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The West Virginia women’s basketball team pulled off a wild upset of No. 15 Duke on Friday night after the odds turned even more against halftime.
Indeed, six Mountaineers were ejected after a brief skirmish, leading to WVU being down to just five players for the entire second half.
Duke’s Jordan Wood blocked Jordon Harrison’s three-pointer to close the first half and screamed 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)
When the two exchanged shoves, the Mountaineers bench emptied before the teams were separated. Exiting the bench results in automatic ejection.
It took officials 15 minutes to sort through all the ejections. 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 sideline in the first quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at T-Mobile Center. (Amy Kontras/Imagn Images)
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The Blue Devils tied it 53-49 with 37 seconds left before Sydney Shaw atone for some late turnovers and made five of six foul shots in the final 43 seconds to clinch it.
“I’m disappointed with how the half ended,” WVU coach Mark Kellogg said. “I think we’re better than this – we’re going to learn a huge lesson – but I’m so proud of this 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/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
Duke will travel to South Florida on Thursday. West Virginia hosts Appalachian State on Thursday.
