West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.
Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT gave West Virginia a 79-75 lead. After a Gonzaga miss, Sencire Harris hit two free throws to make it a six-point lead. With 27.1 seconds left, Harris made a steal and scored on a dunk for an eight-point lead, putting the game out of reach.
Amani Hansberry scored a career-high 19 points and Toby Okani added 10 for West Virginia (3-2).
Braden Huff scored 19 points and Khalif Battle 16 for Gonzaga (5-1).
Gonzaga showed its depth, outscoring the West Virginia bench 30-2.
West Virginia’s only loss was by 24 points at Pitt, but the rebuild under Darian DeVries is showing promise.
Gonzaga turned it over at midcourt late in regulation when Tucker DeVries poked it away from Nolan Hickman and raced the other way before getting fouled. DeVries made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left to tie it at 71-all. Battle inbounded the ball and got it back, but lost control on a drive as time expired.
The shorter Mountaineers outrebounded Gonzaga 42-36 and shot 50% in the second half, battling the Zags to a draw in the paint. Nembhard had 12 assists and just one turnover in 43 minutes, but was 1 of 10 from the field.
West Virginia will play Louisville on Thursday in the winner's bracket. Gonzaga faces No. 14 Indiana on the consolation side.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Bulldogs gains possession) | |||
19:43 | Graham Ike misses three point jump shot | |||
19:41 | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | |||
19:20 | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
19:18 | Amani Hansberry offensive rebound | |||
19:07 | Toby Okani turnover (lost ball) | |||
18:53 | Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot | |||
18:51 | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +3 | Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists) | 3-0 | |
18:09 | Tucker DeVries blocks Graham Ike's two point layup | |||
18:07 | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | |||
17:58 | Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot | |||
17:56 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
17:49 | +3 | Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists) | 3-3 | |
17:39 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point hook shot (Javon Small assists) | 5-3 | |
17:26 | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
17:24 | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | |||
17:24 | Michael Ajayi personal foul | |||
17:11 | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | |||
17:09 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
17:00 | +3 | Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 5-6 | |
16:27 | +3 | Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists) | 8-6 | |
16:11 | +3 | Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 8-9 | |
15:51 | Michael Ajayi blocks Javon Small's two point jump shot | |||
15:49 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
15:40 | TV timeout | |||
15:31 | Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul) | |||
15:31 | +1 | Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 | |
15:31 | +1 | Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 | |
15:28 | Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals) | |||
15:28 | Michael Ajayi turnover (out of bounds) | |||
15:21 | Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot | |||
15:19 | Eduardo Andre offensive rebound | |||
15:08 | Jonathan Powell turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | |||
14:57 | Tucker DeVries blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point layup | |||
14:55 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
14:55 | Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
14:55 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-12 | |
14:55 | Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
14:55 | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | |||
14:44 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 10-12 | |
14:21 | Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling) | |||
14:07 | +3 | Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot | 13-12 | |
13:56 | Amani Hansberry blocks Ben Gregg's two point layup | |||
13:54 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
13:36 | Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
13:34 | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | |||
13:26 | +3 | Braden Huff makes three point jump shot (Dusty Stromer assists) | 13-15 | |
13:16 | +3 | Tucker DeVries makes three point jump shot | 16-15 | |
13:01 | KJ Tenner personal foul | |||
12:51 | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | |||
12:49 | Mountaineers defensive rebound | |||
12:35 | Ben Gregg blocks Amani Hansberry's two point layup | |||
12:33 | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | |||
12:18 | +2 | Nolan Hickman makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 16-17 | |
11:59 | KJ Tenner misses three point jump shot | |||
11:57 | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | Dusty Stromer misses two point jump shot | |||
11:33 | Dusty Stromer offensive rebound | |||
11:31 | +3 | Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Braden Huff assists) | 16-20 | |
11:31 | TV timeout | |||
11:16 | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
11:14 | Dusty Stromer defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Sencire Harris misses two point layup | |||
10:37 | Dusty Stromer defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | +2 | Braden Huff makes two point hook shot (Dusty Stromer assists) | 16-22 | |
10:12 | Toby Okani misses two point layup | |||
10:10 | Nolan Hickman defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | |||
10:01 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
9:53 | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
9:51 | Dusty Stromer defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | +2 | Khalif Battle makes two point jump shot | 16-24 | |
9:44 | Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | +1 | Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-25 | |
9:18 | Ben Gregg shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | |||
9:18 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-25 | |
9:18 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-25 | |
9:11 | Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass) (Tucker DeVries steals) | |||
9:02 | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point dunk | 20-25 | |
8:38 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup | 20-27 | |
8:13 | Ben Gregg personal foul | |||
8:11 | Toby Okani misses two point dunk | |||
8:09 | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot | |||
7:54 | Mountaineers defensive rebound | |||
7:54 | Braden Huff personal foul | |||
7:54 | TV timeout | |||
7:36 | Amani Hansberry misses two point hook shot | |||
7:34 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | Amani Hansberry personal foul | |||
7:20 | Graham Ike turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals) | |||
7:08 | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
7:06 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | |||
6:34 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
6:27 | Graham Ike misses two point jump shot | |||
6:25 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
6:16 | Khalif Battle shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | |||
6:16 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 21-27 | |
6:16 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-27 | |
6:16 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-27 | |
5:57 | Graham Ike turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals) | |||
5:46 | Eduardo Andre turnover (lost ball) | |||
5:31 | Toby Okani shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
5:31 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 | |
5:31 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 | |
5:04 | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | |||
5:02 | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | |||
4:52 | Mountaineers defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Graham Ike personal foul | |||
4:28 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot | 26-29 | |
4:15 | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | |||
4:13 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
4:04 | Javon Small offensive rebound | |||
3:59 | Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot | |||
3:57 | Nolan Hickman defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | Khalif Battle turnover (traveling) | |||
3:56 | TV timeout | |||
3:31 | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
3:29 | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | |||
3:23 |