‘Unique’ Little leads WVU to distress of No

Jan 18, 2025, 07:54 PM ET

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the last two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones’ national-best 12-game winning streak.Amani Hansberry included 12 points for the Mountaineers(13-4, 4-2 Big 12), who beat a ranked team for the 4th time this season.West Virginia fans stormed the court and joined the players in singing John Denver’s”Take Me Home, Back Road “on a day when the school celebrated the life of NBA fantastic Jerry West, who died this past June at age 86.”We got the win for Jerry, “Small stated.”We tossed the throwback jerseys on. Yeah, it was Jerry West Day. “Curtis Jones scored 18 points to

lead Iowa State (15-2, 5-1 ). Keshon Gilbert included 13 points and Josh Jefferson had 10 points and 10 rebounds.Tamin Lipsey offered Iowa State its last lead, 43-41, on a layup with 7:35 left. The Cyclones were restricted to 14 points the rest of the game.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Cyclones committed 14 turnovers, attempted simply seven totally free tosses and appeared

to be outhustled for loose balls all over the court.The Mountaineers, on the other hand, preserved a physical protective strength throughout the game and held the Cyclones to

their floor total of the season and 28 points below their average.Small was active throughout everything, which was not lost on Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries in his postgame media schedule.

“He’s the best guard in the country, “DeVries said.”He’s something special.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.