RaeQuan Battle scores 24 in West Virginia’s 77-67 win over UCF
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) RaeQuan Battle scored 24 points and West Virginia never trailed in a 77-67 win over UCF on Tuesday night.
Jesse Edwards added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Quinn Slazinski scored 14 for West Virginia (9-17, 4-9 Big 12).
The Mountaineers broke a four-game losing streak and moved out of a last-place tie with idle Oklahoma State.
UCF (13-12, 4-9) has lost four straight and fell to 1-6 on the road.
Darius Johnson scored a career-high 29 points and Marchelus Avery added 14 for the Knights. Leading scorer Jaylin Sellers was limited to six points on 1-of-11 shooting.
Edwards blocked a dunk attempt by UCF’s Omar Payne, and West Virginia’s Noah Farrakhan fed Kobe Johnson for a fast-break layup for a 58-45 lead with 8:57 remaining.
UCF had 10 blocked shots, including one by Ibrahima Diallo on a layup attempt with 7:38 left by Battle, who fell awkwardly to the floor and was shaken up momentarily.
Battle bounced back to score nine points down the stretch to thwart UCF’s comeback attempt.
Battle fared much better than the last time he faced UCF, when he was held to five points and was ejected in West Virginia’s 72-59 loss on Jan. 23 in Orlando, Florida.
Battle made three baskets in the first five minutes Tuesday and West Virginia jumped ahead 13-4. The Mountaineers pushed their lead to as many as 13 points in the first half before Avery and Sellers hit 3-pointers to pull the Knights within 37-30 at halftime.
West Virginia used primarily a zone defense to limit UCF’s inside game, and the Knights responded with a barrage of 3-point shots. But UCF made just 9 of 38 (24%) attempts from beyond the arc.
Both teams return to the court on Saturday. UCF hosts No. 23 Texas Tech while West Virginia, which is 0-6 on the road, plays at No. 6 Iowa State.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ibrahima Diallo vs. Jesse Edwards (Knights gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:13 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0-2 | |
18:46 | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists) | 2-2 | |
18:32 | +3 | Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 2-5 | |
18:15 | Â | Ibrahima Diallo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:13 | Â | RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 2-7 | |
17:48 | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Mountaineers defensive rebound | Â | |
16:54 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point pullup jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 2-9 | |
16:32 | Â | Ibrahima Diallo turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Ibrahima Diallo defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point bank jump shot | 4-9 | |
15:38 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 4-11 | |
15:23 | Â | Shemarri Allen turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Darius Johnson personal foul | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Antwann Jones personal foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul) | Â | |
14:58 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 4-13 | |
14:43 | Â | Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | Â | RaeQuan Battle misses two point dunk | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Omar Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | +2 | Darius Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-13 | |
14:13 | +3 | Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 6-16 | |
13:39 | Â | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point driving layup | 6-18 | |
13:07 | Â | Antwann Jones misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Marchelus Avery offensive rebound | Â | |
13:00 | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point putback layup | 8-18 | |
12:45 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | +3 | Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 11-18 | |
12:06 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-20 | |
11:48 | Â | Marchelus Avery turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
11:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:34 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-22 | |
11:14 | Â | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:12 | Â | RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Kobe Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals) | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Darius Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Mountaineers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:05 | Â | RaeQuan Battle turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:39 | +2 | Ibrahima Diallo makes two point jump shot (Nils Machowski assists) | 13-22 | |
9:21 | +2 | Kobe Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-24 | |
9:07 | Â | Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (Jesse Edwards steals) | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Jaylin Sellers blocks Noah Farrakhan's two point layup | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | +3 | Shemarri Allen makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 16-24 | |
8:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Ibrahima Diallo personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Patrick Suemnick turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Mountaineers defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | +2 | Kerr Kriisa makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-26 | |
7:24 | Â | Jesse Edwards personal foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul) | Â | |
7:24 | Â | C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:24 | +1 | C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-26 | |
7:00 | +2 | Josiah Harris makes two point driving layup | 17-28 | |
6:47 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Omar Payne offensive rebound | Â | |
6:41 | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point putback layup | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Josiah Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Omar Payne blocks Quinn Slazinski's two point layup | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Josiah Harris offensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:17 | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
6:04 | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 19-28 | |
5:58 | Â | Shemarri Allen personal foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul) | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point driving layup | 19-30 | |
5:12 | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses two point driving layup | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
4:52 | Â | RaeQuan Battle misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
4:50 | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Jesse Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
4:20 | +2 | Jesse Edwards makes two point reverse layup (Quinn Slazinski assists) | 19-32 | |
4:05 | +3 | Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 22-32 | |
3:48 | Â | Omar Payne shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
3:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:48 | +1 | Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-33 | |
3:33 | +2 | Darius Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-33 | |
3:07 | Â | Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Nils Machowski offensive rebound | Â | |
2:50 | Â | RaeQuan Battle personal foul (Ibrahima Diallo draws the foul) | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Omar Payne misses two point hook shot | Â | |
2:41 | Â | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Omar Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Nils Machowski offensive rebound | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Akok Akok blocks Darius Johnson's two point jump shot | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Mountaineers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | +3 | Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists) | 24-36 | |
1:14 | +3 | Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists) | 27-36 | |
1:14 | Â | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Marchelus Avery personal foul (Akok Akok draws the foul) | Â | |
0:48 | +1 | Akok Akok makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-37 | |
0:48 | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Akok Akok misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | Â | |
0:36 | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 30-37 | |
0:04 | Â | Omar Payne blocks Quinn Slazinski's two point reverse layup | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Knights offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |