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Javon Small hits go-ahead FT with 1.8 seconds left, sending West Virginia to 62-61 win over No. 7 KU

AP
Dec 31, 2024

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia Mountaineers held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 62-61 in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday.

Eduardo Andre had 15 points and Small finished with 13 for the Mountaineers (10-2, 1-0), who built a 38-20 lead despite missing two of their three leading scorers to injuries, only to watch Kansas (9-3, 0-1) use a 15-2 run to get back in the game.

Zeke Mayo, who led the Jayhawks with 27 points, converted a three-point play to tie the game 61-all with 16 seconds left. Small was fouled by Kansas freshman Flory Bidunga at the other end and made the second of two free throws, and KJ Adams missed a contested shot as time expired that would have sent the game to overtime.

It was the first conference-opening loss for Kansas since Jan. 8, 1991, and the first win for the Mountaineers in 12 tries in Allen Fieldhouse. They had lost six of their last seven games to the Jayhawks.

West Virginia played its fourth game without star forward Tucker DeVries and also was missing big man Amani Hansberry to an ankle injury. But the Mountaineers committed just six turnovers while never getting rattled by the noise in the Phog.

Kansas missed 15 of its first 19 shots, digging a hole that it spend the entire game trying to escape. Mayo gave the Jayhawks a chance, going 13 for 13 at the foul line, including several of them in the closing minutes.

Small struggled from the field, going 0 for 6 from the 3-point arc. But he also had 11 rebounds and six assists, and he made the free throw that mattered with 1.8 seconds to go.

Kansas went 19 of 21 from the foul line. West Virginia only attempted six free throws, making four - including the winner.

West Virginia plays Oklahoma State on Saturday. Kansas heads to UCF on Sunday.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
33
KAN
Jayhawks
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Eduardo Andre vs. Hunter Dickinson (Hunter Dickinson gains possession)
19:56		KJ Adams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
19:38		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
19:36		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
19:34		Eduardo Andre misses two point layup
19:32		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
19:12		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
19:10		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	2-0
18:32		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
18:30		Javon Small defensive rebound
18:11		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
18:09		Mountaineers offensive rebound
18:03		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:01		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
17:49		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
17:47		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	4-0
16:53		Eduardo Andre blocks Hunter Dickinson's two point jump shot
16:51		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	7-0
16:25		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
16:25		TV timeout
16:10		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
15:44		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:42		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
15:22		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:20		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	9-0
14:37	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	9-3
14:13		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
14:11		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
13:54		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:52		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists)	11-3
13:12		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:10		Javon Small defensive rebound
12:51	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	13-3
12:49		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
12:36	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	13-5
12:05		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
12:03		Haris Elezovic offensive rebound
11:47		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
11:45		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
11:38		Javon Small personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:29		Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass)
11:09		Eduardo Andre misses two point jump shot
11:07		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
10:51		David Coit misses three point jump shot
10:49		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
10:36	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	13-7
10:06		KJ Tenner misses three point jump shot
10:04		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
9:56		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
9:54		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
9:41		Toby Okani misses two point layup
9:39		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
9:24		Eduardo Andre blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup
9:22		Javon Small defensive rebound
9:18		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
9:16		Toby Okani offensive rebound
9:12		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
9:10		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
9:01		David Coit misses two point jump shot
8:59		Toby Okani defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	15-7
8:12		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:10		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (KJ Tenner assists)	17-7
7:52	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	17-10
7:27	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	20-10
7:08		Rylan Griffen turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
7:06		Rylan Griffen personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
7:06		TV timeout
6:42		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
6:40		Joseph Yesufu offensive rebound
6:31		Eduardo Andre turnover (bad pass) (Rakease Passmore steals)
6:18		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
6:16		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
6:08		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
6:06		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
6:01	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point tip layup	22-10
5:54		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
5:52		Javon Small defensive rebound
5:45	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	25-10
5:27		Toby Okani personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
5:17	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	25-12
4:50		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
4:48		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	25-14
4:08		Javon Small turnover (back court violation)
3:57		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-15
3:57	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-16
3:37		Toby Okani turnover (out of bounds)
3:24		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Powell steals)
3:01		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
3:00		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
3:00		Toby Okani personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
2:35		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
2:33		Javon Small defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point jump shot	27-16
1:59	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	27-18
1:31	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point jump shot (KJ Tenner assists)	29-18
1:23		Hunter Dickinson turnover (traveling)
1:08		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Dickinson steals)
1:01		Haris Elezovic shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-19
1:01	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-20
0:53		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:43	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists)	31-20
0:34		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
0:32		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
0:09	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point jump shot	33-20
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
29
KAN
Jayhawks
41

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
19:30		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
19:16		Eduardo Andre blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point jump shot
19:14		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
18:54	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	36-20
18:33		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Powell steals)
18:03	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	38-20
17:48		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-21
17:48	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-22
17:33		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
17:31		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
17:25		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
17:23		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
17:21	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	38-24
16:56	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	40-24
16:36	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot	40-26
16:09		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
16:07		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
15:55		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
15:53		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:30		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:28		KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound
15:23		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
15:21		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
15:20		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:18		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
15:15		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
14:56		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
14:56		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:56	+1	Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-26
14:40	+3	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot	41-29
14:12	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists)	43-29
14:02		Javon Small shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
14:02	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-30
14:02	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-31
13:47	+3	Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (KJ Tenner assists)	46-31
13:32	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	46-33
13:06	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point jump shot	48-33
12:44		Eduardo Andre blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup
12:42		Javon Small defensive rebound
12:35		Dajuan Harris Jr. personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
12:18		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
12:16		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
12:08		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
12:06		Javon Small defensive rebound
11:41		Flory Bidunga personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:19		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
11:19		Haris Elezovic offensive rebound
11:19		Haris Elezovic misses two point layup
11:17		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	48-35
10:33		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
10:33		Jayhawks defensive rebound
10:25		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-36
10:25	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-37
9:51		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
9:49		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
9:33		Toby Okani personal foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul)
9:28		Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
9:28		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:28	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-38
9:06	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	50-38
8:54	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	50-40
8:29		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
8:26		Jayhawks defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup	50-42
8:06		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
8:06		TV timeout
7:36		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
7:34		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
7:24	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (David Coit assists)	50-44
6:56		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
6:53		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
6:45		Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
6:45		TV timeout
6:45	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-45
6:45	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
6:31		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
6:29		Javon Small offensive rebound
6:24		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
6:22		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
6:18		Toby Okani shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-47
6:18	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
5:59		Zeke Mayo personal foul (Jonathan Powell draws the foul)
5:41	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point jump shot	52-48
5:22		David Coit misses three point jump shot
5:20		Javon Small defensive rebound
5:00	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (KJ Tenner assists)	55-48
4:55		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
4:41	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	55-50
4:13	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	57-50
4:02		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
3:59		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
3:59		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
3:59		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
3:59		KJ Tenner personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-51
3:59		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:59		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
3:33		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
3:31		David Coit defensive rebound
3:09		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-52
3:08	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-53
2:43		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
2:41		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
2:22		Flory Bidunga turnover (bad pass)
2:07	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	59-53
1:57		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
1:54		David Coit offensive rebound
1:46		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball)
1:43		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
1:35		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
1:27		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
1:27		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
1:27	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	59-56
1:09		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul (KJ Tenner draws the foul)
0:39		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
0:37		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	59-58
0:36		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
0:34		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
0:33		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (David Coit steals)
0:25		Toby Okani blocks KJ Adams Jr.'s two point layup
0:25		Javon Small defensive rebound
0:24		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-58
0:24	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
0:16	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	61-60
0:16		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-61
0:01		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
0:01		Javon Small misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-61
0:00		End of period

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Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2