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FINAL
Nov 26, 2021

Game Recap

Sherman scores 28, West Virginia beats Eastern Kentucky. Taz Sherman scored a career-high 28 points to lead West Virginia to an 80-77 comeback victory over Eastern Kentucky on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
EKU413677
WVU384280
Eastern Kentucky Colonels logoEASTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Michael Moreno335-82-50-020000212
3Jannson Williams256-115-85-770220422
4Curt Lewis183-62-40-08200458
0Russhard Cruickshank222-52-30-01300116
5Cooper Robb221-41-21-21610334
12Michael Wardy113-40-00-02001026
14Devontae Blanton312-50-21-25611115
13Tariq Balogun50-20-00-01000020
11Jomaru Brown61-10-00-01100242
10Braxton Beverly294-92-52-332204212
TOTAL27-5549.1%14-2948.3%9-1464.3%312064152677
West Virginia Mountaineers logoWEST VIRGINIAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Jalen Bridges261-70-43-44000125
13Isaiah Cottrell91-20-11-23000003
12Taz Sherman378-154-78-1143102028
22Sean McNeil372-111-80-03210105
0Kedrian Johnson162-50-10-01100044
5Dimon Carrigan143-40-00-04000026
1Pauly Paulicap131-10-03-45002135
3Gabe Osabuohien194-60-00-37211038
2Kobe Johnson90-10-10-00001000
10Malik Curry206-80-14-702202316
TOTAL28-6046.7%5-2321.7%19-3161.3%31105471780

Play-by-Play

1st halfekuwvu
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:45) Jalen Bridges missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:45) Jannson Williams Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (19:38) Curt Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (19:36) Curt Lewis made Three Point Jumper.
    30
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:24) Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:20) Taz Sherman Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:18) Taz Sherman missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (19:14) Isaiah Cottrell Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (18:58) Jalen Bridges missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:54) Curt Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (18:44) Jannson Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russhard Cruickshank.
    60
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (18:31) Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (18:27) Cooper Robb Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (18:17) Michael Moreno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Robb.
    90
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (18:00) Kedrian Johnson made Layup.
    92
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (17:39) Jannson Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Robb.
    122
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (17:21) Taz Sherman made Layup.
    124
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:21) Foul on Cooper Robb.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (17:21) Taz Sherman made Free Throw.
    125
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:03) Cooper Robb missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (17:00) Jannson Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:59) Curt Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (16:59) Kedrian Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (16:49) Sean McNeil made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Osabuohien.
    128
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:28) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:21) Curt Lewis Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (16:21) Curt Lewis made Layup.
    148
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (16:03) Foul on Cooper Robb.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (15:54) Kedrian Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:51) Curt Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:46) Curt Lewis Turnover.
  • (15:46) Official TV Timeout
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (15:33) Taz Sherman made Layup.
    1410
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (15:23) Jomaru Brown made Layup.
    1610
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (15:14) Foul on Jomaru Brown.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:53) Kedrian Johnson missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (14:50) Jannson Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (14:44) Jannson Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
    1910
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:26) Kedrian Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:22) Gabe Osabuohien Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (14:19) Gabe Osabuohien made Layup.
    1912
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (14:13) Foul on Kedrian Johnson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (14:04) Devontae Blanton made Jumper.
    2112
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:47) Taz Sherman Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:47) Devontae Blanton Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (13:40) Braxton Beverly made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
    2312
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (13:39) Foul on Jomaru Brown.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:23) Gabe Osabuohien missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:22) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:19) Taz Sherman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (13:16) Gabe Osabuohien Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (13:14) Gabe Osabuohien made Layup.
    2314
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:59) Tariq Balogun missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:56) Sean McNeil Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (12:49) Malik Curry made Layup. Assisted by Taz Sherman.
    2316
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:49) Foul on Tariq Balogun.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:49) Malik Curry missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:49) Tariq Balogun Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:30) Tariq Balogun missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:30) Pauly Paulicap Block.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:25) Jalen Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:24) Malik Curry missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:21) Pauly Paulicap Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (12:15) Jalen Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (12:11) Russhard Cruickshank Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (12:06) Devontae Blanton made Layup. Assisted by Russhard Cruickshank.
    2516
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (11:48) Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (11:44) Pauly Paulicap Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (11:39) Pauly Paulicap made Layup.
    2518
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:27) Devontae Blanton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (11:23) Taz Sherman Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (11:16) Sean McNeil missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (11:12) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:58) Russhard Cruickshank missed Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:55) Pauly Paulicap Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:48) Jalen Bridges Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:48) Braxton Beverly Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (10:43) Braxton Beverly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russhard Cruickshank.
    2818
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (10:24) Sean McNeil missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (10:21) Braxton Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (10:16) Braxton Beverly made Layup.
    3018
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (9:51) Malik Curry made Layup.
    3020
  • (9:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:36) Eastern Kentucky Turnover.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:23) Foul on Michael Moreno.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (9:23) Isaiah Cottrell made Free Throw.
    3021
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (9:23) Isaiah Cottrell missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (9:23) Gabe Osabuohien Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (9:04) Gabe Osabuohien made Layup. Assisted by Kedrian Johnson.
    3023
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:04) Foul on Jannson Williams.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (9:04) Gabe Osabuohien missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (9:04) Curt Lewis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:52) Jannson Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:49) Jalen Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:34) Isaiah Cottrell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:31) Braxton Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:30) Foul on Kedrian Johnson.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (8:16) Michael Moreno made Layup. Assisted by Curt Lewis.
    3223
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:01) Foul on Curt Lewis.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:01) Gabe Osabuohien missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (8:01) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (8:01) Foul on Pauly Paulicap.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:47) Russhard Cruickshank missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (7:46) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:27) Foul on Jannson Williams.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (7:27) Pauly Paulicap made Free Throw.
    3224
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (7:27) Pauly Paulicap made Free Throw.
    3225
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:27) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (7:03) Braxton Beverly missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:59) Jalen Bridges Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:41) Jalen Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:38) Pauly Paulicap Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (6:38) Foul on Tariq Balogun.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:38) Pauly Paulicap missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (6:38) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (6:38) Pauly Paulicap made Free Throw.
    3226
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +3 (6:11) Curt Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jomaru Brown.
    3526
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:52) Foul on Curt Lewis.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:52) Jalen Bridges missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:52) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (5:52) Jalen Bridges made Free Throw.
    3527
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:43) Foul on Braxton Beverly.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:43) Braxton Beverly Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:19) Malik Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:17) Jomaru Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:17) Foul on Malik Curry.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:15) Foul on Gabe Osabuohien.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:13) Jomaru Brown Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:13) Malik Curry Steal.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:13) Foul on Jomaru Brown.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (5:13) Malik Curry made Free Throw.
    3528
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +1 (5:13) Malik Curry made Free Throw.
    3529
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:04) Michael Wardy missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:04) Gabe Osabuohien Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:03) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:02) Curt Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (5:00) Foul on Pauly Paulicap.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (5:00) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:55) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:51) Michael Wardy Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:46) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (4:33) Dimon Carrigan made Layup. Assisted by Taz Sherman.
    3531
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:15) Foul on Curt Lewis.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (4:15) Curt Lewis Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (4:02) Gabe Osabuohien missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:59) Dimon Carrigan Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:51) Dimon Carrigan missed Layup.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:51) Michael Wardy Block.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:46) Braxton Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:36) Foul on Gabe Osabuohien.
  • (3:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (3:36) Braxton Beverly missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (3:36) Taz Sherman Defensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (3:23) Taz Sherman made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Curry.
    3533
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:48) Russhard Cruickshank missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:47) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (2:47) Eastern Kentucky Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +3 (2:17) Taz Sherman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Curry.
    3536
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (2:02) Michael Wardy made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
    3736
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:37) Jalen Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:33) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (1:30) Michael Wardy made Dunk. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
    3936
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:14) Foul on Michael Wardy.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:14) Malik Curry missed Free Throw.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:14) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (1:14) Malik Curry missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (1:14) Michael Wardy Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    +2 (0:49) Michael Moreno made Jumper.
    4136
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:34) West Virginia Timeout
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:17) Taz Sherman missed Layup.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:13) Isaiah Cottrell Offensive Rebound.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    +2 (0:13) Isaiah Cottrell made Layup.
    4138
  • Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo
    (0:00) Braxton Beverly Turnover.
  • West Virginia Mountaineers logo
    (0:00) Taz Sherman Steal.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

77Points80
27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)28-60(46.7%)
14-29(48.3%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)
9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)19-31(61.3%)
33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(19)
20Assists10
6Steals5
4Blocks4
17Turnovers8
26(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
12Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, November 26, 2021 · 7:00 PM
WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV
attendance: 10,062 (71.9%)
spread: WVU -15
over/under: 149.5