West Virginia Mountaineers vs. UMass Minutemen

Dec 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WVU	29	50	79
MASS	44	43	87

Game Recap

UMass blows 18-point lead before Minutemen beat West Virginia 87-79. Josh Cohen scored 19 points and Robert Davis Jr. hit six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points to help Massachusetts survive a furious rally by West Virginia and beat the Mountaineers 87-79 Saturday night at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.

Player Stats

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Ofri Naveh	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
11Quinn Slazinski	32	6-19	3-7	5-6	5	2	1	0	1	4	20
7Jesse Edwards	16	1-7	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	4	2
2Kobe Johnson	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
3Kerr Kriisa	36	6-16	6-15	2-4	2	7	0	0	3	4	20
22Josiah Harris	24	3-7	2-4	2-2	6	0	0	0	0	3	10
24Patrick Suemnick	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
13Akok Akok	22	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	4
14Seth Wilson	15	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	2	6
1Noah Farrakhan	18	7-11	1-1	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	5	15
TOTAL	-	28-7040.0%	14-3145.2%	9-1275.0%	23	17	4	1	10	24	79

UMASS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Josh Cohen	24	6-12	0-1	7-9	7	1	2	0	1	3	19
33Matt Cross	34	4-12	0-2	5-8	13	5	2	0	7	2	13
11Jayden Ndjigue	19	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	4	0	1	1	1	2
5Keon Thompson	28	1-5	0-2	6-8	6	4	0	0	1	2	8
3Rahsool Diggins	33	3-9	2-5	7-7	3	3	0	0	3	2	15
1Daniel Hankins-Sanford	23	4-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	1	0	1	8
10Marqui Worthy Jr.	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
4Robert Davis Jr.	17	6-9	6-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	18
2Jaylen Curry	12	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	8-2138.1%	25-3278.1%	44	21	5	2	14	16	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWVUMASS

(19:37) Ofri Naveh Turnover.
(19:37) Josh Cohen Steal.
+2 (19:31) Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
02
(19:15) Jesse Edwards missed Jumper.
(19:11) Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Josh Cohen missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:02) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) Foul on Josh Cohen.
(18:34) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:31) Jesse Edwards Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Jesse Edwards made Jumper.
22
(18:13) Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:10) Kobe Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
(18:04) Jesse Edwards missed Layup.
(18:01) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Keon Thompson missed Layup.
(17:56) Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) Foul on Quinn Slazinski.
+1 (17:56) Matt Cross made Free Throw.
23
+1 (17:56) Matt Cross made Free Throw.
24
(17:40) Jesse Edwards missed Layup.
(17:37) Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:33) Keon Thompson made Layup.
26
(17:16) Kerr Kriisa Turnover.
(17:16) Matt Cross Steal.
+3 (17:11) Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
29
(16:37) Quinn Slazinski missed Jumper.
(16:33) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Matt Cross missed Jumper.
(16:16) Kerr Kriisa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:08) Quinn Slazinski made Layup.
49
+2 (15:52) Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
411
(15:27) Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:24) Massachusetts Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Foul on Ofri Naveh.
(15:09) Josh Cohen missed Free Throw.
(15:09) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
+1 (15:09) Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
412
+3 (14:54) Quinn Slazinski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
712
(14:35) Matt Cross missed Layup.
(14:33) Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
714
+3 (14:10) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Johnson.
1014
(14:00) Matt Cross Turnover.
(13:49) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:40) Rahsool Diggins Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Foul on Matt Cross.
(13:37) Matt Cross Turnover.
(13:16) Quinn Slazinski missed Jumper.
(13:12) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(12:56) Matt Cross missed Layup.
(12:51) Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
(12:51) Matt Cross missed Layup.
(12:50) Quinn Slazinski Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Kerr Kriisa Turnover.
(12:48) Matt Cross Steal.
(12:43) Matt Cross Turnover.
(12:20) Jesse Edwards missed Layup.
(12:18) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
(12:13) West Virginia Turnover.
+2 (11:54) Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Marqui Worthy.
1016
+3 (11:44) Seth Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerr Kriisa.
1316
(11:21) Jaylen Curry missed Jumper.
(11:17) Jesse Edwards Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:07) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
1616
(11:07) Foul on Marqui Worthy.
+1 (11:07) Kerr Kriisa made Free Throw.
1716
+2 (10:45) Josh Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
1718
(10:34) Foul on Seth Wilson.
(10:34) Seth Wilson Turnover.
(10:13) Josh Cohen missed Jumper.
(10:09) Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Josiah Harris missed Layup.
(10:03) Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:58) Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Dunk. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
1720
+2 (9:37) Noah Farrakhan made Jumper.
1920
(9:28) Josh Cohen missed Layup.
(9:25) Jesse Edwards Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Akok Akok made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Farrakhan.
2120
(9:12) Technical Foul on Jesse Edwards.
(9:12) Technical Foul on Josh Cohen.
(9:12) Josh Cohen Turnover.
+2 (8:55) Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Jumper.
2122
(8:37) Akok Akok missed Layup.
(8:33) Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Akok Akok Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Jesse Edwards Turnover.
(7:48) Rahsool Diggins missed Layup.
(7:45) Rahsool Diggins Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) Rahsool Diggins missed Layup.
(7:41) Quinn Slazinski Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Quinn Slazinski missed Layup.
(7:32) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
2124
(6:56) Jesse Edwards missed Dunk.
(6:51) Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:49) Robert Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
2127
(6:25) Jesse Edwards missed Layup.
(6:21) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:18) Robert Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
2130
+3 (6:01) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper.
2430
(5:45) Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Jumper.
(5:43) Quinn Slazinski Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:32) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:16) Robert Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
2433
(5:05) Foul on Keon Thompson.
(4:59) Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
+1 (4:59) Kerr Kriisa made Free Throw.
2533
(4:59) Kerr Kriisa missed Free Throw.
(4:58) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) Josh Cohen made Jumper.
2535
(4:24) Quinn Slazinski Turnover.
(4:10) Foul on Akok Akok.
(4:06) Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:03) Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
(4:02) Foul on Kerr Kriisa.
(3:45) Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:43) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Robert Davis Jr. missed Layup.
(3:39) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Akok Akok missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:18) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Rahsool Diggins made Layup.
2537
(3:03) Foul on Quinn Slazinski.
+1 (3:03) Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw.
2538
(2:46) Foul on Robert Davis Jr..
(2:46) Quinn Slazinski missed Free Throw.
(2:46) West Virginia Offensive Rebound.
+1 (2:46) Quinn Slazinski made Free Throw.
2638
(2:33) Foul on Noah Farrakhan.
+1 (2:33) Matt Cross made Free Throw.
2639
+1 (2:33) Matt Cross made Free Throw.
2640
(2:24) Kerr Kriisa missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:20) Jaylen Curry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:16) Jayden Ndjigue made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Curry.
2642
(2:04) Quinn Slazinski missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:00) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:46) Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry.
2644
+3 (1:32) Kerr Kriisa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesse Edwards.
2944
(1:03) Jaylen Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:02) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Quinn Slazinski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:42) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(0:21) Rahsool Diggins Turnover.
(0:10) Noah Farrakhan missed Layup.
(0:06) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Jaylen Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WVU

MASS

79Points87

28-70(40.0%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

9-12(75.0%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

17Assists21

4Steals5

1Blocks2

11Turnovers14

24(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

2Largest Lead18

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 6:30 PM

William D. Mullins Memorial Center · Amherst, MA

attendance: 4,264 (44.9%)

tv: ESPNU