The truth is that your record is more than "Win" or "loss". The score margin and location are part of your "record" and are even more important. And that small sample sizes lie.
For example, suppose all you know is that college basketball Team A beat Team B at home. Someone tells you they are playing again this time at Team B and you need to bet your life on who will win.
Obviously you should take the team that already won. They are what their record says, and Team A has already beaten Team B. We know very little about either, just that Team A was already good enough to beat Team B. And yet, over the large historical sample, Team Bs have a better record than Team As in the home and away rematches.
To expound further: West Virginia has the 2nd best home advantage in college basketball (nearly 5 points due to elevation) and ours is pretty good (at around 4 points). So a 3 point loss @WVU like we had is the equivalent of a 6 point win at home. If you'd consider a 6 point win at home against a likely major conference NCAA tournament team a solid win, then a 3 point loss on the road is also a pretty good result.
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