Bolden, Adrian help No. 13 West Virginia hold off Oklahoma
Freshman guard James Bolden scored a career-high 17 points in 10 minutes and No. 13 West Virginia survived an off-shooting night to beat Oklahoma 61-50 on Wednesday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
West Virginia Mountaineers
61
Oklahoma Sooners
50
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| OU | 25 | 25 | 50 |
Lloyd Noble Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 91-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Niagara Purple Eagles | W 91-46 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:47 61-50
Jordan Shepherd made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 61-48
Jevon Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 60-48
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 60-48
Sagaba Konate made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 59-48
Sagaba Konate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 58-48
Foul on Khadeem Lattin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 58-48
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 57-48
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 56-48
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 56-48
Jordan Shepherd made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 56-47
Foul on Nathan Adrian.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 56-47
Esa Ahmad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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LayUpShot 3:54 53-47
Kameron McGusty made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 53-45
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 52-45
Tarik Phillip made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 51-45
Foul on Khadeem Lattin.
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JumpShot 5:20 51-45
Khadeem Lattin made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 51-43
Khadeem Lattin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 51-42
Khadeem Lattin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 51-41
Foul on Sagaba Konate.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:03 51-41
Jordan Shepherd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristian Doolittle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:48 51-38
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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PersonalFoul 6:59 48-38
Foul on Rashard Odomes.
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LayUpShot 7:12 48-38
Nathan Adrian made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 46-38
Foul on Jordan Shepherd.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:21 46-38
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:21 45-38
Foul on Jamuni McNeace.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 45-38
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 45-37
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 45-36
Foul on James Bolden.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:07 45-36
Nathan Adrian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sagaba Konate.
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JumpShot 9:38 42-36
Kristian Doolittle made Jumper.
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JumpShot 10:08 42-34
Esa Ahmad made Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Adrian.
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LayUpShot 10:53 40-34
Nathan Adrian made Layup. Assisted by James Bolden.
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PersonalFoul 10:53 38-34
Foul on Dante Buford.
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PersonalFoul 11:11 38-34
Foul on Christian James.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 38-34
James Bolden made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 37-34
James Bolden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 36-34
Foul on Dante Buford.
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PersonalFoul 12:56 36-34
Foul on Jevon Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:23 36-34
Jordan Shepherd made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:03 36-31
Jevon Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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PersonalFoul 14:38 33-31
Foul on Lamont West.
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LayUpShot 14:54 33-31
Rashard Odomes made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:08 33-29
Elijah Macon made Layup. Assisted by Tarik Phillip.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:29 31-29
Kristian Doolittle made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:29 31-28
Kristian Doolittle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:29 31-27
Foul on Esa Ahmad.
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JumpShot 15:42 31-27
Nathan Adrian made Jumper.
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DunkShot 16:02 29-27
Khadeem Lattin made Dunk. Assisted by Kameron McGusty.
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JumpShot 16:25 29-25
Tarik Phillip made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:42 27-25
Foul on Jordan Shepherd.
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PersonalFoul 17:36 27-25
Foul on Jevon Carter.
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PersonalFoul 18:14 27-25
Foul on Nathan Adrian.
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PersonalFoul 19:27 27-25
Foul on Nathan Adrian.
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LayUpShot 0:02 27-25
James Bolden made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:25 25-25
Jordan Woodard made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Shepherd.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:59 25-23
Lamont West made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teyvon Myers.
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JumpShot 2:37 22-23
Brandon Watkins made Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Adrian.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 20-23
Khadeem Lattin made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 61-50
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 61-50
Kristian Doolittle Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:20 61-50
Sagaba Konate missed Jumper.
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Steal 0:22 61-50
Sagaba Konate Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:22 61-50
Jordan Woodard Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 61-50
Jordan Woodard Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:28 61-50
Jevon Carter missed Layup.
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JumpShot 0:47 61-50
Jordan Shepherd made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 61-48
Jevon Carter made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:07 60-48
West Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:07 60-48
Jevon Carter missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 60-48
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 60-48
Nathan Adrian Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:17 60-48
Jordan Woodard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 60-48
Sagaba Konate made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:30 59-48
Sagaba Konate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:30 58-48
Foul on Khadeem Lattin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:32 58-48
Sagaba Konate Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:32 58-48
Kristian Doolittle missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 58-48
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 57-48
Esa Ahmad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 56-48
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 56-48
Jordan Shepherd made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:06 56-47
Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 56-47
Jordan Shepherd missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 56-47
Foul on Nathan Adrian.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 56-47
Esa Ahmad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jevon Carter.
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Offensive Rebound 2:58 53-47
Sagaba Konate Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:58 53-47
Tarik Phillip missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:16 53-47
Tarik Phillip Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:16 53-47
Kameron McGusty Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:19 53-47
West Virginia Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:38 53-47
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:38 53-47
West Virginia Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:54 53-47
Kameron McGusty made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:06 53-45
Khadeem Lattin Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:06 53-45
Jordan Shepherd missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 4:11 53-45
Kameron McGusty Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 53-45
Jordan Woodard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 4:28 53-45
Khadeem Lattin Steal.
Showing the last 40 of 337 events.
Team Stats
WVU
OU
20-54
FG
16-48
37
Field Goal %
33
9-19
3PT
6-14
47
Three Point %
43
12-16
FT
12-17
75
Free Throw %
71
32
Rebounds
37
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
22
Defensive Rebounds
25
12
Assists
7
12
Steals
8
8
Blocks
7
14
Turnovers
23
1
Team Turnovers
3
14
Total Turnovers
23
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
17
13
Largest Lead
9
Highlights
00:23
James Bolden last second layup gives West Virginia lead going into the half
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00:48
Oklahoma's freshman have Sooners out to a fast start against No. 13 West Virginia
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00:30
Khadeem Lattin throws down huge alley-oop slam
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01:32
West Virginia v Oklahoma post game breakdown on West Virginia's effort to "win ugly" on the road 61-50
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