Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Honor Huff scored 16 points, all in the second half, and dished six assists as West Virginia Mountaineers rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Cincinnati, 59-54 on Thursday night.
Huff scored 11 points in a row amid a 16-2 rally midway through the second half that gave the Mountaineers (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) a 42-40 edge. He also made two free throws down the stretch to keep WVU in the lead, and was 5-for-11 from the field and 3-for-8 from deep.
The Mountaineers also got contributions from DJ Thomas (14 points, 4-for-6 shooting) and Brenen Lorient (11 points, 5-for-7). Harlan Obioha led his team with six rebounds, and Treysen Eaglestaff hauled in five.
The Bearcats (11-12, 3-7) began the game on a 14-2 run and led 30-20 heading into halftime. Jizzle James led with 18 points on 7-for-16 shooting (4-for-6 from deep), and Baba Miller added 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
WVU struggled from deep, not making a three-pointer until Huff made three straight threes in the second half, shooting 29% overall from beyond the arc.
Huff’s three made three-pointers move him into a tie for third in the nation in three-pointers made with 81.
West Virginia hosts No. 13 Texas Tech on Sunday.
Cincinnati hosts UCF on Sunday.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| H. Huff | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| B. Lorient | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Floyd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| H. Obioha | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Eaglestaff | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Thomas | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Moore | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| A. Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Fields | – | – | – | – |
| M. Ugusuk | – | – | – | – |
| A. Oyeadier | – | – | – | – |
| N. Hauet | – | – | – | – |
| J. Forsythe | – | – | – | – |
| M. Feenane | – | – | – | – |
| E. Barning Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 59 | 29 | 13 | 15 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. James | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Miller | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Thomas | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Celestine | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| T. McKinley | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Harris | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| H. Dzellat | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Kriisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Tillery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Haynes | – | – | – | – |
| G. Darbyshire | – | – | – | – |
| S. Abaev | – | – | – | – |
| M. Thiam | – | – | – | – |
| B. Buckingham | – | – | – | – |
| J. Rodriguez | – | – | – | – |
| L. Atauri | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 54 | 33 | 11 | 17 |