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Small has 23 points, 10 assists and West Virginia jumps out early and cruises past TCU 73-55

AP
Feb 25, 2025

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Javon Small scored 23 points and had 10 assists to lead West Virginia Mountaineers to a 73-55 victory over TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday night.

West Virginia (17-11, 8-9 Big 12) rebounded from a 73-51 loss at then-No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday and avenged a 65-60 loss at TCU on Feb. 5.

Small was 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and finished 8 of 16 overall. Joseph Yesufu added 14 points and Sencire Harris had 13.

Trazarien White scored 11 points and was the only player in double figures for TCU (15-13, 8-9).

Small made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points to go with five assists to help West Virginia, which shot 57% (17 of 29) in the first half, build a 42-27 halftime lead. Harris also scored 11 first-half points for the Mountaineers.

West Virginia opened the second half on a 15-10 surge and had its largest lead at 57-37 with 12:46 left. TCU pulled to 62-53 with 5:33 remaining but didn’t get closer.

On Saturday, TCU hosts UCF and West Virginia plays at No. 25 BYU.

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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
27
WV
Mountaineers
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ernest Udeh Jr. vs. Toby Okani (Horned Frogs gains possession)
19:32		Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive foul
19:32		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
19:13		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
19:11		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
18:52		Toby Okani shooting foul (David Punch draws the foul)
18:52	+1	David Punch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:52		David Punch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:52		Javon Small defensive rebound
18:38		Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (David Punch steals)
18:32	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup (David Punch assists)	3-0
18:11		Jonathan Powell turnover (out of bounds)
17:55	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point jump shot	5-0
17:32		Noah Reynolds personal foul
17:30		Toby Okani turnover (lost ball) (Vasean Allette steals)
17:24		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
17:22		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
17:17		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
17:15		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
17:04		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
17:02		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup	5-2
16:33		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass) (Amani Hansberry steals)
16:25		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
16:23		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
16:21	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup	5-4
16:02		Ernest Udeh Jr. misses two point layup
16:00		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
15:44		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:42		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
15:24	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	5-6
15:01		Sencire Harris blocks Noah Reynolds's two point jump shot
14:59		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
14:59		TV timeout
14:53		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
14:51		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
14:45		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
14:43		Malick Diallo defensive rebound
14:31		David Punch misses three point jump shot
14:29		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
14:15		Malick Diallo personal foul
13:55		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
13:53		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
13:38		Sencire Harris turnover (lost ball) (Vasean Allette steals)
13:29		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
13:27		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
13:25		Toby Okani turnover (traveling)
13:09		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
13:07		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
12:49		Micah Robinson shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
12:49	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
12:49		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:49		Jace Posey defensive rebound
12:42		Jonathan Powell personal foul
12:38		Eduardo Andre blocks Micah Robinson's two point jump shot
12:36		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
12:19	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point jump shot	5-9
11:59		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
11:57		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
11:48	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Joseph Yesufu assists)	5-12
11:36		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
11:36		TV timeout
11:25		Vasean Allette turnover (bad pass)
11:06	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	5-14
10:52		Javon Small personal foul
10:39		Noah Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (KJ Tenner steals)
10:32	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	5-16
10:12		Vasean Allette turnover (traveling)
9:51	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point jump shot (KJ Tenner assists)	5-18
9:39		KJ Tenner personal foul
9:32	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point jump shot	7-18
9:10	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	7-21
8:53		Vasean Allette turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
8:47		Javon Small misses two point layup
8:45		David Punch defensive rebound
8:21		Eduardo Andre blocks David Punch's two point layup
8:19		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
8:13		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
8:11		Noah Reynolds personal foul
7:54	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point jump shot	7-23
7:39		KJ Tenner shooting foul (Vasean Allette draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-23
7:39	+1	Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-23
7:27		Toby Okani misses two point dunk
7:25		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	11-23
6:58	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	11-26
6:29	+2	Brendan Wenzel makes two point layup (Trazarien White assists)	13-26
6:01	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	13-28
5:49		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
5:47		Javon Small defensive rebound
5:41	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	13-31
5:27		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
5:11		Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-31
5:11		Trazarien White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:11		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Malick Diallo makes two point layup	16-31
4:52	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point dunk	16-33
4:23	+2	Trazarien White makes two point jump shot	18-33
4:07		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
4:05		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
3:59		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
3:57		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
3:49	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	18-36
3:30	+2	Malick Diallo makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	20-36
3:14		Vasean Allette personal foul
3:14		TV timeout
3:09	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup (Amani Hansberry assists)	20-38
2:47		Trazarien White turnover (bad pass) (Amani Hansberry steals)
2:45		Micah Robinson personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-39
2:45	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-40
2:19		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
2:17		Javon Small defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	20-42
2:08		Noah Reynolds shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
2:08		Amani Hansberry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:08		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Vasean Allette makes two point layup	22-42
1:25		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Trazarien White steals)
1:22	+2	Trazarien White makes two point layup	24-42
1:22		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:56		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
0:54		Trazarien White defensive rebound
0:39		David Punch misses three point jump shot
0:37		Jace Posey offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Jace Posey makes two point layup	26-42
0:34		Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jace Posey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-42
0:08		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
0:06		Trazarien White defensive rebound
0:00		Jace Posey misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
28
WV
Mountaineers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Trazarien White makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists)	30-42
19:22	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	30-45
19:03		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Sencire Harris steals)
19:03		Vasean Allette personal foul
18:41		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
18:39		David Punch defensive rebound
18:31		Sencire Harris blocks Vasean Allette's two point layup
18:29		Mountaineers defensive rebound
18:07		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:05		Trazarien White defensive rebound
17:49		David Punch turnover (bad pass)
17:22	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	30-47
17:03		David Punch misses two point layup
17:01		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
16:43		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
16:41		David Punch defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Trazarien White makes two point jump shot	32-47
16:12	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	32-50
15:45		Javon Small shooting foul (Trazarien White draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45		Trazarien White misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:45		Trazarien White misses regular free throw 2 of 3
15:45	+1	Trazarien White makes regular free throw 3 of 3	33-50
15:23	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	33-52
14:54		Toby Okani shooting foul (Vasean Allette draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-52
14:54	+1	Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-52
14:29	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	35-54
13:57		Trazarien White misses two point layup
13:55		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
13:53	+2	Malick Diallo makes two point layup	37-54
13:33		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
13:31		Vasean Allette defensive rebound
13:31		Sencire Harris personal foul
13:18		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
13:16		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
12:47	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	37-57
12:25		Vasean Allette turnover (lost ball) (KJ Tenner steals)
12:15		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
12:15		TV timeout
12:10		Eduardo Andre turnover (bad pass)
11:58	+3	Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	40-57
11:31		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
11:29		Malick Diallo defensive rebound
11:14		Noah Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (Javon Small steals)
11:14		TV timeout
11:11		Micah Robinson personal foul
10:49		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Trazarien White steals)
10:41		Trazarien White misses three point jump shot
10:39		Mountaineers defensive rebound
10:38		Malick Diallo flagrant 1
10:38	+1	Eduardo Andre makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	40-58
10:38	+1	Eduardo Andre makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	40-59
10:33		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
10:15	+3	Micah Robinson makes three point jump shot	43-59
9:55		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
9:42		Micah Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:40		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
9:32		Trazarien White personal foul
9:17		Malick Diallo personal foul
9:13		KJ Tenner turnover (lost ball)
9:00		Noah Reynolds turnover (lost ball) (KJ Tenner steals)
8:55		Trazarien White personal foul
8:40		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
8:22		Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot
8:20		Javon Small defensive rebound
8:12	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	43-62
8:09		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
7:53	+2	David Punch makes two point layup (Vasean Allette assists)	45-62
7:26		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
7:24		Toby Okani offensive rebound
7:19		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
7:17		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
7:10	+2	Jace Posey makes two point layup	47-62
7:10		Toby Okani shooting foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Jace Posey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-62
7:01		Mountaineers turnover (10-second violation)
6:59		Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals)
6:40		Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point jump shot
6:38		Joseph Yesufu offensive rebound
6:30		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
6:28		Trazarien White defensive rebound
6:19	+2	Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point dunk (Trazarien White assists)	50-62
5:52		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
5:50		Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Jace Posey makes two point layup	52-62
5:33		Javon Small shooting foul (Jace Posey draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Jace Posey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-62
5:07	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	53-64
4:50		Jace Posey misses two point jump shot
4:48		Javon Small defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	53-67
4:05		Sencire Harris personal foul
3:57		Jace Posey misses two point layup
3:55		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
3:32		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
3:30		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
3:30		TV timeout
3:17		Vasean Allette misses two point layup
3:15		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
3:12		Amani Hansberry blocks Malick Diallo's two point layup
3:11		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
2:43		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
2:41		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
2:26		Jonathan Powell personal foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-67
2:26	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
2:22		Trazarien White personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
2:22	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
2:06		Amani Hansberry blocks Vasean Allette's two point jump shot
2:04		Malick Diallo offensive rebound
1:56		Malick Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Powell steals)
1:35		Noah Reynolds shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
1:35		Javon Small misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-70
1:23		Malick Diallo misses two point layup
1:21		Brendan Wenzel offensive rebound
1:17		Brendan Wenzel misses two point layup
1:15		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
0:49		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
0:47		Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound
0:41		Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot
0:39		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:10	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	55-73
0:00		End of period

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Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)