Overview
- West Virginia beat Duke 57-49 at the Skechers Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, finishing with exactly five eligible players.
- Six Mountaineers were ejected just before halftime — starter Jordan Harrison and five who left the bench — and Duke’s Jordan Wood was also ejected after the skirmish.
- Officials spent roughly 15 minutes reviewing the incident, and the automatic bench-leaving rule drove the sweeping ejections.
- With no bench, West Virginia shifted into a zone and blitzed the third quarter 24-9, then closed it out at the line as Sydney Shaw totaled 16 points and 7 rebounds.
- Reserve Célia Rivière added 12 points and 8 boards, Duke shot 2-for-12 from three, and the result moved WVU to 4-0 and dropped Duke to 2-2.