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Sherman scores 18 as West Virginia tops Bellarmine 74-55

AP
Nov 30, 2021

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Taz Sherman scored 18 points and West Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat Bellarmine 74-55 on Tuesday night.

Sherman sank 7 of 12 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (6-1), who improved to 4-0 at home. Sean McNeil hit two 3-pointers and scored 14. Jalen Bridges had nine rebounds as West Virginia won the battle of the boards 41-31.

The Mountaineers, who led 37-30 at halftime, got a 3-pointer from McNeil to cap a 6-0 run to open the second half that pushed their lead to double digits 43-30 with 17:19 left to play. The Knights, who have played the toughest schedule to date with road losses to top-five teams Gonzaga, Purdue and UCLA, never got closer than 12 after that.

Dylan Penn paced Bellarmine with 16 points and five assists. Curt Hopf had 12 points and eight rebounds, while Juston Betz scored 10 with seven boards. CJ Fleming scored 10 but hit just 3 of 10 shots.

West Virginia shot 47.7% from the floor and 36.8% from distance (7 of 19) but hit only half of its 10 foul shots. Bellarmine shot 40.4% overall but made just 2 of 17 from beyond the arc and 7 of 14 free throws in the first meeting between the schools.

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1st Half
BELLAR
Knights
30
WVU
Mountaineers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Curt Hopf vs. Isaiah Cottrell (Mountaineers gains possession)
19:33	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:14		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
19:12		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
19:05		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
19:03		Mountaineers defensive rebound
18:45		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
18:43		Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
18:37		Taz Sherman turnover (lost ball) (Juston Betz steals)
18:13		Dylan Penn turnover (traveling)
18:01		Jump ball. Sean McNeil vs. Dylan Penn (Knights gains possession)
18:01		Sean McNeil turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Penn steals)
18:00		Dylan Penn turnover (traveling)
17:42	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot	0-4
17:11		Jalen Bridges blocks Juston Betz's two point jump shot
17:09		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
16:54		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point jump shot
16:52		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
16:26	+3	CJ Fleming makes three point jump shot	3-4
15:53	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point layup (Taz Sherman assists)	3-6
15:22		CJ Fleming misses two point jump shot
15:20		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
15:12	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup	5-6
14:56	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists)	5-8
14:34	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup	7-8
14:16		Jalen Bridges misses two point layup
14:14		Juston Betz defensive rebound
14:06		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
14:06		TV timeout
14:06		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:06	+1	Curt Hopf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
13:39		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:37		Gabe Osabuohien offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Gabe Osabuohien makes two point layup	8-10
13:34		Alec Pfriem shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-11
13:25	+2	Juston Betz makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)	10-11
13:06		Gabe Osabuohien offensive foul (Alec Pfriem draws the foul)
13:06		Gabe Osabuohien turnover
12:54		Gabe Osabuohien personal foul (Alec Pfriem draws the foul)
12:37		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
12:35		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
12:28		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
12:26		Alec Pfriem defensive rebound
12:19		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
12:17		Alec Pfriem offensive rebound
12:12	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Alec Pfriem assists)	12-11
11:56		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:54		CJ Fleming defensive rebound
11:43		Dimon Carrigan blocks Curt Hopf's two point layup
11:41		Mountaineers defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:30		Sam Devault personal foul
11:28		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
11:26		Malik Curry offensive rebound
11:25		Juston Betz personal foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
11:22	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup	12-13
11:12		Dylan Penn turnover (bad pass) (Taz Sherman steals)
11:06		Taz Sherman turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Penn steals)
11:00		Sam Devault misses two point layup
10:58		Dimon Carrigan defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	12-15
10:24		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
10:22		Malik Curry defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Dimon Carrigan makes two point layup	12-17
10:13		Knights 30 second timeout
9:51		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
9:49		Malik Curry defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	12-19
9:15		Alec Pfriem turnover (bad pass) (Taz Sherman steals)
9:08		Malik Curry turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Penn steals)
9:01	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot	14-19
8:36		Taz Sherman turnover (lost ball) (Sam Devault steals)
8:29		Pauly Paulicap blocks Dylan Penn's two point layup
8:27		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
8:18		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
8:16		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup	14-21
7:51		Sam Devault misses three point jump shot
7:49		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists)	14-23
7:11	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	16-23
6:53		Ethan Claycomb shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
6:53		TV timeout
6:53		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:53		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:53		Juston Betz defensive rebound
6:42		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
6:40		Juston Betz offensive rebound
6:36	+2	Juston Betz makes two point putback layup	18-23
6:19	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point alley-oop layup (Taz Sherman assists)	18-25
6:04		Knights 30 second timeout
5:51		Garrett Tipton misses three point jump shot
5:49		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot	18-28
5:09		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
5:07		Ethan Claycomb offensive rebound
5:00		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
4:58		Dimon Carrigan defensive rebound
4:58		Curt Hopf personal foul (Dimon Carrigan draws the foul)
4:43		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
4:41		Juston Betz defensive rebound
4:30		Dylan Penn misses three point jump shot
4:28		Dylan Penn offensive rebound
4:21		Juston Betz misses two point jump shot
4:19		Juston Betz offensive rebound
4:11	+2	Garrett Tipton makes two point layup (CJ Fleming assists)	20-28
3:57		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
3:55		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Garrett Tipton makes three point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)	23-28
3:20	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup (Pauly Paulicap assists)	23-30
3:20		Garrett Tipton shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-31
3:08		Pauly Paulicap personal foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
2:50		Pauly Paulicap blocks Juston Betz's two point layup
2:48		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
2:45		Dylan Penn shooting foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
2:45	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
2:15	+2	CJ Fleming makes two point jump shot	25-33
1:53		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
1:51		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point dunk (Taz Sherman assists)	25-35
1:32	+2	Juston Betz makes two point layup (Curt Hopf assists)	27-35
1:02		Kedrian Johnson offensive foul (Alec Pfriem draws the foul)
1:02		Kedrian Johnson turnover
0:48		Dimon Carrigan shooting foul (CJ Fleming draws the foul)
0:48	+1	CJ Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-35
0:48	+1	CJ Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 3	29-35
0:48	+1	CJ Fleming makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-35
0:32	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point jump shot	30-37
0:03		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELLAR
Knights
25
WVU
Mountaineers
37

Time		Play	Score
19:54		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
19:52		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
19:45		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
19:43		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
19:29		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
19:27		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
19:12		Curt Hopf misses two point layup
19:10		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
18:50		Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:48		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
18:44	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point putback layup	30-39
18:36		Curt Hopf turnover (lost ball)
18:17		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass)
18:01		Dylan Penn turnover (lost ball) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
17:43		Ethan Claycomb shooting foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
17:43	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-40
17:43		Isaiah Cottrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:43		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
17:32		Jalen Bridges personal foul (CJ Fleming draws the foul)
17:26		Curt Hopf misses two point layup
17:24		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
17:18	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)	30-43
16:48		Isaiah Cottrell blocks CJ Fleming's two point layup
16:46		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
16:46		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Curt Hopf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-43
16:46		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:46		Dimon Carrigan defensive rebound
16:24	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	31-45
16:03	+2	CJ Fleming makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)	33-45
15:51		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
15:49		Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
15:46		Dimon Carrigan misses two point layup
15:44		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
15:36		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
15:34		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
15:23		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
15:21		Dimon Carrigan offensive rebound
15:17		Curt Hopf personal foul (Dimon Carrigan draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:11		Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
15:09		Dimon Carrigan offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Dimon Carrigan makes two point putback layup	33-47
14:40		CJ Fleming misses two point jump shot
14:38		Knights offensive rebound
14:38		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
14:17		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
14:15		Dimon Carrigan offensive rebound
14:10		Dimon Carrigan misses two point layup
14:08		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
14:00		Dimon Carrigan blocks Curt Hopf's two point layup
13:58		Knights offensive rebound
13:50		Garrett Tipton misses three point jump shot
13:48		Juston Betz offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Juston Betz makes two point layup	35-47
13:27	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	35-49
13:12		Juston Betz misses three point jump shot
13:10		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
13:09		Dylan Penn personal foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
12:48	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot	35-51
12:24	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot	37-51
12:07	+3	Malik Curry makes three point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)	37-54
11:42	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot	39-54
11:20		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
11:18		Knights defensive rebound
11:18		TV timeout
11:01		Dylan Penn turnover (lost ball) (Gabe Osabuohien steals)
10:55	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malik Curry assists)	39-56
10:28		Juston Betz misses two point jump shot
10:26		Knights offensive rebound
10:25		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
10:12	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	39-59
9:48		Alec Pfriem turnover (out of bounds)
9:26		Jump ball. Malik Curry vs. Bash Wieland (Knights gains possession)
9:26		Malik Curry turnover (lost ball) (Bash Wieland steals)
9:14		Garrett Tipton misses three point jump shot
9:12		Malik Curry defensive rebound
9:03		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
9:01		Mountaineers offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Isaiah Cottrell makes two point hook shot	39-61
8:41		Ethan Claycomb turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
8:15	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	39-63
7:57		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
7:55		Bash Wieland offensive rebound
7:50		Bash Wieland turnover (lost ball) (Malik Curry steals)
7:34		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
7:32		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
7:29	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point putback layup	39-65
7:19	+2	Garrett Tipton makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)	41-65
7:19		Knights 30 second timeout
7:20		TV timeout
7:07	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot	41-68
6:30		CJ Fleming misses two point jump shot
6:30		Knights offensive rebound
6:30		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
6:30		TV timeout
6:19		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
6:17		Alec Pfriem defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Alec Pfriem assists)	43-68
5:38	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	43-71
5:29	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup (Alec Pfriem assists)	45-71
5:06		Curt Hopf personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
4:54		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
4:52		Seny N'diaye offensive rebound
4:46		Seny N'diaye misses two point layup
4:44		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
4:42		Jalen Bridges misses two point layup
4:42		Seny N'diaye offensive rebound
4:42		Seny N'diaye misses two point layup
4:42		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
4:42		Kedrian Johnson personal foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
4:40		Kedrian Johnson personal foul
4:23		Jalen Bridges shooting foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
4:23		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:23		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:23		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:23		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
4:08		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
4:06		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
4:01		Jalen Bridges misses two point layup
3:59		Mountaineers offensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:42		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
3:40		Alec Pfriem defensive rebound
3:39		Seny N'diaye personal foul (Alec Pfriem draws the foul)
3:37		Seth Wilson personal foul (Alec Pfriem draws the foul)
3:37		Alec Pfriem misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:37		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
3:23		Taj Thweatt misses three point jump shot
3:21		Juston Betz defensive rebound
3:15		Juston Betz turnover (bad pass) (Taj Thweatt steals)
3:05		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
3:03		Seny N'diaye offensive rebound
2:45	+3	Taj Thweatt makes three point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)	45-74
2:35	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	47-74
2:15		Alec Pfriem personal foul (Taj Thweatt draws the foul)
2:15		Juston Betz personal foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
2:15		Kedrian Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Penn steals)
2:06	+2	Juston Betz makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)	49-74
1:58		Kedrian Johnson offensive foul (Juston Betz draws the foul)
1:58		Kedrian Johnson turnover
1:47		Seny N'diaye shooting foul (Dylan Penn draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Dylan Penn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-74
1:47	+1	Dylan Penn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-74
1:27		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
1:25		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot	53-74
0:46		CJ Fleming shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
0:46		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:46		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
0:44		Seny N'diaye personal foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
0:44		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:44		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Curt Hopf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Alec Pfriem offensive rebound
0:39		Juston Betz misses three point jump shot
0:37		Mountaineers defensive rebound
0:14		Seny N'diaye turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Penn steals)
0:06	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot	55-74

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Dylan Penn makes two point jump shot