West Virginia Mountaineers at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 20 West Virginia women beat Colorado 61-55
Gia Cooke's driving layup gave West Virginia its largest lead, 51-42, with 8:25 to play. An 8-1 surge pulled Colorado to 52-50 with 4:50 left, but the Buffaloes didn't get closer. Cooke added two more layups in the closing minutes that pushed the Mountaineers' lead back to five points each time.
Cooke finished with 12 points and Sydney Shaw added 11 for West Virginia (19-5, 9-3 Big 12). Carter McCray grabbed 10 rebounds. The Mountaineers have won five of their last six games.
Jade Masogayo scored 13 points and Desiree Wooten had 12 for Colorado (15-8, 6-5), which ended a three-game win streak. Logyn Greer added 11 points and Tabitha Betson had 10 rebounds to go with seven points.
West Virginia took the lead for good on Cooke's jumper with 1:36 to play in the second quarter, and the Mountaineers led 37-34 at the beak. Harrison scored 13 first-half points. Masogayo scored nine points and Greer added seven to pace Colorado.
Colorado: The Buffaloes play Sunday at home against No. 14 TCU.
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- TV Channel: Mountaineers vs Buffaloes 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 55 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 61 - 55 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Kierra Wheeler Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 55 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Tabitha Betson misses 22-foot jumper | 61 - 55 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Colorado Timeout | 61 - 55 |
Statistics
 WVU |
COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 19-53 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 6-11 | FT | 15-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 88 | Percent Led | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 2,097 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 11-3 | - | 21-5 |
| TCU | 10-3 | 0.5 | 22-4 |
| Baylor | 10-3 | 0.5 | 21-5 |
| Texas Tech | 10-4 | 1 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 9-5 | 2 | 20-7 |
| Colorado | 9-5 | 2 | 18-8 |
| Arizona State | 8-6 | 3 | 21-6 |
| Utah | 8-6 | 3 | 17-9 |
| Iowa State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 19-6 |
| Kansas State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 14-12 |
| BYU | 6-8 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Kansas | 6-9 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Cincinnati | 4-10 | 7 | 9-17 |
| UCF | 2-11 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Arizona | 2-12 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Houston | 1-13 | 10 | 7-18 |