MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Eron Harris couldn’t find the basket when West Virginia needed him the most.

West Virginia’s leading scorer was limited to five of his 23 points in the second half and the Mountaineers couldn’t hold on to a 10-point lead, falling to No. 20 Gonzaga 80-76 on Tuesday night.

“They did a great job of knowing where he was,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said, referring to Harris. “What they basically said is `We’re not going to let him beat us.”’

West Virginia failed to seize on an opportunity to pad its resume and get its first win over a marquee opponent. West Virginia lost in the past two weeks to No. 4 Wisconsin and Missouri.

Harris’ final points were a 3-pointer with 1:28 left to pull West Virginia within 76-72. But he missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 1:15 left and shot an airball from 3-point range with 24 seconds left.