Overview
- Utah surged to an 18-3 lead after hitting its first six shots and took a 31-21 edge into halftime.
- The Mountaineers trimmed a 15-point second-half deficit to 53-51 with 3:59 left before the Utes closed it out 8-5.
- Seydou Traore posted 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists, including a late contest on Honor Huff’s potential tying three.
- Terrence Brown and Don McHenry added 16 points each as Utah controlled the boards 38-28.
- A late sequence featured two missed Traore free throws with 5.6 seconds left, a West Virginia turnover, and Brown’s clinching foul shots, leaving WVU at 16-10 (7-6) and Utah at 10-16 (2-11).