Overview
- Honor Huff hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, fueling West Virginia’s closing 10-0 surge after trailing 57-52 with under five minutes left.
- Treysen Eaglestaff added a clutch 3 and two free throws during the decisive run, and Chance Moore finished with 14 points for the Mountaineers.
- Cincinnati’s Jalen Celestine led the Bearcats with 15 points on five 3-pointers, while Day Day Thomas had nine points and five assists.
- West Virginia offset 15 turnovers that led to 18 Cincinnati points by shooting 11-for-23 from deep, compared to Cincinnati’s 12-for-35.
- The loss dropped Cincinnati to 0-2 in Big 12 play and extended its road skid, with next games set for West Virginia vs. No. 22 Kansas and Cincinnati at No. 25 UCF.