

Louisville (8-8) vs. #3 West Virginia (15-1)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 6th, 2035
No. 3 West Virginia (15-1, 3-1) won their third game in a row this evening as they cruised past Louisville 78-53.
The Mountaineers led Louisville 31-23 at halftime, but West Virginia pulled away early in the second half to put some distance on the Cardinals (8-8, 2-2).
West Virginia outrebounded Louisville 36-23. Louisville only shot 38% (18/47) from the field and 67% (14/21) from the charity stripe. Meanwhile, West Virginia shot 47% (29/62) from the floor.
Nik Buscher scored a game-high 16 points and added 12 rebounds and four assists to lead West Virginia in all three categories. Shannon Edwards added 10 points, five rebounds, and three blocks and Eliz Pocius, Boakai Clement, and Damond Pasco each scored 11 points.
Jeromy Minnieweather, Jermared Quinn, and E.F. Griffin scored 9 points apiece to lead Louisville in scoring.
Next up for West Virginia is a game at the Carrier Dome against Syracuse next Thursday.
Louisville Cardinals at West Virginia Mountaineers | |||
Jan 6, 2035 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
Louisville (8-8, 2-2) | 23 | 30 | 53 |
#3 West Virginia (15-1, 3-1) | 31 | 47 | 78 |
Louisville Cardinals | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
J. Minnieweather | 33 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4-7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
J. Quinn | 32 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
E. Griffin | 33 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
C. Bowden | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
C. Washburn | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
V. Finn | 13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
A. Adler | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
R. Chancler | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
E. Turiaf | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
J. O'Sullivan | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G. Sanderson | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
B. Callans | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 18-47 | 3-7 | 14-21 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 53 |
West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
E. Pocius | 24 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
B. Clement | 31 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
F. Delgado | 19 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
S. Edwards | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
N. Buscher | 29 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
C. Rickert | 23 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
T. Blackshear | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Pasco | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
J. Wilkerson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Mombollet | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
G. Neale | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM TOTALS | 29-62 | 8-23 | 12-14 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 78 |
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