Slazinski, Johnson lead West Virginia over Jacksonville State 70-57
AP
Nov 14, 2023
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Quinn Slazinski and Kobe Johnson scored 19 points apiece to lead West Virginia Mountaineers to a 70-57 victory over Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Tuesday night.
Slazinski sank 6 of 10 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (2-1), adding seven rebounds and three assists. Johnson made 7 of 17 shots with a 3-pointer, adding six rebounds and five assists. Jesse Edwards totaled 14 points and six boards, while Josiah Harris scored 12.
Johnson had 11 points, Edwards scored 10 and West Virginia shot 53.8% from the floor in building a 40-27 lead at halftime. The Mountaineers were coming off a 73-65 home loss to Monmouth where they shot 31.2% overall and 21.9% from beyond the arc.
West Virginia scored the first five points of the second half before the Gamecocks (1-2) battled back to within 61-53 with 3:56 remaining after KyKy Tandy hit two 3-pointers and scored eight in a 10-0 run. Slazinski sank two free throws and picked up an assist on a 3-pointer by Harris and the Mountaineers' led by 13 just 40 seconds later.
Tandy topped Jacksonville State with 18 points. He made 7 of 18 shots from the floor, including 4 of 11 from 3-point range. Quincy Clark scored 13 with four assists.
West Virginia shot 51% for the game (23 of 45) and made 8 of 19 from distance (42%). Jacksonville State shot 34.4% overall but made 10 of their 26 3-pointers (38.5%). The Mountaineers sank 16 of 25 free throws, while the Gamecocks made 5 of 10.
The two schools played once before with West Virginia winning 74-72 at home on Dec. 22, 2018.
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1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
27
WV
Mountaineers
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mason Nicholson vs. Jesse Edwards (Kobe Johnson gains possession)
19:45
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ofri Naveh assists)
0-2
19:22
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Quincy Clark assists)
3-2
18:50
Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (KyKy Tandy steals)
18:27
+2
KyKy Tandy makes two point jump shot
5-2
18:08
+2
Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot
5-4
17:50
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
17:48
Mountaineers defensive rebound
17:36
KyKy Tandy personal foul
17:19
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
17:17
Juwan Perdue defensive rebound
17:06
Quincy Clark misses two point jump shot
17:04
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
16:53
Quinn Slazinski turnover (traveling)
16:39
+3
Matt Mayers makes three point jump shot (Quincy Clark assists)
8-4
16:29
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot
8-7
16:07
Juwan Perdue misses two point layup
16:05
Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
15:37
Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:35
Caleb Johnson defensive rebound
15:23
Juwan Perdue misses three point jump shot
15:21
Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
15:14
Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
15:12
Juwan Perdue defensive rebound
14:55
Matt Mayers turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Harris steals)
14:49
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Josiah Harris assists)
8-9
14:25
+2
Quincy Clark makes two point layup
10-9
14:05
Jesse Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:03
Ivan Reynolds defensive rebound
13:52
Matt Mayers misses three point jump shot
13:50
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
13:45
Matt Mayers personal foul
13:45
TV timeout
13:26
Jeremiah Bembry misses two point jump shot
13:24
KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
13:02
+3
Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (KyKy Tandy assists)
13-9
12:32
+3
Josiah Harris makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Bembry assists)
13-12
12:04
+3
Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ivan Reynolds assists)
16-12
11:49
Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
11:47
Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
11:35
KyKy Tandy misses two point jump shot
11:33
Mountaineers defensive rebound
11:33
TV timeout
11:20
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
11:18
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
11:16
Andres Burney personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
11:16
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-13
11:16
Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16
Mountaineers offensive rebound
11:09
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
11:07
Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
11:07
Patrick Suemnick personal foul
10:49
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
10:47
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
10:44
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists)
16-15
10:25
Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:12
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:10
Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
10:02
Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:00
Quincy Clark offensive rebound
9:57
Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
9:57
+1
Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-15
9:57
Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:57
Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
9:29
+3
Patrick Suemnick makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
17-18
9:11
Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:09
Juwan Perdue offensive rebound
8:49
+2
Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Quincy Clark assists)
19-18
8:38
Mason Nicholson shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
8:38
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-19
8:38
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-20
8:25
Caleb Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:23
Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
8:21
Seth Wilson turnover (traveling)
8:03
Matt Mayers misses two point layup
8:01
Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
7:57
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
7:55
Gamecocks defensive rebound
7:55
TV timeout
7:41
Travis Roberts misses three point jump shot
7:39
Mountaineers defensive rebound
7:19
Quinn Slazinski turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Clark steals)
7:13
Ofri Naveh personal foul
6:59
Travis Roberts turnover (traveling)
6:48
Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
6:46
Ofri Naveh offensive rebound
6:41
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ofri Naveh assists)
19-22
6:27
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
6:25
Ivan Reynolds offensive rebound
6:07
Patrick Suemnick blocks KyKy Tandy's two point layup
6:05
Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
6:02
Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul)
6:02
+1
Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-23
6:02
+1
Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-24
5:51
+2
Quincy Clark makes two point jump shot
21-24
5:29
Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:28
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
5:28
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point putback dunk
21-26
5:28
Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
5:28
Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:28
Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
5:04
+3
Ivan Reynolds makes three point jump shot (KyKy Tandy assists)
24-26
4:45
Mason Nicholson personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
