Edwards helps West Virginia hold off Drexel 66-60
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Jesse Edwards scored 16 points to help West Virginia hold off Drexel 66-60 on Saturday.
Edwards made 7 of 10 shots and grabbed five rebounds for the Mountaineers (4-5). Quinn Slazinski finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Seth Wilson came off the bench to score 11 points with five assists.
Justin Moore scored 20 to lead the Dragons (5-5). Moore sank 9 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers and had four rebounds, four assists and three steals. He also had six of Drexel's 17 turnovers. The miscues led to 22 points for West Virginia. Amari Williams totaled 12 points and 15 rebounds for his third double-double this season.
Moore made 4 of 5 shots with a 3-pointer to guide Drexel to a 33-31 lead at halftime. Slazinski had 11 points and Wilson hit three 3-pointers and scored nine to keep West Virginia close.
Josiah Harris opened the second half with a dunk and Kobe Johnson followed with a layup to give West Virginia its first lead of the game at 35-33. Moore hit a 3-point to pull Drexel even at 48 with 13:18 left to play. Neither team scored again until a Wilson layup gave the Mountaineers the lead with 9:20 remaining. Harris followed with a dunk and West Virginia stayed in front from there.
West Virginia was coming off back-to-back losses to former Big East rivals St. John’s and Pittsburgh. Blake Hinson made nine 3-pointers as the Panthers sank 16 to tie a WVU Coliseum record in an 80-63 victory.
Drexel, which hadn't played at West Virginia since 1980, is coached by Morgantown native Zach Spiker. Spiker's father, John, was the athletic trainer for the Mountaineers' football team for 40 years before retiring in 2015 with an induction into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame following in 2017.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Amari Williams vs. Jesse Edwards (Dragons gains possession) | ||
| 19:44 | | Jesse Edwards misses two point layup | ||
| 19:42 |  | Amari Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | +2 | Luke House makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | | Quinn Slazinski turnover (Amari Williams steals) | ||
| 18:59 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists) | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | | Kobe Johnson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:30 | | Justin Moore turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 18:07 | | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | | Yame Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:57 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 17:41 | | Amari Williams misses two point hook shot | ||
| 17:39 | | Josiah Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | | Quinn Slazinski shooting foul (Yame Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 17:25 | | +1 | Yame Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | | +1 | Yame Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 17:13 | | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | | Yame Butler turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:40 | | Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:38 | | Justin Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 16:31 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists) | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | | Ofri Naveh misses two point layup | ||
| 16:12 | | Amari Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 16:01 | | Josiah Harris blocks Lamar Oden Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 15:59 | | Dragons offensive rebound | ||
| 15:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:43 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point jump shot | 10-6 |
| 15:20 | | Quinn Slazinski turnover (Justin Moore steals) | ||
| 15:11 | | Kobe Magee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | ||
| 14:54 | | Josiah Harris offensive foul | ||
| 14:54 | | Josiah Harris turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:33 | | +2 | Garfield Turner makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists) | 12-6 |
| 14:11 | | Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:09 | | Josiah Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 14:09 | | Josiah Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 14:09 | | Garfield Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 14:01 | | +3 | Justin Moore makes three point jump shot | 15-6 |
| 13:47 | | Garfield Turner personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 13:43 | | +3 | Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists) | 15-9 |
| 13:18 | | Jesse Edwards blocks Luke House's two point layup | ||
| 13:16 | | Dragons offensive rebound | ||
| 13:08 | | Dragons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 12:50 | | +3 | Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists) | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | | +2 | Mate Okros makes two point jump shot | 17-12 |
| 12:24 | | Ofri Naveh shooting foul (Mate Okros draws the foul) | ||
| 12:24 | | +1 | Mate Okros makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-12 |
| 12:03 | | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists) | 18-14 |
| 11:43 | | Kobe Johnson blocks Jamie Bergens's two point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Dragons offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Amari Williams makes two point dunk | 20-14 |
| 11:20 | | Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Jesse Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Amari Williams shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-15 |
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 11:06 | | Amari Williams turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:40 | | Kobe Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Amari Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Justin Moore turnover (Ofri Naveh steals) | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Patrick Suemnick makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists) | 20-19 |
| 9:53 | | Kobe Magee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Mate Okros makes two point layup | 22-19 |
| 9:20 | | Akok Akok misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Luke House defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Amari Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Ofri Naveh defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:38 | | Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Magee steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | Garfield Turner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:57 | | Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Justin Moore turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Jeremiah Bembry offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists) | 22-22 |
| 6:46 | | Luke House turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:26 | | Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Amari Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point layup | 24-22 |
| 5:50 | | Jeremiah Bembry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Seth Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Seth Wilson offensive foul | ||
| 5:41 | | Seth Wilson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point jump shot | 26-22 |
| 5:14 | | Amari Williams blocks Seth Wilson's two point layup | ||
| 5:12 | | Justin Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Lamar Oden Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Amari Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Luke House misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot | 26-24 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists) | 28-24 |
| 4:21 | | Jeremiah Bembry shooting foul (Justin Moore draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | Justin Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:21 | | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Josiah Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 4:03 | | Quinn Slazinski offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Jesse Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Jamie Bergens personal foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:42 | | Quinn Slazinski turnover (Mate Okros steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | Luke House turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Jesse Edwards assists) | 28-27 |
| 2:28 | | +3 | Luke House makes three point jump shot (Jamie Bergens assists) | 31-27 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 31-29 |
| 1:52 | | Jamie Bergens misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Garfield Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Garfield Turner makes two point layup | 33-29 |
| 1:29 | | Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Jamie Bergens offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | Jamie Bergens turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup (Jesse Edwards assists) | 33-31 |
| 0:15 | | Justin Moore misses two point layup | ||
| 0:13 | | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Quinn Slazinski turnover (Justin Moore steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Mate Okros misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:43 | | Lamar Oden Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:41 | | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:35 | | +2 | Josiah Harris makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists) | 33-33 |
| 19:08 | | Yame Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 19:06 | | Ofri Naveh defensive rebound | ||
| 19:02 | | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point layup | 33-35 |
| 18:53 | | Justin Moore turnover (Jesse Edwards steals) | ||
| 18:47 | | Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:45 | | Kobe Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:39 | | Josiah Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 18:26 |