CINCINNATI (AP) Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists and West Virginia beat Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads the Big 12 Conference in scoring, shot 6 of 14 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Joseph Yesufu didn’t miss, shooting 4 of 4 from long range and 6 of 6 overall from the field to finish with 16 points for West Virginia (14-7, 5-5).
Day Day Thomas scored 10 points for Cincinnati (12-9, 2-8), which shot 31.5% (17 of 54) from the field and has lost four straight.
West Virginia built a double-digit lead about midway through the first half and led 40-25 at the break. Small made three 3-pointers and scored 14 points and had five assists to pace the Mountaineers.
Cincinnati pulled within 12 points, 45-33, with 14:03 remaining. West Virginia answered with a 14-4 run, capped by consecutive 3s from Yesufu, and the Mountaineers maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the way.
On Wednesday, West Virginia plays at TCU while Cincinnati is on the road against UCF.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Small | 19 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| T. Okani | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Hansberry | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Powell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Harris | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Yesufu | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Andre | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Auer | – | – | – | – |
| K. Tenner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Tagaloa-Nelson | – | – | – | – |
| O. Naveh | – | – | – | – |
| D. Jay | – | – | – | – |
| A. Oyeadier | – | – | – | – |
| H. Elezovic | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 63 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Thomas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Lukosius | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Mitchell | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| A. Bandaogo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| J. James | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Griffith | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Skillings Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Reed | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Betsey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Anthony | – | – | – | – |
| H. Dzellat | – | – | – | – |
| J. Rembert | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 50 | 30 | 11 | 9 |