West Virginia Mountaineers at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Small scores 18, sparks late rally to help West Virginia beat its former coach and Utah 71-69
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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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Utah Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Joseph Yesufu Block. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Gabe Madsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 69 |
Statistics
 WVU |
 UTAH |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 19-50 |
| 45.6 | Field Goal % | 38.0 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 34.8 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
| 11-16 | FT | 22-32 |
| 68.8 | Free Throw % | 68.8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 7,763 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |