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02/18 22:59 CST Traore, Utah hold off West Virginia 61-56 while putting a dent
in Mountaineers' NCAA Tourney hopes
Traore, Utah hold off West Virginia 61-56 while putting a dent in Mountaineers'
NCAA Tourney hopes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) --- Seydou Traore scored 17 points and grabbed six
rebounds, and Utah held off West Virginia's desperate rally and beat the
Mountaineers 61-56 on Wednesday night.
Terrence Brown and Don McHenry each scored 16 points for the Utes, who never
trailed and ended a seven-game losing streak. Utah (10-16, 2-11 Big 12) entered
the contest have lost 12 of its last 13.
It was also Utah's first true road victory since Jan. 15, 2025 when the Utes
beat TCU, 73-65.
Reserve Chance Moore and Honor Huff scored 12 points apiece and Brenen Lorient
scored 10 for West Virginia.
Both teams left points on the table via the foul line with Utah shooting 14 of
21 and West Virginia at 7 of 15.
Utah led 59-56 with 5.6 seconds left when West Virginia intentionally fouled
Traore who missed both foul shots. Jasper Floyd grabbed the defensive rebound
but then threw a pass out of bounds trying to connect with Huff. Brown made a
pair of foul shots to seal it.
The Utes led 31-21 at halftime and used a 15-5 run to start the second half for
their largest lead of the game, 41-26. The Mountaineers then outscored Utah
16-6 over a 7-minute span to get within 47-42 with 8:58 left.
West Virginia's (16-10, 7-6) NCAA Tournament hopes received a substantial blow
with the home loss to Quad-3 Utah.
The Mountaineers have a win against Kansas --- but in a loaded Big 12 --- owns
losses to ranked conference opponents Arizona, Houston, Iowa State and Texas
Tech.
Up Next Utah: Will host UCF on Saturday. West Virginia: Travels to face TCU on Saturday. -__ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
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