Chucky Hepburn scores 17 in second half, 10 in OT to finish with 32 as Louisville beat West Virginia
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Chucky Hepburn scored 17 in the second half and 10 in overtime to finish with a career-high 32 points as Louisville beat West Virginia 79-70 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
Louisville (5-1) plays the winner of the game between Oklahoma and No. 23 Arizona for the tournament championship on Friday. West Virginia (4-2) faces the loser in a third-place game.
Hepburn converted a three-point play with 2:30 remaining in overtime that gave Tucker DeVries his fifth foul. West Virginia turned it over and Kasean Pryor raced for a fast-break layup and a 72-67 lead.
West Virginia forced Louisville into a tough shot in the lane in the closing seconds and went the other way but Toby Okani’s pass to Sencire Harris went out of bounds with 33.7 left. Louisville went 5 of 6 at the line from there.
Hepburn was 8 of 12 from the field and 14 of 17 at the free-throw line. He was coming off a 10-assist, seven-steal performance - both career-highs - in a win over No. 14 Indiana on Wednesday.
Javon Small scored 26 points for West Virginia and Amani Hansberry added 19. Small played for over 40 minutes for a second straight game after he scored 31 in an 86-78 overtime victory over No. 3 Gonzaga on Wednesday.
At the end of regulation, Hepburn made 1 of 2 free throws with 31.9 seconds left to tie it at 61-all. Small dribbled down the clock and drew three defenders at the 3-point line before passing it to Hansberry, but the shot-clock buzzer sounded. Louisville’s long inbounds pass with 1.8 left was batted away.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Kasean Pryor vs. Toby Okani (Mountaineers gains possession) | ||
| 19:32 | | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:30 |  | Kasean Pryor defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | Amani Hansberry blocks Kasean Pryor's two point layup | ||
| 19:22 | | Tucker DeVries defensive rebound | ||
| 18:55 | | Amani Hansberry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:40 | | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:38 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 18:33 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | | Kasean Pryor turnover (traveling) | ||
| 18:14 | | Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:12 | | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | ||
| 18:02 | | Kasean Pryor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:00 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 17:55 | | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:53 | | Kasean Pryor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | Tucker DeVries blocks Noah Waterman's three point jump shot | ||
| 17:33 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 17:25 | | Sencire Harris turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals) | ||
| 17:25 | | Sencire Harris blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 17:23 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 17:23 | | Tucker DeVries blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 17:21 | | Kasean Pryor offensive rebound | ||
| 17:20 | | Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 17:12 | | Toby Okani personal foul | ||
| 16:31 | | Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 16:31 | | Cardinals turnover | ||
| 16:31 | | Toby Okani blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | Cardinals offensive rebound | ||
| 16:30 | | Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 15:49 | | Tucker DeVries misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:47 | | Mountaineers offensive rebound | ||
| 15:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:40 | | +2 | Tucker DeVries makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0-4 |
| 15:09 | | James Scott misses two point layup | ||
| 15:07 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 15:03 | | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 14:46 | | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 2-6 |
| 14:28 | | Eduardo Andre shooting foul (James Scott draws the foul) | ||
| 14:28 | | +1 | James Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 14:28 | | James Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 14:28 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 14:02 | | KJ Tenner misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 14:00 | | Reyne Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 13:45 | | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Kasean Pryor assists) | 5-6 |
| 13:25 | | Javon Small misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 13:23 | | James Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 13:07 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals) | ||
| 12:56 | | Kasean Pryor blocks Tucker DeVries's two point layup | ||
| 12:54 | | J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | +3 | Reyne Smith makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-6 |
| 12:36 | | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:34 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 12:10 | | Kasean Pryor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:08 | | Khani Rooths offensive rebound | ||
| 11:56 | | Noah Waterman turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:43 | | Kasean Pryor blocks Eduardo Andre's two point layup | ||
| 11:41 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Joseph Yesufu turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:58 | | Reyne Smith offensive foul | ||
| 10:58 | | Reyne Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 8-8 |
| 10:06 | | Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup | ||
| 10:04 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Jump ball. Javon Small vs. Chucky Hepburn (Chucky Hepburn gains possession) | ||
| 9:55 | | Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals) | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup | 10-8 |
| 9:14 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | James Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Amani Hansberry personal foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Mountaineers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Javon Small makes two point layup | 10-10 |
| 8:23 | | Sencire Harris personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:00 | | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Noah Waterman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Reyne Smith makes two point layup | 12-10 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point turnaround hook shot | 12-12 |
| 7:22 | | Reyne Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Javon Small makes two point layup | 12-14 |
| 7:09 | | J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-15 |
| 6:44 | | Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:29 | | Tucker DeVries misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Kasean Pryor turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals) | ||
| 6:06 | | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | James Scott defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Tucker DeVries personal foul | ||
| 5:54 | | Kasean Pryor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Eduardo Andre defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point pullup jump shot (Tucker DeVries assists) | 12-17 |
| 5:18 | | Javon Small personal foul | ||
| 5:13 | | J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Mountaineers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Kasean Pryor personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | Toby Okani turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 4:46 | | James Scott turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | Sencire Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 4:40 | | Khani Rooths defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Eduardo Andre personal foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:28 | | James Scott offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Khani Rooths offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Khani Rooths assists) | 15-17 |
| 3:43 | | James Scott blocks Toby Okani's two point layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Mountaineers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Javon Small makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists) | 15-19 |
| 3:18 | | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Javon Small defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 15-22 |
| 3:02 | | Amani Hansberry personal foul (James Scott draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | James Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:02 | | James Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:02 | | Jonathan Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | J'Vonne Hadley personal foul (Tucker DeVries draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Javon Small makes three point stepback jump shot | 15-25 |
| 2:15 | | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Noah Waterman offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Noah Waterman makes two point tip layup | 17-25 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Javon Small makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-28 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (Kasean Pryor assists) | 20-28 |
| 1:30 | | Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:30 | | Kasean Pryor offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Kasean Pryor makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 22-28 |
| 0:55 | | Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | Tucker DeVries personal foul (Kasean Pryor draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | +1 | Kasean Pryor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 |
| 0:50 | | +1 | Kasean Pryor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 0:42 | | Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Javon Small draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Mountaineers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mountaineers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |