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Groves, OU beat WVU 72-59 to keep NCAA tourney hopes alive

AP
Mar 01, 2022

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Tanner Groves had his second consecutive double-double, Jordan Goldwire scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Oklahoma Sooners beat West Virginia Mountaineers 72-59 on Tuesday night to keep the Sooners' NCAA Tournament hopes alive.

Oklahoma (16-14, 6-11 Big 12), which beat in-state rival Oklahoma State 66-62 last Saturday, has won back-to-back games following a four-game skid. The Sooners can secure the No. 7 seed - and a first-round bye - in next week's conference tournament with a win in their season-finale Saturday at Kansas State.

Groves finished with 17 points - 15 in the second half - and 10 rebounds. Jalen Hill added 10 points and Jacob Groves, Tanner's younger brother, hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and scored nine for Oklahoma.

West Virginia has lost seven in a row and 14 of its last 15.

Tanner Groves was fouled as he threw down a two-hand dunk and hit the and-1 free throw to ignite a 21-12 run over the final 6-plus minutes. He added two 3-pointers and a layup and Goldwire scored seven points down the stretch.

Malik Curry led West Virginia (14-16, 3-14) with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Taz Sherman hit three 3s and finished with 11 points and Pauly Paulicap had 10 points and two blocks.

CJ Noland hit a 3-pointer and Hill sandwiched two baskets around a layup by Noland in a 9-0 spurt that gave the Sooners a five-point lead midway through the first half and the Moutnaineers trailed the rest of the way. West Virginia's Sean McNeil and Jalen Bridges each made 2-of-2 free throws before Jacob Groves made two 3s and Chargois added another from behind the arc as Oklahoma scored 13 consecutive points to cap a 22-4 run that made it 28-14.

The Mountaineers went more than 10 minutes without a field goal before Cottrell hit a 3-pointer with 4:06 left in the first half to spark a 10-0 closing run and Paulicap made a layup in the opening moments of the second half to cut their deficit to 28-26, but Groves answered with a jumper on the other end and they got no closer.

West Virginia returns home to play Saturday against TCU in the regular-season finale. The Mountaineers will be the No. 9 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and plays either the Sooners or Kansas State in Wednesday's first-round game.

Oklahoma wraps up its regular season at Kansas State - which has lost four straight games - on Saturday.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
24
OKLA
Sooners
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaiah Cottrell vs. Tanner Groves (Jordan Goldwire gains possession)
19:38		Umoja Gibson misses three point jump shot
19:36		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
19:26		Sean McNeil turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Goldwire steals)
19:21	+2	Jordan Goldwire makes two point layup	0-2
19:01		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
18:59		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
18:40		Jalen Hill turnover (out of bounds)
18:25		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
18:23		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
18:16		Tanner Groves turnover (bad pass) (Sean McNeil steals)
18:04	+3	Kedrian Johnson makes three point jump shot	3-2
17:51		Jordan Goldwire misses two point layup
17:49		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
17:41		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
17:39		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
17:20		Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot
17:18		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
17:04		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
17:02		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
16:40		Jalen Hill misses two point layup
16:38		Tanner Groves offensive rebound
16:32	+2	Tanner Groves makes two point layup	3-4
16:30		Official timeout
16:16	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup (Taz Sherman assists)	5-4
15:57		Pauly Paulicap blocks Tanner Groves's two point jump shot
15:54		Sooners offensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:47		Marvin Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:45		Pauly Paulicap defensive rebound
15:32	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot	8-4
15:03		Malik Curry personal foul (Jordan Goldwire draws the foul)
14:53	+2	Umoja Gibson makes two point layup (Ethan Chargois assists)	8-6
14:36	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	10-6
14:18		Marvin Johnson offensive foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
14:18		Marvin Johnson turnover
14:06		Gabe Osabuohien turnover (lost ball) (Umoja Gibson steals)
14:01		Umoja Gibson offensive foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
14:01		Umoja Gibson turnover
13:51		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
13:49		Bijan Cortes defensive rebound
13:39		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
13:37		Bijan Cortes offensive rebound
13:26	+3	C.J. Noland makes three point jump shot	10-9
13:23		Jump ball. Gabe Osabuohien vs. Jacob Groves (Mountaineers gains possession)
13:17		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
13:15		Mountaineers offensive rebound
13:11		Taz Sherman turnover (out of bounds)
12:56	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup (Ethan Chargois assists)	10-11
12:40		Jalen Bridges turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Noland steals)
12:32	+2	C.J. Noland makes two point layup	10-13
12:11		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
12:09		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup (C.J. Noland assists)	10-15
11:22		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
11:20		Malik Curry offensive rebound
11:20		Jalen Hill personal foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:14		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
11:12		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
11:12		Jump ball. Jalen Bridges vs. Jalen Hill (Sooners gains possession)
10:48		Jacob Groves turnover (lost ball) (Taz Sherman steals)
10:38		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
10:36		Ethan Chargois defensive rebound
10:13		Bijan Cortes misses three point jump shot
10:11		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
9:57		C.J. Noland shooting foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
9:57	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
9:37		Pauly Paulicap personal foul (Jordan Goldwire draws the foul)
9:32		Umoja Gibson misses two point jump shot
9:30		Pauly Paulicap defensive rebound
9:17		Pauly Paulicap misses two point hook shot
9:15		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
9:15		Umoja Gibson shooting foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
9:15	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
8:56		Marvin Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Seth Wilson steals)
8:47		Pauly Paulicap misses two point layup
8:45		Marvin Johnson defensive rebound
8:24		Tanner Groves turnover (lost ball) (Seth Wilson steals)
8:20		Jacob Groves personal foul (Seth Wilson draws the foul)
8:06		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Jordan Goldwire assists)	14-18
7:36		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
7:34		Jordan Goldwire defensive rebound
7:27		Tanner Groves misses three point jump shot
7:25		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
7:12		Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
7:10		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
6:59		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
6:57		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Jordan Goldwire makes two point layup	14-20
6:43		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:41		Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
6:37		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
6:35		C.J. Noland defensive rebound
6:27	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists)	14-23
6:16		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
6:16		TV timeout
5:54		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:52		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	14-25
5:09		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:07		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
5:07		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
5:05		Mountaineers offensive rebound
4:55		Taz Sherman turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Goldwire steals)
4:47	+3	Ethan Chargois makes three point jump shot (C.J. Noland assists)	14-28
4:16	+3	Isaiah Cottrell makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	17-28
3:57		TV timeout
3:42		Jordan Goldwire misses three point jump shot
3:40		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
3:16	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	19-28
3:02		Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Malik Curry steals)
2:55		Malik Curry misses two point layup
2:53		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
2:52		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
2:50		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
2:49	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup	21-28
2:49		Sooners 30 second timeout
2:31		C.J. Noland misses two point jump shot
2:29		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
2:22		Malik Curry misses two point layup
2:20		Jordan Goldwire defensive rebound
2:20		Jordan Goldwire turnover (lost ball)
2:06		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point jump shot
2:04		Jordan Goldwire defensive rebound
1:47		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
1:45		Malik Curry defensive rebound
1:17		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
1:15		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
1:08		Pauly Paulicap misses two point layup
1:06		Marvin Johnson defensive rebound
1:00		Jordan Goldwire turnover (bad pass) (Taz Sherman steals)
0:52		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
0:50		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
0:31		Tanner Groves misses three point jump shot
0:29		Malik Curry defensive rebound
0:08	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	24-28
0:01		Jordan Goldwire misses three point jump shot
0:00		Sooners offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
35
OKLA
Sooners
44

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup	26-28
19:22		Tanner Groves misses three point jump shot
19:20		Malik Curry defensive rebound
18:59		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
18:57		Jordan Goldwire defensive rebound
18:52		Umoja Gibson misses three point jump shot
18:50		Mountaineers defensive rebound
18:27		Pauly Paulicap turnover (bad pass) (Umoja Gibson steals)
18:20		Pauly Paulicap blocks Umoja Gibson's two point layup
18:18		Sooners offensive rebound
18:16		Malik Curry personal foul (Tanner Groves draws the foul)
18:10		Dimon Carrigan personal foul (Tanner Groves draws the foul)
18:02		Bijan Cortes misses two point jump shot
18:00		Tanner Groves offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Tanner Groves makes two point layup	26-30
17:35		Jacob Groves personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
17:23		Malik Curry turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Groves steals)
17:13		Taz Sherman shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-31
17:13	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-32
16:54	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	28-32
16:30	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Bijan Cortes assists)	28-35
16:02	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	30-35
15:43		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
15:41		Tanner Groves offensive rebound
15:35	+2	Tanner Groves makes two point layup	30-37
15:25		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
15:23		Malik Curry offensive rebound
15:12		Pauly Paulicap offensive foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
15:12		Pauly Paulicap turnover
15:12		TV timeout
14:53	+2	Jordan Goldwire makes two point jump shot	30-39
14:38		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
14:36		Dimon Carrigan offensive rebound
14:27		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass) (Umoja Gibson steals)
14:18		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
14:16		Malik Curry defensive rebound
14:10	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	33-39
13:53		Dimon Carrigan shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
13:53		Jalen Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:53	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
13:34	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point hook shot (Sean McNeil assists)	35-40
13:15	+2	Umoja Gibson makes two point layup (Jordan Goldwire assists)	35-42
12:45	+2	Dimon Carrigan makes two point hook shot	37-42
12:27	+2	Umoja Gibson makes two point layup	37-44
12:27		Dimon Carrigan shooting foul (Umoja Gibson draws the foul)
12:27		Umoja Gibson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:27		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
12:03	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	40-44
11:50		Umoja Gibson misses three point jump shot
11:48		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
11:24		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
11:22		Mountaineers offensive rebound
11:18		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
11:18		TV timeout
11:07	+2	Jordan Goldwire makes two point layup	40-46
11:07		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Jordan Goldwire draws the foul)
11:07	+1	Jordan Goldwire makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-47
10:55		Tanner Groves personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
10:37		C.J. Noland personal foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
10:25	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	42-47
9:52		Ethan Chargois misses three point jump shot
9:50		Jordan Goldwire offensive rebound
9:36		Umoja Gibson turnover (lost ball)
9:19		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
9:17		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
9:10	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup	44-47
8:57	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point layup	44-49
8:36		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
8:34		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
8:34		Jalen Hill blocks Seth Wilson's two point layup
8:32		Mountaineers offensive rebound
8:28		Kobe Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Groves steals)
8:28		Jump ball. Malik Curry vs. Tanner Groves (Sooners gains possession)
8:14		Tanner Groves turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
7:52		Jalen Bridges offensive foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
7:52		Jalen Bridges turnover
7:52		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Umoja Gibson makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists)	44-51
7:06		Jacob Groves personal foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
6:54	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	47-51
6:32	+2	Tanner Groves makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists)	47-53
6:32		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Tanner Groves draws the foul)
6:32		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
6:32		TV timeout
6:32	+1	Tanner Groves makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-54
6:13	+3	Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	50-54
5:53		Pauly Paulicap personal foul (Jordan Goldwire draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Jordan Goldwire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
5:53	+1	Jordan Goldwire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
5:42		Taz Sherman turnover (bad pass)
5:26		Jordan Goldwire misses two point jump shot
5:24		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
5:09		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals)
4:53		Jalen Bridges shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-57
4:53	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-58
4:32		Jalen Hill personal foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
4:23	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	52-58
3:58		Malik Curry shooting foul (Jalen Hill draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
3:58		Jalen Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56		Mountaineers defensive rebound
3:33		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
3:31		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
3:10	+3	Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Jordan Goldwire assists)	52-62
2:55		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
2:53		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
2:46		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point hook shot
2:44		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Tanner Groves makes two point layup	52-64
2:20	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	54-64
1:54	+3	Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Jordan Goldwire assists)	54-67
1:32	+3	Malik Curry makes three point jump shot	57-67
1:01	+2	Jordan Goldwire makes two point layup	57-69
1:00		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:47		Malik Curry turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Goldwire steals)
0:27	+3	Jordan Goldwire makes three point jump shot	57-72
0:14	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	59-72
0:00		End of period

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Malik Curry makes two point jump shot