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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS

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WEST VIRGINIA BASKETBALL:

Overall: 13-2

Home: 10-0

Away: 1-1

Neutral: 2-1

Winning Streak: W2


WINS:


Oakland: W, 60-53

Pittsburgh: W, 74-59

Elon (Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic): W, 87-68

Clemson (Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic): W, 66-59

Eastern Kentucky: W, 80-77

Bellarmine: W, 74-55

Radford: W, 67-51

No. 15 Connecticut: W, 56-53

Kent State: W, 63-50

UAB: W, 65-59

Youngstown State: W, 82-52

Kansas State: W, 71-68

Oklahoma State: W, 70-60


LOSSES:


Marquette (Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic): L, 82-71

No. 17 Texas (Away): L, 74-59


UPCOMING SCHEDULE:


Kansas (Away)

Baylor

Texas Tech (Away)

Oklahoma

Arkansas (Away; Big 12/SEC Challenge)

Baylor (Away)

Texas Tech

Iowa State

Oklahoma State (Away)

Kansas State (Away)

Kansas

TCU (Away)

Iowa State (Away)

Texas

Oklahoma (Away)

TCU


TEAM STATS:

SCORING:


Total Points Scored: 1,045

Points Per Game: 69.7

Scoring Margin: +8.4


SHOOTING:


FG: Made-Attempted: 380-of-863

FG: Percentage: 44%

FG: Per Game: 25.3

3PT: Made-Attempted: 87-of-272

3PT: Percentage: 32%

3PT: Per Game: 5.8

FT: Made-Attempted: 198-of-300

FT: Percentage: 66%

FT: Per Game: 13.2


REBOUNDING:


Total: 514

Per Game: 34.3

Margin: -0.9


ASSISTS:


Total: 166

Per Game: 11.1


TURNOVERS:


Total: 184

Per Game: 12.3

Margin: +5.1

Assist/Turnover Ratio: 0.9

Points Off Turnovers: 18.0


STEALS:


Total: 126

Per Game: 8.4


BLOCKS:


Total: 8.3

Per Game: 5.5


INDIVIDUAL STATS:


SCORING LEADERS:


Taz Sherman: 19.9

Sean McNeil: 14.6

Jalen Bridges: 8.6

Malik Curry: 6.9


REBOUNDING LEADERS:


Gabe Osabuohien: 5.6

Jalen Bridges: 5.1

Pauly Paulicap: 3.7


FIELD GOAL SHOOTING PERCENTAGE LEADERS:


Jalen Bridges: 45-of-96 (46.9%)

Sean McNeil: 75-of-164 (45.7%)

Malik Curry: 38-of-86 (44.2%)

Taz Sherman: 94-of-214 (43.9%)


3PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LEADERS:


Sean McNeil: 29-of-71 (40.8%)

Taz Sherman: 28-of-77 (36.4%)

Jalen Bridges: 16-of-48 (33.3%)


FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE LEADERS:


Jalen Bridges: 23-of-29 (79.3%)

Taz Sherman: 62-of-79 (78.5%)

Sean McNeil: 25-of-32 (78.1%)

Malik Curry: 25-of-38 (65.8%)


WEST VIRGINIA ROSTER:


#0 Kedrian Johnson: 6-foot-3, 185-pound guard

#1 Pauly Paulicap: 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward

#2 Kobe Johnson: 6-foot-3, 210-pound guard

#3 Gabe Osabuohien: 6-foot-7, 240-pound forward

#4 Jamel King: 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward

#5 Dimon Carrigan: 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward

#10 Malik Curry: 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard

#11 Jalen Bridges: 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward

#12 Taz Sherman: 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard

#13 Isaiah Cottrell: 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward

#22 Sean McNeil: 6-foot-3, 205-pound guard

#23 Seny N’Diaye: 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward

#32 James Okonkwo: 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward

#45 Seth Wilson: 6-foot-1, 215-pound guard


LAST GAME OUT:

On January 11, West Virginia defeated Oklahoma State, 70-60 in Morgantown. The Mountaineers were led by Jalen Bridges (22), Taz Sherman (13), Sean McNeil (12), and Gabe Osabuohien (12). As a team, West Virginia shot 22-of-59 (37.3%) from the field, 5-of-19 (26.3%) from behind the arc, and 21-of-22 (95.5%) from the free-throw line.
 
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