Ryan Clarke fumbled a handoff in the backfield and UConn linebacker Lawrence Wilson picked it up.

"We knew we had to come up the a big play and that's what the game came down to, who made the last play," said UConn linebacker Sio Moore, who had 17 tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. "I knew we would get it done."

UConn's Dave Teggart ended the game on UConn's possession from 27-yards out, his third field goal of the game.

Jordan Todman tied a career high with 33 carries, running for 113 yards and a touchdown that helped the Huskies (4-4, 1-2) come back from an early 10-0 deficit.

"I'm proud of everyone, and it feels good to beat West Virginia for the first time in seven years," UConn coach Randy Edsall said.

Geno Smith threw for 160 yards and ran for 64 for the Mountaineers. Noel Devine had 67 yards rushing.