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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
Saturday, March 8, 2025All Charlottesville sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
UCF254065
WVU472572
Final

West Virginia beats UCF 72-65

West Virginia Mountaineers beat UCF Knights 72-65 on Saturday at Hope Coliseum.

The first half made the difference: West Virginia outscored UCF 47-25.

West Virginia shot 41% to 39% and won the boards 44-39.

For West Virginia, Javon Small (G): 25. For UCF, Darius Johnson (G): 27.

West Virginia improves to 19-12. UCF falls to 16-15.

Attendance: 12,523.

Full recap at ESPN: West Virginia hangs on to beat UCF 72-65 after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#3
UCF · PointsDarius Johnson G27
#3
UCF · AssistsDarius Johnson G3
#6
UCF · ReboundsDallan Coleman G10
#7
WVU · PointsJavon Small G25
#7
WVU · AssistsJavon Small G9
#13
WVU · ReboundsAmani Hansberry F10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
K. Hall F3661-100-24-681602351
M. Thiam C31135-82-51-270101250
N. Machowski G1821-40-20-012231101
T. Hendricks G700-10-00-010100011
Da. Johnson G392710-214-113-553670144
JJ Taylor F25124-52-22-240100134
B. Williams F1321-40-10-010000101
D. Coleman G2631-50-21-2102010372
Di. Johnson G500-10-00-001000000
Team6523-598-2511-1739917114132614

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