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Edwards helps West Virginia hold off Drexel 66-60

AP
Dec 10, 2023

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Jesse Edwards scored 16 points to help West Virginia hold off Drexel 66-60 on Saturday.

Edwards made 7 of 10 shots and grabbed five rebounds for the Mountaineers (4-5). Quinn Slazinski finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Seth Wilson came off the bench to score 11 points with five assists.

Justin Moore scored 20 to lead the Dragons (5-5). Moore sank 9 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers and had four rebounds, four assists and three steals. He also had six of Drexel's 17 turnovers. The miscues led to 22 points for West Virginia. Amari Williams totaled 12 points and 15 rebounds for his third double-double this season.

Moore made 4 of 5 shots with a 3-pointer to guide Drexel to a 33-31 lead at halftime. Slazinski had 11 points and Wilson hit three 3-pointers and scored nine to keep West Virginia close.

Josiah Harris opened the second half with a dunk and Kobe Johnson followed with a layup to give West Virginia its first lead of the game at 35-33. Moore hit a 3-point to pull Drexel even at 48 with 13:18 left to play. Neither team scored again until a Wilson layup gave the Mountaineers the lead with 9:20 remaining. Harris followed with a dunk and West Virginia stayed in front from there.

West Virginia was coming off back-to-back losses to former Big East rivals St. John’s and Pittsburgh. Blake Hinson made nine 3-pointers as the Panthers sank 16 to tie a WVU Coliseum record in an 80-63 victory.

Drexel, which hadn't played at West Virginia since 1980, is coached by Morgantown native Zach Spiker. Spiker's father, John, was the athletic trainer for the Mountaineers' football team for 40 years before retiring in 2015 with an induction into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame following in 2017.

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1st Half
DREX
Dragons
33
WV
Mountaineers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Amari Williams vs. Jesse Edwards (Dragons gains possession)
19:44		Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
19:42		Amari Williams defensive rebound
19:24	+2	Luke House makes two point layup	2-0
19:04		Quinn Slazinski turnover (Amari Williams steals)
18:59	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Justin Moore assists)	4-0
18:42		Kobe Johnson turnover (traveling)
18:30		Justin Moore turnover (lost ball)
18:07	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:59		Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
17:57		Amari Williams offensive rebound
17:41		Amari Williams misses two point hook shot
17:39		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:25		Quinn Slazinski shooting foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
17:25	+1	Yame Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:13	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot	6-6
16:54		Yame Butler turnover (bad pass)
16:40		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:38		Justin Moore defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists)	8-6
16:14		Ofri Naveh misses two point layup
16:12		Amari Williams defensive rebound
16:01		Josiah Harris blocks Lamar Oden Jr.'s two point layup
15:59		Dragons offensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:43	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot	10-6
15:20		Quinn Slazinski turnover (Justin Moore steals)
15:11		Kobe Magee misses three point jump shot
15:09		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
14:54		Josiah Harris offensive foul
14:54		Josiah Harris turnover (offensive foul)
14:33	+2	Garfield Turner makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists)	12-6
14:11		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
14:09		Josiah Harris offensive rebound
14:09		Josiah Harris misses two point layup
14:09		Garfield Turner defensive rebound
14:01	+3	Justin Moore makes three point jump shot	15-6
13:47		Garfield Turner personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
13:43	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists)	15-9
13:18		Jesse Edwards blocks Luke House's two point layup
13:16		Dragons offensive rebound
13:08		Dragons turnover (shot clock violation)
12:50	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists)	15-12
12:24	+2	Mate Okros makes two point jump shot	17-12
12:24		Ofri Naveh shooting foul (Mate Okros draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Mate Okros makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-12
12:03	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists)	18-14
11:43		Kobe Johnson blocks Jamie Bergens's two point jump shot
11:43		Dragons offensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:40	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk	20-14
11:20		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
11:18		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
11:14		Amari Williams shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
11:14	+1	Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-16
11:06		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass)
10:40		Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
10:38		Amari Williams defensive rebound
10:35		Justin Moore turnover (Ofri Naveh steals)
10:14	+3	Patrick Suemnick makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	20-19
9:53		Kobe Magee misses three point jump shot
9:51		Amari Williams offensive rebound
9:40	+2	Mate Okros makes two point layup	22-19
9:20		Akok Akok misses two point jump shot
9:18		Luke House defensive rebound
9:03		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
9:01		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
8:53		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
8:38		Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Magee steals)
8:23		Garfield Turner turnover (traveling)
7:57		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
7:55		Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound
7:47		Justin Moore turnover (traveling)
7:47		TV timeout
7:21		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
7:19		Jeremiah Bembry offensive rebound
7:10	+3	Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	22-22
6:46		Luke House turnover (bad pass)
6:26		Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot
6:24		Amari Williams defensive rebound
6:13	+2	Justin Moore makes two point layup	24-22
5:50		Jeremiah Bembry misses two point jump shot
5:48		Seth Wilson offensive rebound
5:41		Seth Wilson offensive foul
5:41		Seth Wilson turnover (offensive foul)
5:31	+2	Justin Moore makes two point jump shot	26-22
5:14		Amari Williams blocks Seth Wilson's two point layup
5:12		Justin Moore defensive rebound
4:59		Lamar Oden Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:57		Amari Williams offensive rebound
4:53		Luke House misses three point jump shot
4:51		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot	26-24
4:21	+2	Justin Moore makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	28-24
4:21		Jeremiah Bembry shooting foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
4:21		Justin Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:21		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
4:05		Josiah Harris misses two point layup
4:03		Quinn Slazinski offensive rebound
3:54		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
3:46		Jamie Bergens personal foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:42		Quinn Slazinski turnover (Mate Okros steals)
3:27		Luke House turnover (traveling)
3:02	+3	Seth Wilson makes three point jump shot (Jesse Edwards assists)	28-27
2:28	+3	Luke House makes three point jump shot (Jamie Bergens assists)	31-27
2:05	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	31-29
1:52		Jamie Bergens misses two point jump shot
1:50		Garfield Turner offensive rebound
1:44	+2	Garfield Turner makes two point layup	33-29
1:29		Jesse Edwards misses two point jump shot
1:27		Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound
1:00		Jamie Bergens offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
1:00		Jamie Bergens turnover (offensive foul)
0:42	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup (Jesse Edwards assists)	33-31
0:15		Justin Moore misses two point layup
0:13		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
0:10		Quinn Slazinski turnover (Justin Moore steals)
0:03		Mate Okros misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DREX
Dragons
27
WV
Mountaineers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Lamar Oden Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:41		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
19:35	+2	Josiah Harris makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	33-33
19:08		Yame Butler misses two point layup
19:06		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	33-35
18:53		Justin Moore turnover (Jesse Edwards steals)
18:47		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
18:45		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
18:41		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
18:39		Josiah Harris offensive rebound
18:26		Josiah Harris misses two point layup
18:24		Amari Williams defensive rebound
18:19	+3	Lamar Oden Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luke House assists)	36-35
18:01	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	36-37
17:45		Luke House misses two point jump shot
17:43		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point jump shot (Josiah Harris assists)	36-39
17:07	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists)	38-39
16:48		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
16:46		Yame Butler defensive rebound
16:42		Ofri Naveh personal foul (Yame Butler draws the foul)
16:34		Yame Butler misses three point jump shot
16:32		Luke House offensive rebound
16:26		Yame Butler turnover (out of bounds)
16:13	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point jump shot	38-41
15:50	+2	Justin Moore makes two point jump shot	40-41
15:32	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	40-43
15:17		Akok Akok blocks Luke House's two point layup
15:15		Amari Williams offensive rebound
15:07	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk	42-43
14:52	+3	Akok Akok makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	42-46
14:33		Amari Williams turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:23	+2	Akok Akok makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	42-48
14:16		Dragons 30 second timeout
14:16		TV timeout
14:07	+3	Mate Okros makes three point jump shot (Garfield Turner assists)	45-48
13:37		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
13:35		Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound
13:27		Justin Moore misses two point jump shot
13:25		Mate Okros offensive rebound
13:19	+3	Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Mate Okros assists)	48-48
13:01		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
12:59		Luke House defensive rebound
12:28		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
12:26		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
12:25		Mate Okros personal foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
11:57		Jesse Edwards turnover (traveling)
11:57		TV timeout
11:47		Justin Moore turnover (Seth Wilson steals)
11:29		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
11:27		Mate Okros defensive rebound
11:12		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:11		Justin Moore turnover (bad pass)
11:08		Jamie Bergens personal foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
10:54		Kobe Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:52		Lamar Oden Jr. defensive rebound
10:32		Jamie Bergens misses three point jump shot
10:30		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
10:24		Seth Wilson misses three point jump shot
10:22		Amari Williams defensive rebound
9:55		Jesse Edwards blocks Amari Williams's two point layup
9:53		Amari Williams offensive rebound
9:45		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
9:43		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point layup	48-50
9:05		Kobe Johnson personal foul (Jamie Bergens draws the foul)
8:54		Lamar Oden Jr. turnover (Josiah Harris steals)
8:49		Seth Wilson turnover (out of bounds)
8:39		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
8:37		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Josiah Harris makes two point jump shot	48-52
7:42	+2	Luke House makes two point jump shot	50-52
7:28	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Seth Wilson assists)	50-54
7:09		Luke House misses three point jump shot
7:07		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists)	50-56
6:26	+2	Justin Moore makes two point jump shot	52-56
6:04		Justin Moore shooting foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul)
6:03		TV timeout
6:03	+1	Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
6:03		Quinn Slazinski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:03		Amari Williams defensive rebound
5:41	+2	Kobe Magee makes two point layup	54-57
5:21	+3	Ofri Naveh makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	54-60
4:49		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
4:47		Mountaineers defensive rebound
4:28		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
4:26		Justin Moore defensive rebound
4:20		Kobe Magee turnover (Kobe Johnson steals)
4:13	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	54-62
3:47		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
3:45		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
3:33		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
3:31		Quinn Slazinski offensive rebound
3:27		Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
3:25		Justin Moore defensive rebound
3:16		Lamar Oden Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:14		Akok Akok defensive rebound
3:07		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
2:49		TV timeout
2:49		Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
2:47		Luke House defensive rebound
2:34		Justin Moore misses two point layup
2:32		Garfield Turner offensive rebound
2:32		Garfield Turner misses two point layup
2:32		Mountaineers defensive rebound
2:30		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
2:24		Seth Wilson turnover (Justin Moore steals)
2:19	+2	Justin Moore makes two point layup	56-62
1:58	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup	56-64
1:51		Lamar Oden Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:49		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
1:28		Ofri Naveh misses three point jump shot
1:26		Luke House defensive rebound
1:18		Justin Moore misses two point layup
1:16		Luke House offensive rebound
1:07	+2	Luke House makes two point jump shot	58-64
1:06		Dragons 30 second timeout
1:01		Lamar Oden Jr. personal foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
0:59		Luke House personal foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul)
0:54		Quinn Slazinski turnover (bad pass)
0:50	+2	Justin Moore makes two point jump shot	60-64
0:37	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point dunk (Ofri Naveh assists)	60-66
0:31		Luke House misses two point jump shot
0:29		Amari Williams offensive rebound
0:28		Mate Okros misses three point jump shot
0:28		Amari Williams offensive rebound
0:27		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
0:25		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
0:22		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
0:17		Seth Wilson defensive rebound
0:18		Jump ball. (Mountaineers gains possession)
0:16		Jamie Bergens personal foul
0:13		Kobe Magee personal foul
0:13		Quinn Slazinski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13		Amari Williams defensive rebound
0:06		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
0:04		Mountaineers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mountaineers defensive rebound