Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Huff scores 24 points and sparks late rally to push West Virginia past Cincinnati 62-60
Moustapha Thiam’s dunk stretched Cincinnati’s lead to 57-52 with 4:46 to play. It was more than two minutes later before Huff hit a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 run to give West Virginia a 62-57 lead with 11 seconds left. Huff added a pair of free throws, and Treysen Eaglestaff also made a 3 and two free throws during the surge.
Jizzle James' 3-pointer for Cincinnati capped the scoring with three seconds left. He then forced a turnover but missed from long range to end it.
Huff shot 7 of 14 from the field and 6 of 10 from beyond the arc. Chance Moore added 14 points for West Virginia (10-5, 1-1 Big 12). Eaglestaff finished with 10 points, and he and Huff combined for 15 of the Mountaineers' 37 rebounds.
Jalen Celestine scored 15 points on five 3-pointers to lead Cincinnati (8-7, 0-2). Day Day Thomas added nine points and five assists.
Cincinnati scored 18 points from 15 West Virginia turnovers, but the Mountaineers were 11-of-23 (48%) shooting from 3-point range while the Bearcats hit 12 of 35 (34%).
Cincinnati: At No. 25 UCF on Sunday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jizzle James misses 33-foot three point jumper | 60 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jizzle James Steal. | 60 - 62 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 22-48 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 12-35 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 4-9 | FT | 7-13 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 13 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 9,903 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4-0 | - | 17-0 |
| BYU | 4-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Houston | 4-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Iowa State | 3-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| UCF | 3-1 | 1 | 14-2 |
| Texas Tech | 3-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Colorado | 2-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| Kansas | 2-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| West Virginia | 2-2 | 2 | 11-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-3 | 3 | 13-4 |
| Baylor | 1-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| TCU | 1-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Arizona State | 1-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Cincinnati | 1-3 | 3 | 9-8 |
| Kansas State | 0-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Utah | 0-4 | 4 | 8-9 |