Gonzaga Falls to West Virginia in Overtime

Wednesday, November 27

Paradise Island, Bahamas

11:30 a.m.

Gonzaga University

5-1,0-0WCC

West Virginia

4-1,0-0Big 12

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Gonzaga	39	32	7	78
West Virginia	31	40	15	86

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NCAA Basketball: Battle 4 Atlantis-West Virginia at Gonzaga

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11/27/2024 3:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Huff finished with 19 points, while Nembhard had 12 assists

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.

Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT gave West Virginia a 79-75 lead. After a Gonzaga miss, Sencire Harris hit two free throws to make it a six-point lead. With 27.1 seconds left, Harris made a steal and scored on a dunk for an eight-point lead, putting the game out of reach.

Amani Hansberry scored a career-high 19 points and Toby Okani added 10 for West Virginia (3-2).

Braden Huff scored 19 points and Khalif Battle 16 for Gonzaga (5-1).

Takeaways
Gonzaga showed its depth, outscoring the West Virginia bench 30-2.

West Virginia's only loss was by 24 points at Pitt, but the rebuild under Darian DeVries is showing promise.

Up next
West Virginia will play Louisville on Thursday in the winner's bracket. Gonzaga faces No. 14 Indiana on the consolation side.