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West Virginia tops Texas Tech 78-62 in Big 12 tourney opener

Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening...

MARCH 9, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

West Virginia beats No. 11 Kansas State to help NCAA hopes

Erik Stevenson scored 27 points, Kedrian Johnson added 23 and West Virginia gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a big boost with an 89-81 victory over No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday

MARCH 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

West Virginia rallies past Iowa State 72-69

Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Joe Toussaint added 19 off the bench and West Virginia rallied late to beat Iowa State 72-69

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nets solid stat line in loss Matthews racked up 13 points (6-13 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, one block and one steal in 37 minutes during Saturday's 76-74 loss to Kansas.

Impact Matthews posted a positive shooting performance while matching his season high for field-goal attempts in a game this season. The 6-foot-7 senior also wrangled his most rebounds of any in-conference contest this season, and he's averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 boards per game since the start of Big 12 play Dec. 31. Matthews and West Virginia will look to finish strong over the final three regular-season games, starting with Monday's road contest at Iowa State.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cryer leads No. 9 Baylor to 79-65 win over West Virginia

LJ Cryer scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures, and ninth-ranked Baylor beat West Virginia 79-65

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Logs season high in points Matthews totaled 20 points (7-10 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 5-6 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 29 minutes during Wednesday's 76-71 victory over Iowa State.

Impact Matthews couldn't be slowed down while facing the Cyclones' typically tough defense. The 6-foot-7 senior matched his season high for free-throw tries while also posting his best final shooting stat line of the 2022-23 campaign. Matthews has largely been a supplementary scorer for the Mountaineers with 9.6 points per game this season, and he finished with six or fewer points in four of the five games prior to Wednesday's win. Matthews will run into another difficult challenge when West Virginia takes on Texas in a road matchup Saturday.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Modest production again Matthews accumulated six points (2-8 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds and one assist over 31 minutes during Saturday's 80-77 win over Auburn.

Impact Matthews failed to log double-digit points for the third game in a row. The 6-foot-7 senior has scored in double figures 10 times this season, though he's averaged just 7.9 points since the start of Big 12 play. Matthews is also posting just 3.3 rebounds per game over this span, making him a very minimal consideration for fantasy lineups moving forward.

JANUARY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dick, Wilson, Adams lead No. 3 Kansas over WVU 76-62

Freshman Gradey Dick scored 16 points, Jalen Wilson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 3 Kansas rode a hot start to a 76-62 victory over West Virginia

JANUARY 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big minutes in return Matthews produced 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, one block and one steal over 39 minutes during Saturday's 82-76 OT loss to Kansas State.

Impact Matthews missed a pair of games because of a knee injury, and due to the holiday schedule, effectively hadn't seen the court for three weeks. The fact he saw 39 minutes suggests that the issue should be in the past and he's ready to resume being a key contributor for the Mountaineers.

JANUARY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 16 points Matthews logged 16 points (5-9 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds, one assist and one steal across 34 minutes during West Virginia's 81-70 win Saturday versus UAB.

Impact Matthews averaged 11.7 points across 31 games he participated in as a member of the Washington Huskies. Since transferring to West Virginia, his scoring rate has not been much different. Matthews averaged 10.8 points across the 2022-23 Mountaineers' first 10 games.

DECEMBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Johnson scores 17 to help West Virginia beat UAB 81-70

Kedrian Johnson scored 17 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 16 — including four 3-pointers — and nine rebounds and West Virginia beat UAB 81-70 to snap the Blazers’ six-game win st...

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Navy takes on West Virginia after Inge's 21-point outing

DECEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Puts in two three-pointers in loss Matthews provided 12 points (4-9 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and one block across 39 minutes during Saturday's 84-74 loss to Xavier.

Impact Matthews made two three-pointers for the second game in a row despite his relatively low number of attempts from beyond the arc. The 6-foot-7 senior also logged a season high in playing time, as this game was within two points until the final five minutes. The Washington transfer has been one of the Mountaineers' top scorers so far this season, logging 10.4 points per game, and he has now converted 43.5 percent of his 2.9 three-point tries over the team's first eight contests.

DECEMBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Boum, Nunge lead Xavier's rally past West Virginia 84-74

Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Xavier defeated West Virginia 84-74 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle

DECEMBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitchell, West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 at PK Legacy

Tre Mitchell scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erik Stevenson added 15 points and West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament’s fifth-place gam...

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

W. Virginia beats Portland State, Huggins earns win 921

Tre Mitchell scored 16 points to lead West Virginia to a 89-71 win over Portland State in a Phil Knight Legacy tournament consolation game, vaulting Bob Huggins into third place al...

NOVEMBER 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitchell scores 21, West Virginia beats Morehead State 75-57

Tre Mitchell scored 21 points and West Virginia overcame a sluggish start to beat Morehead State 75-57 on Tuesday night

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toussaint, Stevenson lead WVU over Pittsburgh 81-56

Joe Toussaint scored 18 points, Erik Stevenson added 16 and West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 81-56 in the Backyard Brawl

NOVEMBER 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Leads scoring in season opener Matthews chipped in 15 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in 31 minutes during Monday's 76-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's.

Impact With Tre Mitchell coming off the bench to open the season, Matthews finished with team highs in points, assists and minutes as the Mountaineers rotated in multiple players against Mount St. Mary's. The 6-foot-7 senior played his first three collegiate seasons at West Virginia before spending a season with Washington last year, averaging career highs in points (11.7), rebounds (4.7) and field-goal percentage (43.4). Matthews will now look to carve out a significant role alongside Mitchell and Jimmy Bell in the frontcourt this season.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Matthews, Mitchell, Stevenson lead WVU over Mount St. Mary's

Emmitt Matthews scored 15 points, Tre Mitchell added 13 and West Virginia beat Mount St. Mary’s 76-58 in their season opener

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back from shoulder issue Matthews (shoulder) had 14 points (5-10 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds and a steal across 27 minutes in Friday's 73-57 exhibition victory over Bowling Green.

Impact Matthews missed a team scrimmage two weeks ago due to the injury, but he started and was second on the team in scoring Friday. The 6-7 wing has returned to Morgantown, where he started his career, following a productive stint at Washington that saw him average career highs in scoring (11.7 ppg) and reounding (4.7 rpg). He's in line for a big role under coach Bob Hugginis in what will be his fifth and final collegiate season.

OCTOBER 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

WVU revamps roster under newly minted Hall of Famer Huggins

West Virginia's roster underwent a makeover after the Mountaineers finished 16-17 a year ago

OCTOBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nursing shoulder injury Matthews did not play in West Virginia's scrimmage last Saturday due to a shoulder injury, Anjelica Trinone of Gold and Blue Nation reports.

Impact It's unclear at this point what the severity of the shoulder injury is. Coach Bob Huggins will certainly hope to have Matthews' services for the opener on Nov. 7 against Mount St. Mary's. Matthews is in his second stint with West Virginia after a stop at Washington last season where he averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Top programs leaning on boosts from popular transfer portal

College basketball coaches around the country are plugging holes and adding veterans to their rosters through the transfer portal

MAY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington's Emmitt Matthews heading back to West Virginia Graduate transfer Emmitt Matthews plans to finish his career where it started at West Virginia after one season in between at Washington.

APRIL 30, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM