

#18 West Virginia (21-8) vs. Syracuse (16-14)
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
February 29th, 2024
On a day that only comes around once every four years, the 18th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers went into the Carrier Dome and did what they do best: beat Syracuse. Coach Frizzell has never lost to Syracuse as head coach at WVU and today was no different as the Mountaineers pasted the Orange 82-67 after a particularly strong showing in the second half.
Simon Traore did all he could to will Syracuse to victory. The 6'8" senior guard out of Charleston, WV scored 29 points and totaled four assists on an 11-for-24 shooting night, but his tremendous individual effort proved to not be nearly enough. Linas O'Neil was the only other Syracuse player who scored more than seven points as he ended with 10 points and three rebounds.
Osei Forney led WVU with 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a pair of blocks. Daryan Fitzwater added 16 points and four rebounds while Randall Norton pitched in an addition 13 points, including three treys. Fitzwater's 16 points is a new career-high for the senior small forward.
West Virginia will hit the road this weekend as the Mountaineers will travel to UConn on Sunday.
West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orange | |||
Feb 29, 2024 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
#18 West Virginia (21-8, 10-5) | 35 | 47 | 82 |
Syracuse (16-14, 7-9) | 30 | 37 | 67 |
West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
B. George | 31 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
R. Norton | 30 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
D. Fitzwater | 31 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
L. Shields | 28 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
O. Forney | 30 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
K. Clemmons | 14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
D. Soto | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
G. Grizzard | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
J. Helms | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
A. Mann | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
A. Black | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
B. Dux | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 30-58 | 6-16 | 16-20 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 82 |
Syracuse Orange | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
B. McNurlin | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
S. Traore | 28 | 11-24 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | |
L. O'Neil | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
W. Acker | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
B. Morkeliunas | 32 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
L. Armstrong | 21 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
S. Miller | 20 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
J. Grant | 6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
M. Douglas | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
R. Gai | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Z. Jolly | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D. Powell | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 26-63 | 8-21 | 7-14 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 67 |
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