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Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory

AP
Dec 22, 2024

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Javon Small scored 19, Toby Okani added a double-double and West Virginia Mountaineers breezed to a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst Lakers on Sunday.

Small made 6 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer and 6 of 7 free throws for the Mountaineers (9-2), who upped their win streak to five while improving to 7-0 at home. He added seven assists. Okani finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season.

Eduardo Andre came off the bench to score 14 on 6-for-6 shooting for West Virginia.

Aidan Reichert scored 14 to lead the Dolphins (6-9), who fell to 2-8 on the road. Mercyhurst shot just 28.3% from the floor (15 for 53).

Small had 12 points by halftime and Andre scored nine as West Virginia took a 35-22 lead.

Reichert hit a jumper and a 3-pointer in an 8-0 run as Mercyhurst closed within 38-30 with 14:46 left to play. Small answered with five points in a 10-0 run for West Virginia and the Mountaineers weren't threatened over the final 10-plus minutes.

Jonathan Powell buried a 3-pointer with 4:26 remaining to give West Virginia its largest lead at 63-35.

The Mountaineers are idle until New Year's Eve when they play at No. 8 Kansas in a Big 12 Conference matchup. Mercyhurst is off until Jan. 3 against Stonehill.

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1st Half
MERCYH
Lakers
22
WV
Mountaineers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Jusianiec vs. Toby Okani (Mountaineers gains possession)
19:46		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
19:44		Max Jusianiec defensive rebound
19:30		Jake Lemelman misses two point jump shot
19:28		Toby Okani defensive rebound
19:11		Toby Okani turnover (lost ball) (Jeff Planutis steals)
19:05	+2	Max Jusianiec makes two point layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists)	2-0
18:50		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
18:48		Deshaun Jackson Jr. defensive rebound
18:41		Aidan Reichert misses two point jump shot
18:39		Toby Okani defensive rebound
18:17	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	2-3
17:42		Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
17:40		Toby Okani defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	2-5
17:08		Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot
17:06		Toby Okani defensive rebound
16:59		Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass)
16:42		Jake Lemelman turnover (traveling)
16:23	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	2-7
16:23		Lakers 30 second timeout
16:00		TV timeout
16:00		Aidan Reichert misses two point jump shot
15:58		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:55		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Deshaun Jackson Jr. steals)
15:46	+3	Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists)	5-7
15:13	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	5-9
14:51	+2	Aidan Reichert makes two point layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists)	7-9
14:39	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	7-11
14:10		Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point jump shot
14:08		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
13:54		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
13:52		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup	7-13
13:32		Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot
13:30		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
13:03		Mykolas Ivanauskas shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
13:03		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03	+1	Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-14
12:43		Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot
12:41		Max Jusianiec offensive rebound
12:41		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Max Jusianiec draws the foul)
12:37		Mykolas Ivanauskas turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
12:29		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
12:27		Toby Okani offensive rebound
12:20	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	7-16
12:18		Max Jusianiec turnover (bad pass)
12:03		Javon Small turnover (Aidan Reichert steals)
12:00		TV timeout
11:37		Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot
11:32		Aidan Reichert offensive rebound
11:32	+2	Aidan Reichert makes two point layup	9-16
11:32		Toby Okani shooting foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Aidan Reichert makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-16
11:20		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
11:18		Haris Elezovic offensive rebound
11:17		James Thomas personal foul (Haris Elezovic draws the foul)
11:04		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
11:02		Haris Elezovic offensive rebound
10:58	+2	Haris Elezovic makes two point layup	10-18
10:40		Aidan Reichert turnover (traveling)
10:12		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
10:10		James Thomas defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Aidan Reichert makes two point layup	12-18
9:25		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
9:23		Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
9:11		Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
9:09		Toby Okani defensive rebound
9:00		Aidan Reichert personal foul (Haris Elezovic draws the foul)
8:57	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists)	12-21
8:32	+3	Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists)	15-21
8:07		Toby Okani offensive foul (Christian Gamble draws the foul)
8:07		Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul)
7:57		Christian Gamble turnover (lost ball)
7:57		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists)	15-23
7:24		Jonathan Powell personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
7:10		Eduardo Andre blocks Mykolas Ivanauskas's two point layup
7:08		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
6:45		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
6:43		Jeff Planutis defensive rebound
6:37		Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point layup
6:35		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
6:28		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
6:26		Jeff Planutis defensive rebound
6:00		Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot
5:58		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot	15-25
5:19		Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot
5:17		Javon Small defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	15-27
4:38	+3	Christian Gamble makes three point jump shot (Shemar Rathan-Mayes assists)	18-27
4:08	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists)	18-30
3:47		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point hook shot
3:45		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk	18-32
3:12	+2	Christian Gamble makes two point jump shot	20-32
2:55		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
2:53		Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound
2:31		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses three point jump shot
2:29		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
2:21		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
2:19		Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound
2:05		Jeff Planutis turnover (bad pass)
2:05		TV timeout
1:36		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
1:34		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:09	+2	Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes two point jump shot	22-32
1:08		KJ Tenner shooting foul (Deshaun Jackson Jr. draws the foul)
1:08		Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:06		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
0:54		Deshaun Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-33
0:54	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-34
0:54	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-35
0:28		Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot
0:26		James Thomas offensive rebound
0:05		Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
0:00		James Thomas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MERCYH
Lakers
24
WV
Mountaineers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point jump shot
19:44		Max Jusianiec offensive rebound
19:37		Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot
19:35		Toby Okani defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point jump shot	22-37
18:42		Aidan Reichert misses two point jump shot
18:40		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
18:22		Deshaun Jackson Jr. personal foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
18:19		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
18:17		Toby Okani offensive rebound
18:15		Max Jusianiec shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-38
18:15		Toby Okani misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:15		Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
17:55		Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot
17:51		Lakers offensive rebound
17:41		Jump ball. Shemar Rathan-Mayes vs. Eduardo Andre (Mountaineers gains possession)
17:41		Shemar Rathan-Mayes turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Andre steals)
17:28		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Reichert steals)
17:24		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-38
17:24	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-38
17:06		Javon Small offensive foul (Shemar Rathan-Mayes draws the foul)
17:06		Javon Small turnover (offensive foul)
16:56		Toby Okani personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
16:51	+2	Aidan Reichert makes two point jump shot	26-38
16:23		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
16:21		Deshaun Jackson Jr. defensive rebound
15:58	+3	Aidan Reichert makes three point jump shot (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists)	29-38
15:31		Aidan Reichert personal foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:13		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
15:11		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
15:02		Jonathan Powell turnover (bad pass)
14:48		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point jump shot
14:46		Mykolas Ivanauskas offensive rebound
14:46		Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
14:46		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:46	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-38
14:27		Deshaun Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
14:27		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:27	+1	Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-39
14:15		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point jump shot
14:13		Toby Okani defensive rebound
14:08		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
14:06		Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound
13:58		Shemar Rathan-Mayes offensive foul (KJ Tenner draws the foul)
13:58		Shemar Rathan-Mayes turnover (offensive foul)
13:48		Shemar Rathan-Mayes personal foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
13:41		Eduardo Andre turnover (out of bounds)
13:27		Eduardo Andre blocks Jeff Planutis's two point layup
13:25		Toby Okani defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	30-41
12:49		Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:47		Mountaineers defensive rebound
12:35		Toby Okani misses two point layup
12:33		Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
12:27		Deshaun Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
12:24	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	30-43
12:24		Deshaun Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
12:24		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:24		Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound
11:53		Jake Lemelman misses two point jump shot
11:51		Haris Elezovic defensive rebound
11:43		Javon Small misses two point layup
11:41		James Thomas defensive rebound
11:41		James Thomas turnover (traveling)
11:41		TV timeout
11:34		Aidan Reichert shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
11:34		Javon Small misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:34	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-44
11:13		James Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
11:04	+2	Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Haris Elezovic assists)	30-46
10:52		Jeff Planutis turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Yesufu steals)
10:49	+2	Javon Small makes two point dunk (Joseph Yesufu assists)	30-48
10:49		Lakers 30 second timeout
10:49		TV timeout
10:16		Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:58	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot (Haris Elezovic assists)	30-50
9:38		Haris Elezovic blocks Shemar Rathan-Mayes's two point layup
9:36		Toby Okani defensive rebound
9:22		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
9:20		Toby Okani offensive rebound
9:16	+2	Toby Okani makes two point dunk	30-52
9:06		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
8:59		Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
8:57		Haris Elezovic defensive rebound
8:41		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:39		Sean Lang defensive rebound
8:26		Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
8:24		Haris Elezovic defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Haris Elezovic makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	30-54
7:44	+2	Aidan Reichert makes two point layup	32-54
7:18		James Thomas blocks Joseph Yesufu's three point jump shot
7:16		James Thomas defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists)	35-54
6:34		Javon Small misses two point layup
6:32		Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound
6:22		Shemar Rathan-Mayes turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals)
6:21		Sean Lang shooting foul (Toby Okani draws the foul)
6:21		TV timeout
6:21	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-55
6:21	+1	Toby Okani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-56
6:16		James Thomas shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-57
6:16	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-58
5:46		Sean Lang misses three point jump shot
5:44		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
5:33		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
5:31		Deshaun Jackson Jr. defensive rebound
5:17		Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:15		Sean Lang offensive rebound
5:10		Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot
5:08		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	35-60
4:34		Deshaun Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Javon Small steals)
4:23	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	35-63
4:04		Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
4:02		Javon Small defensive rebound
3:47		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
3:45		Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
3:45		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:32		Jake Auer personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-63
3:32	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-63
3:13		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
3:11		Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
3:03		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point layup
3:01		Qadir Martin offensive rebound
2:55	+2	Qadir Martin makes two point layup	39-63
2:38		Haris Elezovic offensive foul (Christian Gamble draws the foul)
2:38		Haris Elezovic turnover (offensive foul)
2:38	+1	Christian Gamble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-63
2:38		Christian Gamble misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Jake Lemelman misses three point jump shot
2:16		Christian Gamble offensive rebound
2:16		KJ Tenner personal foul (Christian Gamble draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Christian Gamble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-63
2:16	+1	Christian Gamble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-63
1:55		Joseph Yesufu turnover (lost ball)
1:28		Christian Gamble misses two point jump shot
1:26		Mykolas Ivanauskas offensive rebound
1:21		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point layup
1:19		Mykolas Ivanauskas offensive rebound
1:19		KJ Tenner shooting foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-63
1:19	+1	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-63
1:01		Qadir Martin personal foul (KJ Tenner draws the foul)
1:01		KJ Tenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01	+1	KJ Tenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-64
0:47		Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point layup
0:45		Jake Auer defensive rebound
0:38	+3	Jake Auer makes three point jump shot	44-67
0:16	+2	Mykolas Ivanauskas makes two point layup (Sean Lang assists)	46-67
0:00		End of period

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Mykolas Ivanauskas makes two point layup (Sean Lang assists)