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Small scores 18, sparks late rally to help West Virginia beat its former coach and Utah 71-69

AP
Mar 05, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Javon Small scored 18 points to help West Virginia Mountaineers beat its former coach Josh Eilert and Utah Utes 71-69 on Tuesday night.

Small hit a 3-pointer and Eduardo Andre followed with an alley-oop dunk to spark a 14-6 surge to give West Virginia a 70-64 lead with 12 seconds left.

Gabe Madsen made a 3 and Jake Wahlin forced a turnover and scored on a layup to pull Utah to 70-69 with about a second left.

Sencire Harris split a pair of free throws and Madsen's 3-point attempt was blocked by Joseph Yesufu to end it.

Amani Hansberry and Yesufu added 12 points apiece for West Virginia (17-12, 8-10 Big 12). Jonathan Powell scored 10 points.

Madsen scored 23 points to lead Utah (16-13, 8-10), which ended a six-game home winning streak.

West Virginia closed the first half on a 10-5 surge for a 30-29 lead at the break. Small scored nine points and Madsen had 13 for Utah. The Utes had its largest lead, 44-36, with 14 minutes to play before Small started the late run with 3:42 remaining.

Eilert, who joined the Utah staff this season and was named the interim head coach on Feb. 24, spent the previous 17 seasons at West Virginia (2007-24) in various capacities, including interim head coach for the 2023-24 season when the Mountaineers finished 9-23. Eilert took over the West Virginia program from Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins, who resigned following a drunken driving arrest.

West Virginia hosts UCF on Saturday while Utah plays at No. 23 BYU in regular-season finales.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
30
UTAH
Utes
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Toby Okani vs. Lawson Lovering (Mason Madsen gains possession)
19:51		Mason Madsen turnover (Sencire Harris steals)
19:29	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:04		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass)
18:41		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
18:39		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
18:36		Gabe Madsen personal foul
18:24		Toby Okani turnover (Mason Madsen steals)
18:14	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-3
17:55		Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
17:53		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
17:49		Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
17:47		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
17:41	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	2-6
17:17	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:02	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	4-8
16:46		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
16:44		Caleb Lohner defensive rebound
16:37		Gabe Madsen turnover (Sencire Harris steals)
16:29		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
16:27		Toby Okani offensive rebound
16:17	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	6-8
16:00		Toby Okani shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:00		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:00		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
15:43		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
15:41		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
15:30	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	6-11
15:04		Sencire Harris turnover (Hunter Erickson steals)
14:54	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point layup	6-13
14:30		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
14:28		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
14:19		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
14:17		Toby Okani defensive rebound
14:06		Mason Madsen personal foul
13:54		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (KJ Tenner draws the foul)
13:54		KJ Tenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:54	+1	KJ Tenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
13:44		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
13:42		Utes offensive rebound
13:34		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
13:18		Javon Small turnover (Jake Wahlin steals)
13:01	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	7-16
12:34		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
12:32		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
12:24		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:22		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
12:02		Lawson Lovering blocks Eduardo Andre's two point hook shot
12:00		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
11:33		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-17
11:33	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-18
11:15		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
11:13		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
11:04		Sencire Harris shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-19
11:04		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:04		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup (Toby Okani assists)	9-19
10:27		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
10:25		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup	11-19
10:11		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
10:11		Amani Hansberry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:11		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
9:58		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
9:56		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
9:49	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	14-19
9:48		Utes 30 second timeout
9:25		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
9:23		Javon Small defensive rebound
9:16		Mike Sharavjamts blocks Amani Hansberry's two point layup
9:14		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
9:04		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
9:02		Mountaineers defensive rebound
9:02		Ezra Ausar personal foul
8:51		Javon Small misses two point dunk
8:49		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
8:35		Amani Hansberry blocks Keanu Dawes's two point layup
8:33		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
8:26		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:24		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
8:06		Ezra Ausar misses three point jump shot
8:04		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
7:45		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
7:43		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
7:37		Keanu Dawes offensive foul
7:37		Keanu Dawes turnover (offensive foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:08		KJ Tenner misses two point layup
7:06		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
7:00		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:58		Javon Small defensive rebound
6:39		Eduardo Andre turnover (bad pass)
6:27		Jake Wahlin turnover (KJ Tenner steals)
6:17		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
6:15		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
6:07		KJ Tenner personal foul
6:05		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:03		Toby Okani defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	17-19
5:33	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)	17-21
5:02		Toby Okani turnover (Miro Little steals)
4:54	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup	17-23
4:54		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
4:40	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot	19-23
4:21		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
4:21	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
4:05	+2	Toby Okani makes two point hook shot (Javon Small assists)	21-25
3:51		Jump ball. Miro Little vs. Toby Okani (Toby Okani gains possession)
3:51		Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (Toby Okani steals)
3:51		TV timeout
3:35	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	24-25
3:16		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:14		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
3:12		Amani Hansberry personal foul
3:08		Lawson Lovering turnover (traveling)
2:52		Javon Small turnover (traveling)
2:41		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
2:39		Toby Okani defensive rebound
2:35		Toby Okani turnover (bad pass)
2:16		Toby Okani shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
2:16	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
2:00	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists)	26-27
1:48		Ezra Ausar turnover (traveling)
1:38		Eduardo Andre turnover (Ezra Ausar steals)
1:21		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
1:19		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
1:09		Mason Madsen personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
1:09		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
0:51		Lawson Lovering turnover (Sencire Harris steals)
0:42	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	30-27
0:25		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
0:23		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:22		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
0:21		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
0:20		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
0:20		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
0:20	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	30-29
0:16		Official timeout
0:01		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Miro Little defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
41
UTAH
Utes
40

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	30-31
19:07		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
19:05		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	30-33
18:55		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
18:55		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:55		Javon Small defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Sencire Harris makes two point layup	32-33
18:12		Ezra Ausar turnover (Amani Hansberry steals)
18:03		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
18:01		Toby Okani offensive rebound
17:55		Jake Wahlin personal foul
17:55		Mountaineers turnover (5-second violation)
17:48		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
17:46		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point jump shot	34-33
17:16	+3	Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	34-36
16:46		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
16:39	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point hook shot	36-36
16:22		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
16:22		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:22		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:22		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:59		Toby Okani misses two point jump shot
15:57		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	36-39
15:24		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:22		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
15:18		Lawson Lovering blocks Amani Hansberry's two point layup
15:16		Sencire Harris offensive rebound
15:06		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:04		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
14:56		Javon Small shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
14:56		TV timeout
14:56	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-40
14:56	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-41
14:29		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
14:27		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
14:06	+3	Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot	36-44
13:34		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
13:33		Mountaineers offensive rebound
13:32		Gabe Madsen personal foul
13:19	+2	Toby Okani makes two point jump shot	38-44
13:01		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
12:59		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
12:51	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point layup (Sencire Harris assists)	40-44
12:35		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
12:35		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
12:09		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
12:07		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
11:48		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:46		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
11:43		Toby Okani shooting foul (Jake Wahlin draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43		Jake Wahlin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:43	+1	Jake Wahlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
11:36		Zach Keller shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
11:36	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
11:36		Amani Hansberry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:36		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
11:22		Zach Keller misses three point jump shot
11:20		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point layup	43-45
10:55	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Keanu Dawes assists)	43-47
10:24		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
10:22		Mountaineers offensive rebound
10:21		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:10		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
10:08		Zach Keller offensive rebound
10:04		Gabe Madsen turnover (Amani Hansberry steals)
10:01	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	45-47
10:01		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-47
9:48		KJ Tenner shooting foul (Mason Madsen draws the foul)
9:48	+1	Mason Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-48
9:48	+1	Mason Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-49
9:21	+2	Javon Small makes two point dunk (Toby Okani assists)	48-49
9:11		Jake Wahlin turnover (bad pass)
8:59		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:57		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
8:38		Toby Okani personal foul
8:26		Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball)
8:10		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
8:08		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
7:59		Sencire Harris personal foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
7:59		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
7:35	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Sencire Harris assists)	51-50
7:10		Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-51
7:10	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-52
6:54	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	54-52
6:39		Jonathan Powell personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
6:39		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:39		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
6:37		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
6:35		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
6:30	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	54-54
6:16		Amani Hansberry turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
6:07		Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball)
5:53		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
5:51		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
5:36		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-55
5:36	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
5:25		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
5:25	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
5:25	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-56
4:59		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
4:57		Utes offensive rebound
4:50		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
4:48		Utes offensive rebound
4:34		Sencire Harris personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
4:34	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
4:17		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-58
4:17	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
4:01		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:59		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
3:42	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists)	61-58
3:21		Lawson Lovering misses two point hook shot
3:19		Eduardo Andre defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	63-58
2:42		Utes 30 second timeout
2:42		TV timeout
2:32	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	63-61
2:05	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	66-61
1:45		Utes 30 second timeout
1:45		TV timeout
1:34		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
1:32		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
1:29		Eduardo Andre shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
1:29		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:29	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
1:06		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
1:04		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
1:02		Toby Okani personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-63
1:02	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-64
0:51		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
0:35	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	68-64
0:35		Utes 60 second timeout
0:25		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:23		Mountaineers defensive rebound
0:12		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-64
0:12	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
0:06		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:04		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:04	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Ezra Ausar assists)	70-67
0:02		Javon Small turnover (Jake Wahlin steals)
0:01	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point layup	70-69
0:01		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
0:01		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-69
0:01		Joseph Yesufu blocks Gabe Madsen's three point jump shot
0:00		Utes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Utes offensive rebound