With Huggins in the house, West Virginia sinks Cincy 69-65 in Edwards' return to starting lineup
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) Jesse Edwards made a resounding return to the starting lineup with a 25-point, 10-rebound effort and for once a fully healthy West Virginia squad beat Cincinnati 69-65 on Wednesday night.
The game became even more noteworthy when Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins showed up. Huggins resigned last June at West Virginia following a drunken driving arrest. He took Cincinnati to the Final Four in 1992 and West Virginia in 2010. It was the first meeting between Cincinnati and West Virginia in 12 years. The two schools were once rivals in the Big East Conference.
As for court action, Edwards finished 11-for-17 shooting in his first start since missing more than a month due to a wrist injury. He came off the bench in the Mountaineers' 70-66 loss on Saturday at Oklahoma State.
Quinn Slazinski scored 15 points for West Virginia. RaeQuan Battle and Kerr Kriisa each scored 10 points on just 2-for-6 shooting apiece.
Reserve Dan Skillings Jr. led Cincinnati with 15 points on 6-for-19 shooting. Simas Lukosius scored 13 and Day Day Thomas 12 for the Bearcats, which made just 25 of 66 (37.9%) shots.
Lukosius made a 3-pointer with 1:29 left to give Cincinnati (14-7, 3-5 Big 12) a 63-62 lead. But Battle responded with a 3 14 seconds later and West Virginia (8-13, 3-5) led the remainder.
The Bearcats - losers of five of seven - will enter the Big 12 gauntlet when they travel to face No. 15 Texas Tech on Saturday. Cincinnati gets a week off before traveling to No. 4 Houston on Feb. 10. The Bearcats then host No. 12 Iowa State on Feb. 13.
West Virginia hosts 22nd-ranked BYU on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Mountaineers gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Jesse Edwards offensive rebound | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses two point layup | Â | |
19:39 | Â | John Newman III defensive rebound | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | Â | |
19:11 | Â | John Newman III offensive rebound | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
18:43 | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:30 | +3 | John Newman III makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukosius assists) | 3-2 | |
18:14 | Â | RaeQuan Battle turnover (lost ball) (John Newman III steals) | Â | |
18:09 | +2 | Day Day Thomas makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
17:40 | Â | Quinn Slazinski turnover (bad pass) (Aziz Bandaogo steals) | Â | |
17:28 | Â | RaeQuan Battle personal foul | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals) | Â | |
16:52 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â | |
16:41 | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists) | 7-2 | |
16:28 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jesse Edwards's two point layup | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
16:17 | Â | Jesse Edwards blocks John Newman III's two point jump shot | Â | |
16:15 | Â | RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Jesse Edwards offensive rebound | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Jesse Edwards turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (bad pass) (Kerr Kriisa steals) | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Quinn Slazinski offensive rebound | Â | |
15:44 | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup | 7-4 | |
15:28 | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Kerr Kriisa steals) | Â | |
15:23 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 7-6 | |
15:22 | Â | Bearcats 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:22 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
14:59 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup (Jesse Edwards assists) | 7-8 | |
14:20 | Â | Simas Lukosius misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | +2 | Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 7-10 | |
13:37 | Â | Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
13:12 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point hook shot | 7-12 | |
12:48 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:46 | Â | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Akok Akok turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukosius steals) | Â | |
12:34 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists) | 9-12 | |
12:14 | Â | Akok Akok misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Akok Akok defensive rebound | Â | |
11:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Quinn Slazinski technical foul | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Quinn Slazinski turnover | Â | |
11:34 | +1 | Simas Lukosius makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 | |
11:34 | +1 | Simas Lukosius makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 11-12 | |
11:18 | Â | Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Mountaineers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:46 | +3 | Noah Farrakhan makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists) | 11-15 | |
10:14 | Â | Josh Reed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Bearcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Jamille Reynolds blocks Patrick Suemnick's two point dunk | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Jizzle James defensive rebound | Â | |
9:48 | +2 | Jizzle James makes two point jump shot | 13-15 | |
9:39 | +2 | Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot | 13-17 | |
9:24 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound | Â | |
8:55 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul | Â | |
8:42 | Â | RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | Â | RaeQuan Battle personal foul | Â | |
8:15 | +2 | Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point hook shot | 15-17 | |
7:49 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Patrick Suemnick blocks Day Day Thomas's two point layup | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Bearcats offensive rebound | Â | |
7:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | +2 | Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup | 17-17 | |
6:51 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Simas Lukosius misses two point hook shot | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
6:09 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses two point layup | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Jesse Edwards offensive rebound | Â | |
6:06 | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point layup | 17-19 | |
5:55 | Â | Seth Wilson shooting foul (Simas Lukosius draws the foul) | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Simas Lukosius misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:55 | +1 | Simas Lukosius makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-19 | |
5:34 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:32 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | John Newman III offensive rebound | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | John Newman III makes two point jump shot | 20-19 | |
4:48 | Â | Kerr Kriisa turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul) | Â | |
4:45 | +1 | Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-19 | |
4:45 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Kerr Kriisa turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals) | Â | |
4:27 | +2 | Josh Reed makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists) | 23-19 | |
4:08 | Â | Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Simas Lukosius defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | +2 | Ody Oguama makes two point layup (Simas Lukosius assists) | 25-19 | |
3:32 | Â | Ody Oguama blocks Jesse Edwards's two point layup | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Mountaineers offensive rebound | Â | |
3:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses two point layup | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Seth Wilson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Josh Reed defensive rebound | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Seth Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
1:41 | +1 | Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-20 | |
1:41 | +1 | Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-21 | |
1:22 | +2 | Jamille Reynolds makes two point layup | 27-21 | |
1:09 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses two point dunk | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Jamille Reynolds defensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | Â | Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Jizzle James offensive rebound | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Jamille Reynolds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:26 | +2 | Akok Akok makes two point dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 27-23 | |
0:06 | Â | Kerr Kriisa personal foul | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |