Utah Utes at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Amani Hansberry scored 17 points, West Virginia cruises past Utah 72-61
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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Statistics
 UTAH |
 WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 25-52 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-14 | FT | 13-23 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 13,166 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |