Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Javon Small scored 19, Toby Okani added a double-double and West Virginia breezed to a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday.
Small made 6 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer and 6 of 7 free throws for the Mountaineers (9-2), who upped their win streak to five while improving to 7-0 at home. He added seven assists. Okani finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season.
Eduardo Andre came off the bench to score 14 on 6-for-6 shooting for West Virginia.
Aidan Reichert scored 14 to lead the Dolphins (6-9), who fell to 2-8 on the road. Mercyhurst shot just 28.3% from the floor (15 for 53).
Small had 12 points by halftime and Andre scored nine as West Virginia took a 35-22 lead.
Reichert hit a jumper and a 3-pointer in an 8-0 run as Mercyhurst closed within 38-30 with 14:46 left to play. Small answered with five points in a 10-0 run for West Virginia and the Mountaineers weren't threatened over the final 10-plus minutes.
Jonathan Powell buried a 3-pointer with 4:26 remaining to give West Virginia its largest lead at 63-35.
The Mountaineers are idle until New Year's Eve when they play at No. 8 Kansas in a Big 12 Conference matchup. Mercyhurst is off until Jan. 3 against Stonehill.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Max Jusianiec vs. Toby Okani (Mountaineers gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Max Jusianiec defensive rebound | Â | |
19:30 | Â | Jake Lemelman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Toby Okani turnover (lost ball) (Jeff Planutis steals) | Â | |
19:05 | +2 | Max Jusianiec makes two point layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists) | 2-0 | |
18:50 | Â | Toby Okani misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Deshaun Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | +3 | Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 2-3 | |
17:42 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
17:26 | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists) | 2-5 | |
17:08 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Jake Lemelman turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:23 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists) | 2-7 | |
16:23 | Â | Lakers 30 second timeout | Â | |
16:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Javon Small defensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Toby Okani turnover (bad pass) (Deshaun Jackson Jr. steals) | Â | |
15:46 | +3 | Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists) | 5-7 | |
15:13 | +2 | Javon Small makes two point jump shot | 5-9 | |
14:51 | +2 | Aidan Reichert makes two point layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-9 | |
14:39 | +2 | Javon Small makes two point jump shot | 7-11 | |
14:10 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | Â | |
13:54 | Â | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Eduardo Andre offensive rebound | Â | |
13:48 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point layup | 7-13 | |
13:32 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul) | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:03 | +1 | Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
12:43 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Max Jusianiec offensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | Eduardo Andre personal foul (Max Jusianiec draws the foul) | Â | |
12:37 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Yesufu steals) | Â | |
12:29 | Â | KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Toby Okani offensive rebound | Â | |
12:20 | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 7-16 | |
12:18 | Â | Max Jusianiec turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
12:03 | Â | Javon Small turnover (Aidan Reichert steals) | Â | |
12:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Aidan Reichert offensive rebound | Â | |
11:32 | +2 | Aidan Reichert makes two point layup | 9-16 | |
11:32 | Â | Toby Okani shooting foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul) | Â | |
11:32 | +1 | Aidan Reichert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-16 | |
11:20 | Â | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Haris Elezovic offensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | James Thomas personal foul (Haris Elezovic draws the foul) | Â | |
11:04 | Â | KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Haris Elezovic offensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | +2 | Haris Elezovic makes two point layup | 10-18 | |
10:40 | Â | Aidan Reichert turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:10 | Â | James Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | +2 | Aidan Reichert makes two point layup | 12-18 | |
9:25 | Â | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Aidan Reichert defensive rebound | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Aidan Reichert personal foul (Haris Elezovic draws the foul) | Â | |
8:57 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists) | 12-21 | |
8:32 | +3 | Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists) | 15-21 | |
8:07 | Â | Toby Okani offensive foul (Christian Gamble draws the foul) | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Christian Gamble turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:43 | +2 | Javon Small makes two point layup (Eduardo Andre assists) | 15-23 | |
7:24 | Â | Jonathan Powell personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul) | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Eduardo Andre blocks Mykolas Ivanauskas's two point layup | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Jeff Planutis defensive rebound | Â | |
6:37 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point layup | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Sencire Harris misses two point layup | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Jeff Planutis defensive rebound | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | +2 | Joseph Yesufu makes two point jump shot | 15-25 | |
5:19 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Javon Small defensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 15-27 | |
4:38 | +3 | Christian Gamble makes three point jump shot (Shemar Rathan-Mayes assists) | 18-27 | |
4:08 | +3 | Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Andre assists) | 18-30 | |
3:47 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas misses two point hook shot | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | Â | |
3:35 | +2 | Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk | 18-32 | |
3:12 | +2 | Christian Gamble makes two point jump shot | 20-32 | |
2:55 | Â | Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Jeff Planutis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:05 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:09 | +2 | Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 22-32 | |
1:08 | Â | KJ Tenner shooting foul (Deshaun Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Deshaun Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | Â | |
0:54 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-33 | |
0:54 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-34 | |
0:54 | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 22-35 | |
0:28 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:26 | Â | James Thomas offensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | James Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |