West Virginia honors Huggins with 96-78 win over Buffalo
AP
Dec 18, 2022
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) Erik Stevenson scored a season-high 22 points, Jimmy Bell Jr. had a double-double, and West Virginia Mountaineers celebrated Bob Huggins Hall of Fame Day by defeating Buffalo Bulls 96-78 on Sunday.
With 925 wins, Huggins is third all-time in Division I behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim. Huggins, who was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September, is the 17th Division I coach with as many as 41 years on the bench.
Down by double digits early in the second half, Buffalo hit three 3-pointers in four minutes and got within 61-60 with 11:40 remaining. West Virginia then got a big boost when Buffalo's Jonnivius Smith was called for a foul and also picked up a technical with 11:18 to go. Tre Mitchell made four free throws and West Virginia was on its way to a 17-3 run that was capped by Bell's three-point play at the 6-minute mark. The Mountaineers led 78-63 at that point.
Bell had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Stevenson made 8 of 13 shots, which included five of the Mountaineers' eight 3-pointers. Mitchell added 17 points and Seth Wilson scored 10 off the bench.
Isaiah Adams scored 20 points for the Bulls, and Curtis Jones and Isaac Jack scored 13 each.
Emmitt Matthews, West Virginia's fourth-leading scorer at nearly 11 points per game, missed the game with a left knee injury. His status is day to day.
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1st Half
BUF
Bulls
39
WV
Mountaineers
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jonnivius Smith vs. Jimmy Bell Jr. (Mountaineers gains possession)
19:44
+2
Erik Stevenson makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
0-2
19:25
Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
19:23
Armoni Foster offensive rebound
19:13
Armoni Foster misses two point jump shot
19:11
Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
19:08
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
0-5
18:51
Tre Mitchell shooting foul (LaQuill Hardnett draws the foul)
18:51
LaQuill Hardnett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:51
+1
LaQuill Hardnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-5
18:32
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
18:30
LaQuill Hardnett defensive rebound
18:24
LaQuill Hardnett turnover (lost ball)
18:14
Isaiah Adams personal foul
18:05
Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Jones steals)
17:55
Armoni Foster offensive foul
17:55
Armoni Foster turnover (offensive foul)
17:44
Tre Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
17:24
+2
Isaiah Adams makes two point dunk (Curtis Jones assists)
3-5
17:12
Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (lost ball)
17:03
Erik Stevenson personal foul
16:50
Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
16:48
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
16:37
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Jimmy Bell Jr. assists)
3-7
16:21
+2
Curtis Jones makes two point layup
5-7
16:05
Tre Mitchell misses two point layup
16:03
Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
16:01
Curtis Jones personal foul
16:00
Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot
15:58
Armoni Foster defensive rebound
15:51
Isaiah Adams turnover (out of bounds)
15:51
TV timeout
15:34
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point layup
5-9
15:14
+2
Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot
7-9
14:45
Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Armoni Foster steals)
14:40
Armoni Foster misses two point layup
14:38
Isaac Jack offensive rebound
14:34
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup
9-9
14:27
Armoni Foster personal foul
14:17
Tre Mitchell turnover (3-second violation)
14:06
Zid Powell misses two point layup
14:04
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:54
Zid Powell shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
13:54
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-10
13:54
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-11
13:44
Zid Powell turnover (bad pass) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
13:44
Zid Powell personal foul
13:31
Tre Mitchell misses two point jump shot
13:29
Curtis Jones defensive rebound
13:23
+2
LaQuill Hardnett makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)
11-11
13:08
+2
Seth Wilson makes two point jump shot
11-13
12:48
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Zid Powell assists)
13-13
12:48
Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Isaac Jack draws the foul)
12:48
+1
Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-13
12:35
Isaac Jack personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
12:35
+1
Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-14
12:35
+1
Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-15
12:13
Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
12:11
Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
12:03
Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball) (Zid Powell steals)
11:56
Zid Powell offensive foul
11:56
Zid Powell turnover (offensive foul)
11:56
TV timeout
11:36
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point turnaround jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)
14-17
1:18
Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
1:16
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
11:05
Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Tre Mitchell draws the foul)
11:05
Tre Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05
+1
Tre Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-18
10:44
+2
Isaiah Adams makes two point layup
16-18
10:28
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)
16-21
10:04
Joe Toussaint personal foul
9:58
+2
Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot
18-21
9:42
Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
9:40
Tre Mitchell offensive rebound
9:36
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
9:34
Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
9:33
Curtis Jones shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
9:33
+1
Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-22
9:33
+1
Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-23
9:15
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)
20-23
9:00
+3
Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)
20-26
8:47
Mohamed Wague personal foul
8:40
+2
Curtis Jones makes two point layup
22-26
8:09
+2
Seth Wilson makes two point jump shot
22-28
7:39
+2
Isaiah Adams makes two point turnaround jump shot
24-28
7:22
Erik Stevenson misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:20
Armoni Foster defensive rebound
7:08
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point dunk (Armoni Foster assists)
26-28
6:47
Joe Toussaint offensive foul
6:47
Joe Toussaint turnover (offensive foul)
6:47
TV timeout
6:35
Armoni Foster misses two point layup
6:33
Isaac Jack offensive rebound
6:35
Josiah Harris shooting foul (Isaac Jack draws the foul)
6:35
+1
Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-28
6:35
+1
Isaac Jack makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-28
6:20
Isaac Jack personal foul
6:20
Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:20
Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20
Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
6:05
Isaiah Adams turnover (lost ball) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
5:59
Kedrian Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:57
Isaac Jack defensive rebound
5:54
Tre Mitchell shooting foul (LaQuill Hardnett draws the foul)
5:54
LaQuill Hardnett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54
LaQuill Hardnett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:54
Isaac Jack offensive rebound
5:51
Isaac Jack misses two point hook shot
5:49
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
5:43
Curtis Jones shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
5:43
Kedrian Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-29
5:28
Armoni Foster misses two point layup
5:26
Mountaineers defensive rebound
5:11
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
5:09
Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
5:08
Isaiah Adams shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
5:08
+1
Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-30
5:08
Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:08
Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
4:48
Armoni Foster misses three point jump shot
4:46
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
4:32
+2
Josiah Harris makes two point dunk (Kedrian Johnson assists)
28-32
4:29
Bulls 30 second timeout
4:16
+2
Isaac Jack makes two point layup (Isaiah Adams assists)
30-32
3:55
Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Jack steals)
3:50
Kidtrell Blocker misses three point jump shot
3:48
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
3:32
Josiah Harris misses two point jump shot
3:30
Kidtrell Blocker defensive rebound
3:18
+2
Kidtrell Blocker makes two point layup
32-32
3:12
+2
Erik Stevenson makes two point layup
32-34
3:00
Armoni Foster offensive foul
3:00
Armoni Foster turnover (offensive foul)
2:48
+2
Erik Stevenson makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
32-36
2:24
Devin Ceaser misses two point jump shot
2:22
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
2:13
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)
32-39
1:49
+2
Isaiah Adams makes two point layup
34-39
1:30
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
1:28
Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
1:24
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup
34-41
1:10
+2
Devin Ceaser makes two point jump shot
36-41
1:08
Devin Ceaser technical foul
1:08
Erik Stevenson misses technical free throw 1 of 2
1:08
+1
Erik Stevenson makes technical free throw 2 of 2
36-42
0:45
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
36-45
0:29
+3
Isaiah Adams makes three point jump shot (Kidtrell Blocker assists)
39-45
0:19
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:07
Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
0:05
Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
0:03
+2
Mohamed Wague makes two point layup
39-47
0:01
Isaiah Adams turnover (out of bounds)
0:00
Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
0:00
Mountaineers offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
39
WV
Mountaineers
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
Armoni Foster offensive foul
19:53
Armoni Foster turnover (offensive foul)
19:37
Tre Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals)
19:33
Curtis Jones misses two point layup
19:31
Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
19:26
+2
Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup
39-49
19:08
+3
Isaiah Adams makes three point jump shot (LaQuill Hardnett assists)
42-49
18:50
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
42-51
18:24
Armoni Foster misses two point layup
18:22
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
18:17
Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
18:15
Isaac Jack defensive rebound
17:55
+2
Curtis Jones makes two point layup
44-51
17:34
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot
44-54
17:24
Kedrian Johnson personal foul
17:15
Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
17:13
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
17:03
Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (LaQuill Hardnett steals)
16:56
Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
16:54
LaQuill Hardnett offensive rebound
16:53
LaQuill Hardnett misses two point layup
16:51
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
16:39
Curtis Jones blocks Kedrian Johnson's two point layup
16:37
LaQuill Hardnett defensive rebound
16:30
+3
LaQuill Hardnett makes three point jump shot (Armoni Foster assists)
47-54
16:06
Isaac Jack shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
16:06
+1
Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-55
16:06
+1
Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-56
15:54
+2
Jonnivius Smith makes two point dunk (Zid Powell assists)
