Johnson scores 17 to help West Virginia beat UAB 81-70
AP
Dec 10, 2022
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Kedrian Johnson scored 17 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 16 - with four 3-pointers - and nine rebounds and West Virginia Mountaineers beat UAB Blazers 81-70 Saturday night to snap the Blazers' six-game win streak.
Joe Toussaint had 14 points and three steals and Tre Mitchell had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for West Virginia (8-2).
Jordan Walker and Javian Davis scored 19 points apiece for UAB (7-2). The Blazers, the preseason favorite in Conference USA, were playing their first road game.
Walker hit two 3-pointers and a pull-up jumper during a 10-0 run and UAB overcame an 11-point deficit to take a 47-45 lead with 14:33 remaining. But the Blazers never led again.
Toussaint blocked Walker's layup on a fast break and Johnson saved the ball from going out of bounds to start a fast break going the other way. Mitchell followed with a 3-pointer for a 57-51 lead with 10:49 remaining.
Mo Wague's layup gave the Mountaineers their largest lead, 79-64 with 3:04 remaining.
Matthews hurt his left knee when he landed awkwardly after catching an inbounds pass in the game's first minute. He went to the locker room but returned and hit three first-half 3-pointers.
UP NEXT
UAB returns home for a matchup with South Carolina on Wednesday
West Virginia is off until a home game against Buffalo on Dec. 18
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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
31
WV
Mountaineers
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Trey Jemison vs. Tre Mitchell (Blazers gains possession)
19:58
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point dunk
2-0
19:30
Ledarrius Brewer personal foul
19:29
Eric Gaines personal foul
19:29
+2
Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point dunk (Erik Stevenson assists)
2-2
19:09
Trey Jemison turnover (traveling)
18:51
Kedrian Johnson turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
18:41
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
18:39
Blazers offensive rebound
18:33
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point dunk (Jordan Walker assists)
4-2
18:17
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
18:17
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
18:17
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot
4-4
17:49
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
17:47
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
17:32
Kedrian Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:30
Ledarrius Brewer defensive rebound
17:19
Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
17:17
Ledarrius Brewer offensive rebound
17:07
Ledarrius Brewer misses two point jump shot
17:05
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
16:49
+2
Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup
4-6
16:38
Ledarrius Brewer misses three point jump shot
16:36
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
16:25
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
16:23
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
16:18
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup
6-6
16:11
Erik Stevenson shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
16:11
+1
KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-6
16:06
Jordan Walker personal foul
15:48
Jump ball. Kobe Johnson vs. KJ Buffen (Mountaineers gains possession)
15:48
TV timeout
15:42
Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:40
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
15:29
Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (Erik Stevenson steals)
15:17
Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot
15:15
Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
15:01
+2
Kedrian Johnson makes two point jump shot
7-8
14:57
Jordan Walker turnover (lost ball)
14:53
+2
Kedrian Johnson makes two point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)
7-10
14:24
Javian Davis turnover (traveling)
14:00
Kedrian Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:58
Erik Stevenson offensive rebound
13:42
Tre Mitchell misses two point layup
13:40
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
13:41
Mohamed Wague personal foul
13:41
Mohamed Wague technical foul
13:41
KJ Buffen technical foul
13:41
KJ Buffen turnover
13:27
Javian Davis turnover (bad pass) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
13:10
Erik Stevenson turnover (out of bounds)
12:47
Ledarrius Brewer misses two point layup
12:45
Javian Davis offensive rebound
12:34
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup
9-10
12:32
Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
12:30
Javian Davis defensive rebound
12:21
Jimmy Bell Jr. personal foul
12:08
Javian Davis misses two point layup
12:06
Emmitt Matthews Jr. defensive rebound
11:54
+3
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)
9-13
11:40
Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
11:38
Javian Davis offensive rebound
11:24
Ty Brewer misses two point jump shot
11:22
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
11:11
Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass)
11:11
TV timeout
10:58
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup
11-13
10:40
+2
James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Erik Stevenson assists)
11-15
10:22
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup
13-15
10:03
Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
10:01
Javian Davis defensive rebound
9:54
Jump ball. Erik Stevenson vs. Javian Davis (Blazers gains possession)
9:31
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)
15-15
9:31
Jimmy Bell Jr. shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
9:31
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-15
9:11
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
9:09
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
9:07
James Okonkwo personal foul
8:55
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point dunk (Ledarrius Brewer assists)
18-15
8:55
Emmitt Matthews Jr. personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
8:55
Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:55
Ledarrius Brewer offensive rebound
8:53
Ledarrius Brewer misses two point layup
8:51
Emmitt Matthews Jr. defensive rebound
8:37
+3
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)
18-18
8:15
+2
Jordan Walker makes two point jump shot
20-18
7:55
+3
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot
20-21
7:39
Jordan Walker misses two point layup
7:37
Jordan Walker offensive rebound
7:25
+2
Javian Davis makes two point layup (Jordan Walker assists)
22-21
7:15
Kedrian Johnson turnover (Jordan Walker steals)
7:05
Jordan Walker misses two point jump shot
7:03
James Okonkwo defensive rebound
7:05
Eric Gaines personal foul
7:05
TV timeout
6:47
Ledarrius Brewer blocks Seth Wilson's three point jump shot
6:45
Javian Davis defensive rebound
6:36
Jordan Walker turnover
6:09
+2
Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup
22-23
6:09
KJ Buffen shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
6:09
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-24
5:49
Mohamed Wague blocks Tavin Lovan's two point layup
5:47
Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
5:27
Trey Jemison blocks Joe Toussaint's two point layup
5:25
Jordan Walker defensive rebound
5:25
Ledarrius Brewer misses two point jump shot
5:23
Mountaineers defensive rebound
5:05
Trey Jemison shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
5:05
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-25
5:05
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-26
4:49
Jordan Walker misses two point layup
4:47
Emmitt Matthews Jr. defensive rebound
4:39
Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
4:37
Ty Brewer defensive rebound
4:24
Eric Gaines turnover (Emmitt Matthews Jr. steals)
4:21
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)
22-28
4:19
Blazers 60 second timeout
4:13
Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball)
4:06
Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:04
Tre Mitchell offensive rebound
3:45
+2
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point dunk (Tre Mitchell assists)
22-30
3:29
Kedrian Johnson personal foul
3:29
+1
Jordan Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-30
3:29
Jordan Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:29
Emmitt Matthews Jr. defensive rebound
3:13
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot
23-32
2:51
Tavin Lovan misses two point jump shot
2:49
Emmitt Matthews Jr. defensive rebound
2:36
Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot
2:34
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
2:32
Mohamed Wague personal foul (Trey Jemison draws the foul)
2:32
Trey Jemison misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:32
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
2:20
Tre Mitchell misses two point hook shot
2:18
Trey Jemison defensive rebound
2:06
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point dunk (Jordan Walker assists)
25-32
1:54
James Okonkwo turnover (Trey Jemison steals)
1:47
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
1:45
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
1:35
Efrem Johnson personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
1:35
+1
Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-33
1:35
+1
Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-34
1:20
+3
Ledarrius Brewer makes three point jump shot (Jordan Walker assists)
28-34
0:57
+2
Tre Mitchell makes two point hook shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
28-36
0:45
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot
31-36
0:33
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point layup
31-38
0:23
Jordan Walker turnover (Joe Toussaint steals)
0:23
Ty Brewer personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
0:23
+1
Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-39
0:23
+1
Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-40
0:06
Jordan Walker turnover (Joe Toussaint steals)
0:03
Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:01
Ledarrius Brewer defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
39
WV
Mountaineers
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
+2
Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point hook shot (Erik Stevenson assists)
31-42
19:23
+2
Ty Brewer makes two point turnaround jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)
33-42
19:08
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
19:06
Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
19:03
Eric Gaines shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
19:03
Erik Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:03
+1
Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-43
18:55
Erik Stevenson shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
18:55
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-43
18:55
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-43
18:46
Kedrian Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
18:42
+2
Eric Gaines makes two point layup
37-43
18:23
Ty Brewer personal foul (Tre Mitchell draws the foul)
18:21
Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:19
Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
18:06
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point driving layup
37-45
17:49
Kedrian Johnson personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
17:42
KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
17:40
Ty Brewer offensive rebound
17:40
Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
17:38
Javian Davis offensive rebound
17:38
Jimmy Bell Jr. personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
17:33
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
17:31
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
17:23
Tre Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (KJ Buffen steals)
17:15
+3
Jordan Walker makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)
40-45
16:51
Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
16:49
Javian Davis defensive rebound
16:41
Jordan Walker misses three point jump shot
16:39
Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
16:39
Javian Davis personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
16:30
Tre Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
16:22
Mohamed Wague personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
