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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 70, Iowa State 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 18, 2020
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Roger Ayers, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance: N/A

Taz Sherman made two free throws with 18.3 seconds left after he forced a turnover on defense, and No. 8 West Virginia survived visiting Iowa State's upset bid with a 70-65 victory Friday night in Morgantown.

Miles McBride scored 18 points and Derek Culver added 18 with 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers (7-1, 1-0 Big 12). Sherman had 10 points.

Rasir Bolton's 25 points led the Cyclones (1-4, 0-2), who were held with a basket for the final 3 minutes, 54 seconds. Iowa State hasn't won in Morgantown since 2015.

West Virginia led for most of the first half before Tyler Harris knocked down a deep 3 with 7:27 to play, giving the Cyclones a 23-22 lead.

The game went back and forth for the rest of the half, with the Cyclones taking a 31-30 lead into halftime.

After the Mountaineers scored the first four points of the second half, Iowa State went on a 12-0 run to take a 43-34 lead. Bolton scored six points during that stretch.

West Virginia responded, scoring seven consecutive points in a span of a minute to tie the game at 51 with 9:16 to play.

Iowa State refused to wilt. Bolton hit a short jumper for a 63-60 Cyclones lead with 3:54 to play. West Virginia missed several chances to take the lead but stayed within a point until Sherman rebounded a miss of his own shot and converted a layup with 51 seconds to go for a 64-63 lead.

On Iowa State's next possession, Bolton was called for an offensive foul, but the officials reviewed the call and overturned it to a foul on West Virginia. Bolton made both free throws with 35.6 seconds left to put Iowa State back in front 65-64.

McBride made two free throws with 20.6 seconds left to put the Mountaineers up 66-65, and Sherman's defensive pressure forced a key turnover.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Iowa State   West Virginia
Rasir Bolton 25 Scoring Derek Culver 18
Rasir Bolton 4 Assists Gabe Osabuohien 4
Solomon Young 7 Rebounds Derek Culver 12
Rasir Bolton 5 Free Throws Made Miles McBride 6
Jalen Coleman-Lands 3 Steals Miles McBride 3
George Conditt IV 1 Blocks Oscar Tshiebwe 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa State 65 49.1 7-21 6-9 11 30 2 9 21
West Virginia 70 38.2 3-14 25-37 11 35 1 8 14