West Virginia tops Texas Tech 78-62 in Big 12 tourney opener
March 9, 2023 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Kedrian Johnson had 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.
West Virginia beats No. 11 Kansas State to help NCAA hopes
March 4, 2023 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Emmitt Matthews’ last regular-season home game at West Virginia was even better than he had envisioned.
Matthews played for Washington a year ago before returning to West Virginia, where he had spent his first three seasons.
West Virginia beats Oklahoma State 85-67 to end 3-game skid
February 21, 2023 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Tre Mitchell added a season-high 22 and West Virginia rolled to an 85-67 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.
Stevenson made 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range and grabbed five rebounds for the Mountaineers (16-10, 5-10 Big 12), who snapped a three-game skid.
Texas Tech beats Mountaineers on road for third straight win
February 18, 2023 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 27 points and Fardaws Aimaq scored Texas Tech's last eight points in leading the Red Raiders to a 78-72 win over West Virginia on Saturday.
Tyson and Aimaq combined for 25 second-half points for Tech (15-12, 4-10), which started the day tied with Oklahoma for last in the Big 12, a game back of the Mountaineers (15-12, 4-10).
Johnson, Matthews lead West Virginia over No. 11 Iowa State
February 9, 2023 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's recent streak of success is starting to make up for a terrible start to the Big 12 schedule.
Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points, and West Virginia held off No.
Johnson, Bell lead West Virginia over No. 14 TCU 74-65
January 19, 2023 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's physical brand of basketball under coach Bob Huggins was too much for TCU to handle.
The Mountaineers took advantage of a bruising inside performance behind 285-pound forward Jimmy Bell Jr.
Johnson, West Virginia hold off Stony Brook 75-64
December 23, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 18 points and West Virginia turned back persistent Stony Brook 75-64 on Thursday night.
The Mountaineers (10-2) only led 28-24 at the half and after building a 19-point lead in the second half the Seawolves (4-9) got within nine with more than 2 1/2 minutes to go.
Johnson scores 17 to help West Virginia beat UAB 81-70
December 11, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 17 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 16 — with four 3-pointers — and nine rebounds and West Virginia beat UAB 81-70 Saturday night to snap the Blazers' six-game win streak.
Tre Mitchell scores 19, West Virginia beats Navy 85-64
December 8, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 19 points to lead West Virginia to an 85-64 win over Navy on Wednesday night.
Erik Stevenson added 13 points, Joe Toussaint 12 and Kedrian Johnson 11 for the Mountaineers (7-2).
WVU revamps roster under newly minted Hall of Famer Huggins
October 21, 2022 GMTMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Bob Huggins looks over his revamped roster at West Virginia and already likes what he sees from some newcomers.
“The ball goes in,” Huggins said. “The ball actually goes in.