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Amani Hansberry scored 17 points, West Virginia cruises past Utah 72-61

AP
Feb 08, 2025

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Amani Hansberry scored 17 points to lead West Virginia Mountaineers to 72-61 victory over Utah Utes on Saturday night.

Hansberry made three 3-pointers and finished 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Javon Small added 14 points and eight assists for West Virginia (15-8, 6-6 Big 12). Joseph Yesufu also scored 14 points and Jonathan Powell had 11.

The Mountaineers have won two of its last three since ending a three-game skid.

Keanu Dawes scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Utah (13-10, 5-7 Big 12). Jake Wahlin added 10 points.

West Virginia closed the first half on a 12-3 run for a 36-27 advantage. Toby Okani scored all nine of his points in the first half to pace West Virginia.

The Mountaineers had their largest lead, 53-39 with 12:38 left. The Utes cut the deficit to 64-59 with 3:00 remaining before Powell answered with a 3-pointer to help the Mountaineers pull away.

It was the first meeting between the teams since Utah beat the Mountaineers 65-62 in a Sweet 16 matchup at the NCAA Tournament on March 19, 1998.

On Tuesday, West Virginia hosts BYU while Utah plays at Cincinnati.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
27
WV
Mountaineers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Utes gains possession)
19:46	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-0
19:15		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
19:13		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
18:53		Toby Okani personal foul
18:36	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk	4-0
18:07		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:05		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
17:35		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-0
17:35	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-0
17:23	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	6-3
17:08		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals)
17:05		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
17:01	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Powell assists)	6-6
16:35		Jake Wahlin misses two point layup
16:33		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup	6-8
15:46		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
15:46		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
15:46		Ezra Ausar personal foul
15:46		TV timeout
15:34		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
15:32		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:25		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
15:23		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
15:11		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:09		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	8-8
14:42		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
14:40		Mountaineers offensive rebound
14:30		Amani Hansberry offensive foul
14:30		Amani Hansberry turnover (offensive foul)
14:13		Joseph Yesufu personal foul
14:02		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
14:00		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point fadeaway jump shot	10-8
13:11	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point jump shot	10-10
12:57		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:55		Toby Okani defensive rebound
12:48		Lawson Lovering personal foul
12:26	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot	10-12
12:13		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
12:11		Ezra Ausar personal foul
11:57		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
11:55		Toby Okani offensive rebound
11:50	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	10-15
11:29		Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball)
11:29		TV timeout
11:08		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
11:06		Miro Little defensive rebound
10:59	+3	Keanu Dawes makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	13-15
10:35		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
10:33		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
10:25		KJ Tenner shooting foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Miro Little makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-15
10:25	+1	Miro Little makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-15
10:25	+1	Miro Little makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-15
10:10		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
10:08		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
10:07		Eduardo Andre personal foul
9:38		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
9:36		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
9:28	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	16-18
9:09	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup (Zach Keller assists)	18-18
8:48		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
8:46		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
8:24		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
8:22		Javon Small defensive rebound
8:13		Mason Madsen shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
8:13		Amani Hansberry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:13	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
8:08		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
7:57	+2	Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	18-21
7:48	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk	20-21
7:28		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
7:26		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
6:59	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Mason Madsen assists)	22-21
6:34		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
6:32		Toby Okani offensive rebound
6:27		Toby Okani misses two point layup
6:25		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
6:17		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
6:15		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup	22-23
6:07		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
6:07		TV timeout
6:07	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-24
5:47		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
5:45		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
5:30		Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wahlin steals)
5:22		Eduardo Andre blocks Jake Wahlin's two point layup
5:20		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
4:51		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:28		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
4:26		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
4:26		Zach Keller personal foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
4:26		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:26		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
4:02		Keanu Dawes misses two point jump shot
4:02		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
4:02		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
4:02	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
3:48	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup (Amani Hansberry assists)	24-26
3:35		Utes 30 second timeout
3:29		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
3:27		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
3:17	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	24-29
3:00	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	27-29
2:26		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
2:24		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
2:15		Keanu Dawes turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
2:04	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	27-31
1:51		Miro Little misses two point jump shot
1:49		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
1:41		Amani Hansberry turnover (lost ball)
1:31		Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Javon Small steals)
1:21	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot	27-33
0:53		Toby Okani blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
0:51		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:40	+3	Toby Okani makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	27-36
0:23		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:21		Mountaineers defensive rebound
0:01		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
34
WV
Mountaineers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Toby Okani blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
19:49		Toby Okani defensive rebound
19:29		Toby Okani misses two point layup
19:27		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
19:20	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	30-36
18:53		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
18:53	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-37
18:53	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-38
18:39		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
18:39		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:39		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:39		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	30-40
18:01	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Jake Wahlin assists)	32-40
17:58		Ezra Ausar technical foul
17:58	+1	Javon Small makes technical free throw 1 of 2	32-41
17:58	+1	Javon Small makes technical free throw 2 of 2	32-42
17:33		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
17:31		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
17:24		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
17:22		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
17:09	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	35-42
16:50	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	35-44
16:32		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
16:30		Mountaineers defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	35-46
16:06		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-47
15:40		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
15:38		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:27		Amani Hansberry turnover (lost ball)
15:26		TV timeout
15:06		Javon Small shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
15:06		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:06		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:06		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
14:47		Keanu Dawes personal foul
14:40		Eduardo Andre turnover (traveling)
14:35		Joseph Yesufu personal foul
14:29	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot	37-47
14:11		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
13:57		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
13:55		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	39-47
13:21	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	39-49
13:21		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-50
13:07		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
13:05		Mountaineers defensive rebound
12:45		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
12:43		Joseph Yesufu offensive rebound
12:38	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)	39-53
12:26	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point layup	41-53
12:06		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (KJ Tenner draws the foul)
12:06		KJ Tenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06		KJ Tenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:06		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
11:57		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass)
11:57		TV timeout
11:38		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
11:36		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
11:15		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:13		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
11:09		Jake Wahlin misses two point layup
11:09		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
11:09		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
11:04		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
11:03		Keanu Dawes personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
11:03		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:01		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
10:50	+3	Keanu Dawes makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists)	44-53
10:30		Amani Hansberry turnover (lost ball) (Keanu Dawes steals)
10:24	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk	46-53
10:16		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
9:55	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	46-56
9:43		Zach Keller turnover (bad pass)
9:27		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
9:25		Miro Little defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point jump shot	48-56
8:50		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
8:48		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup	50-56
8:31		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
8:31		Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:31		Javon Small defensive rebound
8:17		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
8:15		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
8:07		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
8:05		Utes defensive rebound
7:58		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
7:56		Mountaineers defensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)	50-58
7:08		Mason Madsen misses two point jump shot
7:06		Zach Keller offensive rebound
7:06		Amani Hansberry personal foul
6:58	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point layup	52-58
6:32	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	52-60
6:10		Miro Little misses two point layup
6:08		Javon Small defensive rebound
5:43		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
5:41		Zach Keller defensive rebound
5:31		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
5:29		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
5:07		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
5:05		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
4:45		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:43		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
4:43		Toby Okani shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
4:43	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
4:26		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
4:26	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-62
4:15		Hunter Erickson turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Powell steals)
4:09	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point layup	54-64
4:01		Utes 30 second timeout
4:01		TV timeout
3:46	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	56-64
3:27		Mason Madsen shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
3:27		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:27		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:27		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
3:21		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:19		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
3:02	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Ezra Ausar assists)	59-64
2:59		Utes 30 second timeout
2:31	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)	59-67
2:10		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
2:08		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
1:49		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-68
1:49	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-69
1:40		Mason Madsen turnover (bad pass)
1:22	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot	59-71
1:12		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
1:10		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:59		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:57		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:56		Amani Hansberry blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
0:54		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
0:54		Jake Wahlin flagrant 1 (Jonathan Powell draws the foul)
0:54		Jonathan Powell misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Jonathan Powell makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	59-72
0:34		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Jonathan Powell draws the foul)
0:34		Jonathan Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34		Jonathan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	61-72
0:22		Utes 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Utes 30 second timeout