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West Virginia beats TCU to end seven-game losing streak

AP
Mar 05, 2022

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Taz Sherman scored 21 points and West Virginia's veterans came through to beat TCU 70-64 on the Mountaineers' senior day to snap a seven-game losing streak Saturday.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said his frustrations over watching his team make the same mistakes boiled over Thursday while studying film with his players. He pulled his freshmen out of the session and let them go practice their shots. The veterans had to stay in the room and figure it out for themselves.

Huggins was hoping his older players - some playing in their final home game - would double their efforts to finish the regular season strong.

They did.

Sherman was 9-of 17-shooting with three 3-pointers and another fifth-year player, Malik Curry, added 10 points for the Mountaineers (15-16, 4-14 Big 12). Senior Sean McNeil scored 10 points, including the clinching free throws, as did sophomore Jalen Bridges.

Mike Miles Jr. scored 17 points and Damion Baugh and Micah Peavy 12 each for TCU (19-11, 8-10), which took a punch to its NCAA Tournament resume by losing to a last-place Mountaineers squad that came in with 14 losses in its last 15 games.

Trailing 39-33 at halftime, TCU took its first lead midway through the second half with a 15-4 run. Baugh led the way with seven points as the Horned Frogs went in front 55-51 with the Mountaineers committing six turnovers during the stretch and looking like lessons hadn't been learned.

But after TCU's lead reached six, the Mountaineers recovered from their eight-minute lull, working back into a tie with four minutes remaining.

Neither team scored for over two minutes before West Virginia finished the final 1:47 by outscoring TCU 11-3, starting with Sherman making two free throws after a TCU offensive foul then scoring off a steal by senior Kedrian Johnson. McNeil sank four free throws in the final 11 seconds.

West Virginia never trailed in the first half after taking a 6-0 lead with five points from Sherman. The Mountaineers led by as many as 11 before the Horned Frogs got within two late in the half as West Virginia missed 11 straight shots. But Sherman added his third 3-pointer of the half and another fifth-year player, Pauly Paulicap, followed with a bucket to go back up by seven with a minute remaining.

Both teams, which split their regular-season meetings, head to the Big 12 tournament Wednesday through Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

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1st Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
33
WV
Mountaineers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Eddie Lampkin Jr. vs. Gabe Osabuohien (Mike Miles gains possession)
19:37		Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
19:35		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
19:16		Emanuel Miller shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
19:16	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:16		Kedrian Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:16		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
19:03		Kedrian Johnson personal foul (Mike Miles draws the foul)
18:55		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
18:53		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)	0-3
18:15		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:13		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
17:58	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists)	0-6
17:40	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Damion Baugh assists)	2-6
17:28	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point dunk (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	2-8
17:13		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:11		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
17:11		Eddie Lampkin Jr. personal foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
16:51		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
16:49		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
16:43		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
16:41		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
16:33		Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:31		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
16:16		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
16:16		Mountaineers offensive rebound
16:16		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:03	+2	Mike Miles makes two point layup	4-8
15:45		Jalen Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Francisco Farabello steals)
15:39		Mike Miles turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
15:30	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point jump shot (Taz Sherman assists)	4-10
14:59		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
14:57		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
14:36	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point layup	4-12
14:36		Xavier Cork shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
14:36		TV timeout
14:36		Kedrian Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:36		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
14:16		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
14:14		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
14:03		Micah Peavy blocks Kedrian Johnson's two point layup
14:01		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
13:58		JaKobe Coles offensive foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
13:58		JaKobe Coles turnover
13:52		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point jump shot
13:50		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
13:44		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals)
13:37	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup	6-12
13:15	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)	6-14
13:02		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
13:00		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
12:52		Micah Peavy blocks Taz Sherman's two point layup
12:50		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
12:46	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Francisco Farabello assists)	9-14
12:29	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	9-16
12:11		JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot
12:09		Eddie Lampkin Jr. offensive rebound
12:03		Damion Baugh misses three point jump shot
12:01		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
11:53	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	9-19
11:48		Horned Frogs 60 second timeout
11:48		TV timeout
11:26	+3	Damion Baugh makes three point jump shot (Mike Miles assists)	12-19
10:58		Xavier Cork personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
10:56	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	12-21
10:23		Emanuel Miller turnover (traveling)
10:21		Official timeout
10:08		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
10:06		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
9:40		Mike Miles misses two point jump shot
9:38		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
9:31		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
9:29		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
9:11		Malik Curry personal foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
9:02		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
9:00		Pauly Paulicap defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	12-23
8:20	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Damion Baugh assists)	14-23
7:48		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
7:46		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Mike Miles makes two point layup (Damion Baugh assists)	16-23
7:16		Mike Miles personal foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:13	+3	Isaiah Cottrell makes three point jump shot (Malik Curry assists)	16-26
6:56	+2	Damion Baugh makes two point layup	18-26
6:33	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	18-28
6:16		Micah Peavy offensive foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
6:16		Micah Peavy turnover
6:06		Malik Curry misses two point layup
6:04		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
6:03		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
6:01		Mountaineers offensive rebound
5:54		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
5:52		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
5:34		Gabe Osabuohien shooting foul (JaKobe Coles draws the foul)
5:34	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
5:34	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
5:10		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
5:08		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
5:00		Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:58		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
4:47		Mike Miles turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Cottrell steals)
4:38		Gabe Osabuohien turnover (bad pass) (Francisco Farabello steals)
4:29		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
4:27		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
4:27		Francisco Farabello personal foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
4:27	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-30
4:14		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Osabuohien steals)
4:11		Jalen Bridges offensive foul (Francisco Farabello draws the foul)
4:11		Jalen Bridges turnover
3:56	+2	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes two point layup	22-30
3:39		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
3:37		Mike Miles defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Mike Miles makes two point layup	24-30
3:28		Kedrian Johnson shooting foul (Mike Miles draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:08	+1	Mike Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-30
3:08		Eddie Lampkin Jr. blocks Isaiah Cottrell's two point layup
3:06		Isaiah Cottrell offensive rebound
3:02		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point layup
3:00		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
2:54		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
2:52		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
2:45	+3	Francisco Farabello makes three point jump shot (Damion Baugh assists)	28-30
2:18		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
2:16		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
2:12		Emanuel Miller turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Cottrell steals)
2:12		Isaiah Cottrell misses three point jump shot
2:10		Jalen Bridges offensive rebound
2:10		Emanuel Miller personal foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
2:10	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-32
2:04		Malik Curry personal foul
1:48		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
1:48		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3
1:48	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-32
1:48	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-32
1:23	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	30-35
1:14		Francisco Farabello turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Bridges steals)
1:05	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup (Taz Sherman assists)	30-37
1:02		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
0:39		Damion Baugh misses two point jump shot
0:37		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup	32-37
0:35		Taz Sherman shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-37
0:30		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:12		Malik Curry misses two point layup
0:10		Gabe Osabuohien offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Jalen Bridges makes two point jump shot	33-39
0:01		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TCU
Horned Frogs
31
WV
Mountaineers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point layup
19:46		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
19:20		Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot
19:18		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
19:11		Mike Miles personal foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
19:07	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	33-41
18:37		Emanuel Miller offensive foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
18:37		Emanuel Miller turnover
18:24		Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot
18:22		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound
18:15		Eddie Lampkin Jr. turnover (3-second violation)
17:56		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
17:54		Mike Miles defensive rebound
17:36		Jump ball. Eddie Lampkin Jr. vs. Kedrian Johnson (Horned Frogs gains possession)
17:32		Kedrian Johnson blocks Damion Baugh's two point jump shot
17:30		Mountaineers defensive rebound
17:12		Kedrian Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:10		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Eddie Lampkin Jr. makes two point layup (Damion Baugh assists)	35-41
16:50		Gabe Osabuohien turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
16:47		Mountaineers kicked ball violation
16:38	+3	Mike Miles makes three point jump shot	38-41
16:20		Isaiah Cottrell turnover (bad pass) (Eddie Lampkin Jr. steals)
16:15	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Eddie Lampkin Jr. assists)	40-41
16:14		Eddie Lampkin Jr. technical foul
16:14	+1	Sean McNeil makes technical free throw 1 of 2	40-42
16:14	+1	Sean McNeil makes technical free throw 2 of 2	40-43
15:53		Damion Baugh shooting foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-44
15:53	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
15:31		Xavier Cork turnover (lost ball)
15:18	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	40-47
14:49		Mike Miles misses two point jump shot
14:47		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
14:45		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
14:43		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
14:34		Kobe Johnson blocks Xavier Cork's two point layup
14:32		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
14:26		Kedrian Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals)
14:33		Taz Sherman shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-47
14:33	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-47
14:24		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (JaKobe Coles draws the foul)
14:24	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-47
14:24	+1	JaKobe Coles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-47
13:56	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot (Taz Sherman assists)	44-49
13:40	+2	Damion Baugh makes two point jump shot	46-49
13:40		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Damion Baugh draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Damion Baugh makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-49
13:13		Gabe Osabuohien turnover (bad pass) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals)
13:07		Damion Baugh turnover (bad pass) (Malik Curry steals)
13:01	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	47-51
12:44		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
12:42		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
12:21		Pauly Paulicap misses two point layup
12:19		Eddie Lampkin Jr. defensive rebound
12:15		Mike Miles turnover (traveling)
12:08		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
12:06		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
11:58		Damion Baugh turnover (bad pass)
11:58		TV timeout
11:39		Taz Sherman turnover (bad pass) (Damion Baugh steals)
11:33	+2	Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Damion Baugh assists)	49-51
11:21		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
11:19		Horned Frogs defensive rebound
11:02		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
11:02		TV timeout
10:52	+2	Mike Miles makes two point layup	51-51
10:28		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
10:26		Emanuel Miller defensive rebound
10:09		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:07		Mountaineers defensive rebound
9:47		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
9:45		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Damion Baugh makes two point layup	53-51
9:34		Taz Sherman turnover (bad pass) (Damion Baugh steals)
9:28	+2	Damion Baugh makes two point layup	55-51
9:18		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
9:12		Micah Peavy personal foul
9:01	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup (Taz Sherman assists)	55-53
8:37		Xavier Cork misses two point layup
8:35		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
8:35		Kedrian Johnson offensive foul (Francisco Farabello draws the foul)
8:35		Kedrian Johnson turnover
8:07		Damion Baugh misses three point jump shot
8:05		Mountaineers defensive rebound
7:51		Taz Sherman turnover (bad pass)
7:51		TV timeout
7:49		Emanuel Miller turnover (traveling)
7:36		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
7:34		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
7:24		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
7:22		Micah Peavy offensive rebound
7:19		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
7:19	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-53
7:19	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-53
6:55		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
6:53		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
6:28	+2	Mike Miles makes two point jump shot	59-53
6:06	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup	59-55
5:40		Damion Baugh misses two point layup
5:38		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
5:21		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
5:19		Malik Curry offensive rebound
5:15		Malik Curry misses two point layup
5:13		Gabe Osabuohien offensive rebound
5:11	+2	Gabe Osabuohien makes two point layup	59-57
4:55		Mike Miles offensive foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
4:55		Mike Miles turnover
4:44	+2	Malik Curry makes two point layup	59-59
4:19		Gabe Osabuohien shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
4:19		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:19	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-59
4:00		Emanuel Miller shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Gabe Osabuohien misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
3:34		Damion Baugh offensive foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
3:34		Damion Baugh turnover
3:18		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
3:16		Damion Baugh defensive rebound
2:49		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup
2:47		Horned Frogs offensive rebound
2:34		Eddie Lampkin Jr. misses two point layup
2:32		Pauly Paulicap defensive rebound
2:24		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
2:17		Malik Curry turnover (lost ball)
1:57		Horned Frogs 30 second timeout
1:50		Damion Baugh misses three point jump shot
1:48		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
1:48		Emanuel Miller personal foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-61
1:48	+1	Taz Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-62
1:33		Damion Baugh turnover (bad pass) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
1:07	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup	60-64
1:00		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
0:58		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound
0:56		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses two point layup
0:54		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
0:53		Official timeout
0:30		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
0:28		Kedrian Johnson offensive rebound
0:21		Mike Miles personal foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
0:21	+1	Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
0:15		Gabe Osabuohien shooting foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul)
0:15		Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15	+1	Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
0:12		Micah Peavy personal foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-67
0:12	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-68
0:08	+3	Mike Miles makes three point jump shot	64-68
0:07		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:05		Damion Baugh personal foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:05	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:02		Mike Miles misses three point jump shot
0:00		Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Gabe Osabuohien defensive rebound