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West Virginia Stuns No. 15 Duke With Only Five Players After Halftime Altercation

A 24-9 third quarter at The Greenbrier set the tone, with Sydney Shaw's late free throws closing out a 57-49 upset.

Overview

  • The game resumed with West Virginia limited to five eligible players after six ejections stemming from a confrontation at the halftime buzzer.
  • Officials assessed Flagrant 2 fouls to WVU's Jordan Harrison and Duke's Jordan Wood, ejecting both from the game.
  • Five Mountaineers — Jordan Thomas, Kierra Wheeler, Gia Cooke, Carter McCray and Madison Parrish — were also ejected for leaving the bench, while Duke's Ashlon Jackson and Ari Roberson received flagrant 1s.
  • Short-handed West Virginia dominated the third quarter 24-9, then held off a late Duke push to improve to 4-0.
  • Sydney Shaw led WVU with 16 points in 38 minutes, Célia Rivière added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Duke shot 37.5% from the field and 16.7% from three.