

#1 Texas A&M (3-1) vs. #3 West Virginia (4-0)
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
November 17th, 2036
Hawaiian Invitational - Semifinal Round
Tonight, the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the land met in Honolulu, and only one of them could emerge with an unblemished record. It was the two-time defending national champions that proved their mettle once again, as No. 3 West Virginia (4-0) knocked off No. 1 Texas A&M 71-64.
Barry Henning hit the biggest shot of his life with 1:06 remaining to give West Virginia a 66-60 lead over the Aggies (3-1). From there, the Mountaineers hit five of their last six free throws to seal the victory and hand the No. 1 team their first loss of the season.
"What a great atmosphere," remarked West Virginia head coach James Frizzell. "This felt like an NCAA Tournament game, and I hope we really put on a great show for everyone. We struggled shooting the basketball, so I'm really proud that we were still able to come away with the victory. Defensively, I thought we played really well and, even though our shots weren't falling, I was pleased we were aggressive enough to get to the free throw line early and often."
The Mountaineers only shot 31% (22/70) from the floor, but did have a nice night at the charity stripe, where they shot 19/24 (83%). The Aggies shot a more respectable 46% (28/61) from the floor, but only shot 6/6 from the free throw line. West Virginia also outrebounded Texas A&M 40-32.
Carson Lavender totaled a double-double for West Virginia with 12 points, 17 rebounds, and three blocks. Joshua Wilkerson and Johnny Riggs each scored 10 points from off the bench.
The West Virginia bench came to play today, scoring 35 of the Mountaineers' 71 points. The Mountaineers' bench shot 43% (10/23) from the field. In comparison, the starting lineup shot just 26% (12/47), even when including Carson Lavender's respectable 5/8 from the field.
Virgil Tamir scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead Texas A&M in scoring. Will Nuualitia just missed out on a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds and Milton Dancy added 13 points and seven rebounds.
West Virginia will face No. 12 Oregon in the Hawaiian Invitational Shootout Championship Game tomorrow night. The Ducks outlasted Virginia 77-71 to advance to the final game.
Texas A&M Aggies vs. West Virginia Mountaineers | |||
Nov 18, 2036 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
#1 Texas A&M (3-1) | 33 | 31 | 64 |
#3 West Virginia (4-0) | 35 | 36 | 71 |
Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
A. McLaughlin | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
V. Tamir | 33 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | |
M. Dancy | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
C. Cole | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
W. Nuualitia | 33 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
B. Dukes | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
L. Stoudamire | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
S. Boatner | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
J. Bolton | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
J. Werner | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
C. Grady | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
B. Abram | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 28-61 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 64 |
West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||||||
STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
D. Pasco | 23 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
S. Hull | 22 | 3-15 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
F. Delgado | 31 | 2-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
B. Mombollet | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
C. Lavender | 30 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
J. Wilkerson | 19 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
M. Filipovic | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
B. Henning | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
J. Riggs | 14 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
G. Neale | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
K. Duncan | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
B. Plummer | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
TEAM TOTALS | 22-70 | 8-33 | 19-23 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 71 |
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