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Sherfield scores 22, Oklahoma closes out West Virginia 77-76

AP
Jan 14, 2023

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Grant Sherfield scored 22 points, Jalen Hill made four clutch free throws in the final minute, and Oklahoma Sooners defeated West Virginia Mountaineers 77-76 on Saturday.

Hill added 14 points for Oklahoma (11-6, 2-3 Big 12) and Milos Uzan had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

At 1:40 of the second half, West Virginia's Tre Mitchell made 1 of 2 free throws and the score was tied until Hill made two free throws for a 72-70 lead. After West Virginia called timeout with 25.2 seconds left, Erik Stevenson threw up an off-balance 3-pointer and missed badly. Hill added two more free throws with 14.2 seconds left and Oklahoma closed out the win with three more free throws in four attempts. West Virginia's Seth Wilson made an unguarded 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin.

Oklahoma did not make a shot in the final 6:14 but made 11 of 14 free throws, 18 of 25 for the game. Sherfield was 9-for-11 from the line. West Virginia, which had missed 48 free throws in losing its first four games in Big 12 play, was 8-for-16 against Oklahoma.

Mitchell had 16 points, Joe Toussaint 14, Kedrian Johnson 13 and Emmitt Matthews Jr. 11 for West Virginia (10-7, 0-5).

Sherfield's four-point play and two 3-pointers by Tanner Groves led to a 47-39 lead for the Sooners with 14:52 remaining in the second half. Groves had made only 2 of 17 3-pointers in the past six games before going 2-for-2 against the Mountaineers.

With Oklahoma's lead at 55-51 Sherfield hit a 3-pointer, then made two technical free throws for a 60-53 lead. West Virginia, in the middle of making 12-of-13 shots, stayed close and trailed only 66-65 after a driving layup by Stevenson near the five-minute mark.

Earlier in the week, West Virginia parted ways with associate head coach Larry Harrison, who had held that position for the past 13 seasons. No reason for the dismissal has been announced.

Oklahoma plays at Oklahoma State on Wednesday and West Virginia has a home game against TCU, also on Wednesday.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
29
OKLA
Sooners
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jimmy Bell Jr. vs. Tanner Groves (Sooners gains possession)
20:00		Jacob Groves misses two point layup
19:58		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
19:23		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
19:21		Sooners defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	0-2
18:40		Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:38		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
18:30		Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot
18:28		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:52	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists)	2-5
17:42		Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:40		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
17:37		Kedrian Johnson personal foul
17:27	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Jalen Hill assists)	2-7
16:57	+3	Kedrian Johnson makes three point jump shot	5-7
16:34		Tre Mitchell blocks Jacob Groves's two point layup
16:32		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
16:12		Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:10		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
16:05	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists)	5-9
15:40		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:38		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
15:32		TV timeout
15:32		Erik Stevenson personal foul
15:11		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
15:09		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
14:39		Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
14:37		Grant Sherfield defensive rebound
14:32	+3	Grant Sherfield makes three point jump shot	5-12
14:02	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point jump shot	7-12
13:44		Grant Sherfield turnover (lost ball)
13:28	+2	Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point dunk (Erik Stevenson assists)	9-12
13:09		Sam Godwin turnover (3-second violation)
13:00		Jalen Hill personal foul
12:40		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
12:38		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
12:23	+3	C.J. Noland makes three point jump shot (Sam Godwin assists)	9-15
12:01	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point layup	11-15
11:38		Sam Godwin turnover (lost ball) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
11:30		Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:28		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
11:04		Bijan Cortes misses two point layup
11:02		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
10:44		Sam Godwin personal foul
10:44		TV timeout
10:23		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:10		Mohamed Wague personal foul
10:00	+3	C.J. Noland makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	11-18
9:34	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point layup	13-18
9:18		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass)
9:00	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point layup (Tre Mitchell assists)	15-18
8:40		Tanner Groves offensive foul
8:40		Tanner Groves turnover (offensive foul)
8:36		Porter Moser technical foul
8:36		Tre Mitchell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
8:36		Tre Mitchell misses technical free throw 2 of 2
8:16		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
8:14		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
8:12		Tanner Groves personal foul
8:12		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:12		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:12		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
7:59		Seth Wilson personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:45		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
7:43		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point layup	17-18
6:59	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point dunk (Grant Sherfield assists)	17-20
6:35	+3	Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	20-20
6:18	+2	Grant Sherfield makes two point jump shot	20-22
6:01	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot	22-22
5:49		Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot
5:47		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
5:42		Milos Uzan personal foul
5:26		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:24		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
5:16		Joe Toussaint personal foul
5:04		Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot
5:02		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
4:49		Erik Stevenson misses two point layup
4:47		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
4:44		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
4:42		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
4:41		Erik Stevenson personal foul
4:37		Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot
4:35		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
4:31		Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball) (Sam Godwin steals)
4:08	+3	Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists)	22-25
3:41	+3	Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot	25-25
3:19	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	25-27
3:07		Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
3:05		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
3:01		TV timeout
2:53	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point dunk (Milos Uzan assists)	25-29
2:16		Kedrian Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:14		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
2:06		Patrick Suemnick personal foul
2:06		Sam Godwin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06		Sam Godwin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
1:46		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
1:44		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
1:33		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
1:31		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point jump shot	27-29
1:18		Sooners 30 second timeout
1:04	+2	Grant Sherfield makes two point jump shot	27-31
0:36	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot	29-31
0:05		Jalen Hill turnover (lost ball)
0:05		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:02		Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball) (Milos Uzan steals)
0:01		Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot
0:00		Sooners offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
47
OKLA
Sooners
46

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
19:49		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
19:36	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point jump shot	29-33
19:18		Milos Uzan shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-33
19:18	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-33
19:06		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass)
18:52	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup	33-33
18:40	+3	Grant Sherfield makes three point jump shot	33-36
18:40		Erik Stevenson shooting foul (Grant Sherfield draws the foul)
18:40	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-37
18:18		Tre Mitchell misses two point layup
18:16		Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
18:09		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
18:07		Grant Sherfield defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup (Grant Sherfield assists)	33-39
17:42	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup	35-39
17:20		Emmitt Matthews Jr. personal foul
17:02		Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot
17:00		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
16:45		Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot
16:43		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
16:39	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup	37-39
16:25		Kedrian Johnson personal foul
16:09	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point dunk (Tanner Groves assists)	37-41
15:53	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point layup	39-41
15:39	+3	Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists)	39-44
15:22		Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:20		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists)	39-47
14:51		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
14:51		TV timeout
14:41		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
14:39		Emmitt Matthews Jr. offensive rebound
14:37	+2	Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point layup	41-47
14:24		Tre Mitchell blocks Grant Sherfield's two point layup
14:22		Sooners offensive rebound
14:24		TV timeout
14:07		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass)
14:03		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
14:01		Grant Sherfield defensive rebound
13:52		Tre Mitchell technical foul
13:52	+1	Grant Sherfield makes technical free throw 1 of 2	41-48
13:52		Grant Sherfield misses technical free throw 2 of 2
13:40		Sooners offensive rebound
13:40	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point layup	41-50
13:14	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup	43-50
13:03		Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Tre Mitchell steals)
12:54		Jacob Groves personal foul
12:52		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (traveling)
12:23	+2	Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot	43-52
12:01		Bijan Cortes personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
12:01	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-52
11:59	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
11:51		Grant Sherfield turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mitchell steals)
11:51		Grant Sherfield personal foul
11:39	+2	Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point layup (Tre Mitchell assists)	47-52
11:10	+2	Sam Godwin makes two point dunk (C.J. Noland assists)	47-54
10:48	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot	49-54
10:14		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
10:12		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
10:05		Tre Mitchell personal foul
10:05		Sam Godwin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:05	+1	Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
9:40	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup	51-55
9:16		Jalen Hill offensive foul
9:16		Jalen Hill turnover (offensive foul)
9:00		Kedrian Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Groves steals)
8:52	+3	Grant Sherfield makes three point jump shot	51-58
8:37	+2	Tre Mitchell makes two point jump shot	53-58
8:36		Bob Huggins technical foul
8:36	+1	Grant Sherfield makes technical free throw 1 of 2	53-59
8:36	+1	Grant Sherfield makes technical free throw 2 of 2	53-60
8:11		Tanner Groves turnover (traveling)
7:59		Milos Uzan personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:52	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point layup (Joe Toussaint assists)	55-60
7:35	+2	Milos Uzan makes two point layup	55-62
7:04	+3	Tre Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)	58-62
6:50		Kedrian Johnson personal foul
6:50	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
6:50	+1	Otega Oweh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-64
6:38	+3	Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes three point jump shot (Erik Stevenson assists)	61-64
6:10	+2	Jalen Hill makes two point dunk (Milos Uzan assists)	61-66
5:52		Joe Toussaint misses two point layup
5:50		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
5:42		Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot
5:40		Grant Sherfield offensive rebound
5:33		Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot
5:31		Jalen Hill offensive rebound
5:16		Sooners turnover (shot clock violation)
5:04	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot	63-66
5:02		Sooners 30 second timeout
4:40		Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot
4:38		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point layup	65-66
4:14		Joe Toussaint personal foul
4:14	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
4:14	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
4:04	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point layup	67-68
3:32		Joe Toussaint personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-69
3:32	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-70
3:15	+2	Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point dunk (Tre Mitchell assists)	69-70
2:44		C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot
2:42		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
2:32		Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point layup
2:30		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
2:00		Erik Stevenson personal foul
2:00		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00		Milos Uzan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
1:40		Milos Uzan personal foul
1:40		Tre Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:40	+1	Tre Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-70
1:10		C.J. Noland turnover (lost ball) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
1:08		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
1:02		Jalen Hill personal foul
1:02		Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:02		Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Milos Uzan defensive rebound
0:56		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:46		Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot
0:44		Jalen Hill offensive rebound
0:27		Kedrian Johnson personal foul
0:27	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
0:27	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-72
0:27		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
0:14		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
0:12		Jalen Hill defensive rebound
0:12		Tre Mitchell personal foul
0:12	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:12	+1	Jalen Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:11		Otega Oweh personal foul
0:11	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
0:09		Erik Stevenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Tanner Groves defensive rebound
0:08		Joe Toussaint personal foul
0:08	+1	Tanner Groves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-75
0:08	+1	Tanner Groves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-76
0:06		Grant Sherfield personal foul
0:06	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-76
0:06	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-76
0:04		Joe Toussaint personal foul
0:04		Grant Sherfield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Grant Sherfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-77
0:04		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot	76-77
0:00		End of period

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Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot