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The West Virginia women’s basketball team pulled off a major upset of No. 15 Duke on Friday night after the odds were stacked even further against them at halftime.
This is because six Mountaineers were ejected after a brief skirmish, leading to WVU being left with just five players for the entire second half.
Duke’s Jordan Wood blocked Jordon Harrison’s 3-pointer to close the first half and yelled in his face in celebration.
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West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jordan Harrison during the second half of a women’s basketball game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Arizona Wildcats on January 25, 2025 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. (Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
As the two exchanged shoves, the Mountaineers bench emptied before the teams separated. Leaving the bank leads to automatic expulsion.
It took officials 15 minutes to sort through all the expulsions. Of the ejections, four were WVU starters.
Trailing 23-20 at halftime, West Virginia came out of the break and outscored the Blue Devils 20-6 in the first six minutes of the third.
West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Mark Kellogg watches from the bench in the first quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at T-Mobile Center. (Amy Kontras/Image Images)
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The Blue Devils tied it at 53-49 with 37 seconds left before Sydney Shaw made up for some late turnovers and made five of six free throws in the final 43 seconds to secure the win.
“I’m disappointed with the end of the half,” WVU coach Mark Kellogg said. “I think we’re better than that, we’re going to learn a big lesson, but I’m really proud of that group of five.”
West Virginia Mountaineers guard Sydney Shaw drives with the ball in the second quarter of a women’s Big 12 tournament quarterfinal game between the Kansas State Wildcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers on March 7, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Duke travels to South Florida on Thursday. West Virginia hosts Appalachian State on Thursday.
