KJ Lewis scores career-high 21 as Arizona beats No. 21 West Virginia 75-56
AP
Jan 07, 2025
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) KJ Lewis scored a career-high 21 points and Arizona Wildcats beat No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers 75-56 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.
Jaden Bradley added 15 points and Anthony Dell’Orso scored 10 for the Wildcats (9-5, 3-0 Big 12).
Javon Small led West Virginia (11-3, 2-1) with 17 points.
The Mountaineers, who entered the AP Top 25 this week for the first time in two years, were held to their lowest point total of the season.
Arizona avenged an overtime loss to the Mountaineers on Nov. 29 in a nonconference game in the Bahamas.
Dell'Orso limped off the court and went to the locker room briefly after running into a chair on the sideline early in the second half. He later returned to the game.
Arizona: The Wildcats are on a roll since stumbling out of the gate with a 3-4 start. They finished a long road trip 2-0 after winning at then-No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday.
West Virginia: Tucker DeVries sat out his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury. DeVries scored 26 points in the earlier meeting between the teams. This time, the Mountaineers had no one besides Small in double figures.
After West Virginia hit three straight 3-pointers to trim a 14-point deficit to five, Lewis scored seven points during an ensuing 11-0 run with top scorer Caleb Love on the bench midway through the second half to push Arizona’s lead to 64-47.
The Wildcats took advantage of their quickness and West Virginia’s defensive lapses to score at will on layups, making 13 of them.
Arizona hosts UCF on Saturday. West Virginia plays at Colorado on Sunday.
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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
39
WV
Mountaineers
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tobe Awaka vs. Eduardo Andre (Wildcats gains possession)
19:41
+2
Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:26
+3
Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)
2-3
18:59
Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Andre steals)
18:51
Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass)
18:36
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
18:34
Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
18:14
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:12
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
17:58
Tobe Awaka misses two point jump shot
17:56
Javon Small defensive rebound
17:37
Jonathan Powell misses two point jump shot
17:35
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
17:20
Caleb Love turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Powell steals)
17:07
+2
Javon Small makes two point layup
2-5
16:50
Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot
16:48
Wildcats offensive rebound
16:40
Sencire Harris personal foul (Anthony Dell'Orso draws the foul)
16:38
Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
16:36
Mountaineers defensive rebound
16:25
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
16:23
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
16:12
+3
Trey Townsend makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
5-5
15:48
Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
15:46
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
15:27
+3
Jaden Bradley makes three point jump shot
8-5
14:59
+3
Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)
8-8
14:44
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
14:42
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
14:34
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
14:32
Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
14:18
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
11-8
13:55
+2
Toby Okani makes two point jump shot
11-10
13:30
Trey Townsend misses three point jump shot
13:28
Sencire Harris defensive rebound
13:19
Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
13:17
Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
13:05
+2
Trey Townsend makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)
13-10
12:45
Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Dell'Orso steals)
12:40
TV timeout
12:39
KJ Lewis misses two point layup
12:37
Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
12:21
Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
12:21
+1
Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-11
12:21
Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:21
Carter Bryant defensive rebound
12:03
Henri Veesaar misses two point layup
12:01
Carter Bryant offensive rebound
11:54
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point layup
15-11
11:31
+2
Javon Small makes two point layup
15-13
11:24
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point layup
17-13
11:12
+2
Eduardo Andre makes two point alley-oop dunk (Javon Small assists)
17-15
10:55
+2
Jaden Bradley makes two point layup
19-15
10:30
Eduardo Andre misses two point layup
10:28
KJ Lewis defensive rebound
10:14
+2
Carter Bryant makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)
21-15
10:12
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
10:12
TV timeout
9:59
Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Henri Veesaar steals)
9:53
Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Carter Bryant draws the foul)
9:53
+1
Carter Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-15
9:53
Carter Bryant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:53
Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
9:48
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
9:46
KJ Lewis offensive rebound
9:38
Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
9:38
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-15
9:38
Jaden Bradley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:38
Sencire Harris defensive rebound
9:19
+2
Jonathan Powell makes two point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)
23-17
9:02
Caleb Love turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
8:44
Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
8:32
+2
Henri Veesaar makes two point alley-oop dunk (Carter Bryant assists)
25-17
8:16
Henri Veesaar blocks Javon Small's two point layup
8:14
Mountaineers offensive rebound
8:07
Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
8:05
Conrad Martinez defensive rebound
7:39
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point jump shot
27-17
7:28
+3
Javon Small makes three point jump shot
27-20
7:13
KJ Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals)
7:08
Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
7:08
TV timeout
7:08
+1
Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-21
7:08
+1
Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-22
6:43
+2
KJ Lewis makes two point dunk (Tobe Awaka assists)
29-22
6:22
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
6:20
Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
5:51
Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot
5:49
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
5:43
+2
Tobe Awaka makes two point layup
31-22
5:22
Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
5:20
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
5:13
Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
5:11
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
4:54
Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
4:52
Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
4:42
Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
4:31
Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot
4:29
Javon Small defensive rebound
4:17
Javon Small misses two point jump shot
4:15
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
4:07
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:05
Javon Small defensive rebound
4:01
Javon Small misses two point layup
3:59
Toby Okani offensive rebound
3:47
Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
3:45
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
3:24
Henri Veesaar turnover (bad pass) (Toby Okani steals)
3:13
Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
3:11
Trey Townsend defensive rebound
2:54
Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
2:54
TV timeout
2:54
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-22
2:54
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-22
2:37
Carter Bryant personal foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
