West Virginia Mountaineers at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Quinerly has 13 points in opening 20-0 run and No. 18 West Virginia women beat Houston 79-51
Quinerly and Jordan Harrison combined for all 25 points in the first quarter when the Mountaineers took a 25-4 lead and Quinerly had 18 at halftime when the lead was 37-18.
Harrison finished with 14 points for West Virginia (19-4, 9-3 Big 12 Conference). Sydney Shaw added 13 points and Kyah Watson 12.
Gia Cooke led Houston (5-19, 1-12) with 16 points. Laila Blair had 10 points and Kierra Merchant had 10 rebounds.
The Cougars had 26 turnovers, the 19th time West Virginia's defense forced 20-plus turnovers. That led to 39 points. Watson had five steals and also grabbed eight rebounds.
West Virginia was 10 of 18 in the first quarter with three 3s, Houston was 2 for 14 with 11 turnovers.
Harrison had 12 points at halftime when the Mountaineers shot 52% and Houston shot 23% with 16 turnovers, which were turned into 25 points.
Shaw had 13 points in the second half for West Virginia and Cooke 14 for Houston.
West Virginia plays at Baylor on Tuesday. Houston is at Colorado next Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 51 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 79 - 51 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Summer Bostock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laila Blair. | 79 - 51 |
| 4th 0:38 |  |
Destiny Agubata made Layup. Assisted by Zya Nugent. | 79 - 48 |
| 4th 0:48 | |
Gigi Cooke Turnover. | 77 - 48 |
Statistics
 WVU |
HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-62 | FG | 18-48 |
| 51.6 | Field Goal % | 37.5 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
| 7-13 | FT | 8-11 |
| 53.8 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 39 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 901 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 16-2 | - | 30-3 |
| Baylor | 15-3 | 1 | 27-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 14-4 | 2 | 25-6 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 3 | 26-7 |
| West Virginia | 13-5 | 3 | 24-7 |
| Utah | 13-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Arizona | 10-8 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Colorado | 9-9 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Cincinnati | 7-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Kansas | 6-12 | 10 | 16-14 |
| Texas Tech | 4-14 | 12 | 17-17 |
| BYU | 4-14 | 12 | 13-17 |
| UCF | 4-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Arizona State | 3-15 | 13 | 10-22 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 15 | 5-25 |