Utah Utes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

Feb 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTAH	31	30	61
WVU	21	35	56

Game Recap

Traore, Utah hold off West Virginia 61-56 while putting a dent in Mountaineers' NCAA Tourney hopes. 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.

Player Stats

UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Seydou Traore	34	6-13	3-4	2-5	6	2	3	2	1	2	17
8Keanu Dawes	31	1-5	0-1	3-3	5	1	1	0	5	1	5
32James Okonkwo	17	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	4	2
2Terrence Brown	33	6-15	0-2	4-7	8	3	0	0	2	0	16
3Don McHenry	31	6-11	2-6	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	16
13Kendyl Sanders	21	0-2	0-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
7Josh Hayes	23	1-2	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	1	0	2	3
21Obomate Abbey	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0

TOTAL	-	21-5240.4%	5-1631.3%	14-2166.7%	35	10	4	4	11	14	61

WEST VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
52Treysen Eaglestaff	33	4-11	0-6	1-2	5	1	0	1	1	2	9
0Brenen Lorient	30	5-11	0-1	0-0	6	3	0	0	1	2	10
55Harlan Obioha	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	1
1Jasper Floyd	30	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	3	6
3Honor Huff	36	4-15	4-13	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	3	12
5DJ Thomas	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
2Amir Jenkins	18	1-4	0-1	2-4	2	1	1	0	1	3	4
23Morris Ugusuk	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Chance Moore	27	4-5	1-1	3-7	4	0	1	0	1	0	12
TOTAL	-	22-5242.3%	5-2321.7%	7-1546.7%	27	7	5	1	8	18	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTAHWVU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Utah.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by West Virginia.
+2 (19:35) Keanu Dawes makes 11-foot jumper.
20
(19:11) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:57) Don McHenry makes 11-foot jumper (Keanu Dawes assists).
40
(18:36) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(18:33) Honor Huff misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Terrence Brown makes driving layup.
60
(18:10) Foul on Seydou Traore.
(18:07) Brenen Lorient misses dunk.
(18:04) Honor Huff Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Foul on Brenen Lorient.
(18:01) Brenen Lorient turnover.
+3 (17:42) Don McHenry makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Okonkwo assists).
90
+3 (17:19) Honor Huff makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brenen Lorient assists).
93
+2 (16:54) Seydou Traore makes 12-foot jumper.
113
(16:39) Honor Huff misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Harlan Obioha Offensive Rebound.
(16:26) Honor Huff bad pass turnover.
(16:26) Seydou Traore Steal.
+2 (16:21) James Okonkwo makes 1-foot dunk (Seydou Traore assists).
133
(15:58) Brenen Lorient misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:55) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Foul on Brenen Lorient.
(15:50) Terrence Brown misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:50) Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:50) Terrence Brown misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:48) Utah Offensive Rebound.
(15:48) Utah Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Utah retains its timeout.
(15:45) Seydou Traore misses 16-foot jumper.
(15:41) Amir Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Honor Huff misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Foul on Amir Jenkins.
+2 (14:50) Don McHenry makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
153
(14:47) Honor Huff traveling turnover.
(14:30) Keanu Dawes misses driving layup.
(14:27) DJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Chance Moore bad pass turnover.
(14:15) Keanu Dawes Steal.
(14:09) Don McHenry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(14:01) Josh Hayes misses layup.
(14:01) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(14:01) Foul on Morris Ugusuk.
+2 (13:40) Seydou Traore makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
173
(13:14) Morris Ugusuk misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
+1 (13:02) Josh Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2.
183
(13:02) Josh Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:02) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(12:39) Kendyl Sanders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:38) team shot clock turnover .
(12:11) Brenen Lorient misses layup.
(12:07) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Don McHenry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Morris Ugusuk Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
+1 (11:36) Treysen Eaglestaff makes free throw 1 of 2.
184
(11:36) Treysen Eaglestaff misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:36) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Seydou Traore misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(11:17) James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.
(11:17) James Okonkwo bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:08) DJ Thomas makes layup (Brenen Lorient assists).
186
(10:47) Terrence Brown bad pass turnover.
(10:47) DJ Thomas Steal.
+2 (10:23) Treysen Eaglestaff makes layup.
188
(10:04) Foul on Keanu Dawes.
(10:04) Keanu Dawes turnover.
(9:42) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:38) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Seydou Traore misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:00) Jasper Floyd Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:49) James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
(8:19) Seydou Traore misses 10-foot jumper.
(8:19) Treysen Eaglestaff Block.
(8:14) Harlan Obioha Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Treysen Eaglestaff misses layup.
(7:57) James Okonkwo Block.
(7:52) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Keanu Dawes bad pass turnover.
(7:51) Chance Moore Steal.
(7:45) Honor Huff misses layup.
(7:42) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:41) Seydou Traore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
218
(7:27) Foul on James Okonkwo.
(7:27) Chance Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:27) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:27) Chance Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
219
(7:08) Terrence Brown misses 14-foot jumper.
(7:06) West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) West Virginia Coach's Challenge (Overturned) West Virginia retains its timeout.
(6:53) Brenen Lorient misses driving layup.
(6:50) Keanu Dawes Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Keanu Dawes misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:35) Treysen Eaglestaff Defensive Rebound.
(6:28) Foul on Obomate Abbey.
+1 (6:28) Amir Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2110
(6:28) Amir Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:28) Terrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Obomate Abbey traveling turnover.
+2 (5:47) Treysen Eaglestaff makes layup.
2112
(5:27) Terrence Brown misses layup.
(5:24) Honor Huff Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Obomate Abbey.
(5:07) Amir Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:07) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:07) Amir Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2113
(4:44) Terrence Brown misses driving layup.
(4:41) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(4:33) Obomate Abbey misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:29) Josh Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(4:16) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
+1 (4:16) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 1 of 3.
2213
+1 (4:16) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 2 of 3.
2313
+1 (4:16) Keanu Dawes makes free throw 3 of 3.
2413
(3:49) Amir Jenkins misses driving layup.
(3:49) Josh Hayes Block.
(3:44) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) Obomate Abbey bad pass turnover.
(3:30) Amir Jenkins Steal.
+3 (3:25) Honor Huff makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amir Jenkins assists).
2416
+2 (2:56) Josh Hayes makes layup (Obomate Abbey assists).
2616
(2:43) Honor Huff misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) Utah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:32) Don McHenry makes 20-foot jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
2816
+2 (2:10) Chance Moore makes layup.
2818
+3 (1:42) Seydou Traore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Brown assists).
3118
+2 (1:20) Jasper Floyd makes layup.
3120
(0:55) Terrence Brown misses driving layup.
(0:52) Chance Moore Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Josh Hayes.
(0:49) Chance Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:49) West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:49) Chance Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
3121
(0:32) Seydou Traore misses layup.
(0:29) DJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Treysen Eaglestaff misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:24) Josh Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Keanu Dawes misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Utah Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTAH

WVU

61Points56

21-52(40.4%)Field Goal(%)22-52(42.3%)

5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)7-15(46.7%)

38(12)Rebounds(Offensive)28(7)

10Assists7

4Steals5

4Blocks1

12Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

15Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 8:30 PM

WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV

attendance: 10,527 (75.2%)

tv: FS1

spread: WVU -10.5

over/under: 133.5