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DaQuan Smith sinks go-ahead jumper with 1.5 left, Radford edges West Virginia 66-65

AP
Dec 21, 2023

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) DaQuan Smith scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half, including a go-ahead jumper with 1.5 seconds left, and Radford edged West Virginia 66-65 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.

Radford (10-4) picked up its first win over a Power 5 opponent since topping Northwestern 67-56 on Nov. 19, 2019. It was the Highlander's ninth victory over a Power 5 team - all on the road.

Noah Farrakhan went behind his back to get into the lane for a fade-away jumper to give West Virginia a 65-61 lead with 1:18 remaining, but the Mountaineers did not score again. Smith answered with a scoop shot in the lane and the West Virginia missed a shot in the paint.

Bryan Antoine dribbled down the clock before being fouled on a driving layup. Antoine, a 93% free-throw shooter, went 1 of 2 from the line to make it 65-64 with 11.5 seconds left. West Virginia guard RaeQuan Battle was fouled after grabbing the rebound and he missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 9.8 left.

Smith lost control of his dribble and rolled the ball on the ground before pulling up for a go-ahead jumper. Battle controlled a deflected pass but his contested shot at the buzzer was well short.

Justin Archer had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Kenyon Giles also scored 12 for Radford.

Battle finished with 29 points and Farrakhan added 16 for West Virginia (4-7). Quinn Slazinski, averaging 17.3 points, was held to four points. The Mountaineers were without leading rebounder Jesse Edwards, who is out for four weeks due to a fractured right wrist.

Battle debuted after sitting out the start of the season when the NCAA denied the two-time transfer’s initial waiver request. Farrakhan, who like Battle also is a two-time transfer, was playing in his second game after scoring 15 in a loss Saturday to UMass.

West Virginia will face Toledo on Saturday, followed by Ohio State in Cleveland on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
RAD
Highlanders
29
WV
Mountaineers
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Archer vs. Akok Akok (Mountaineers gains possession)
19:47		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
19:45		Justin Archer defensive rebound
19:27		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
19:25		Highlanders offensive rebound
19:11		Chandler Turner misses three point jump shot
19:09		Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
19:02		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
19:00		Akok Akok offensive rebound
18:56	+2	Akok Akok makes two point layup	0-2
18:37		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
18:35		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point layup	0-4
17:53	+2	Chandler Turner makes two point layup	2-4
17:36		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
17:34		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
17:26		Akok Akok blocks Bryan Antoine's two point layup
17:24		Kenyon Giles offensive rebound
17:12		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
17:10		RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
17:04	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot	2-6
16:34	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:12		D'Auntray Pierce blocks Quinn Slazinski's two point layup
16:10		Highlanders defensive rebound
15:53		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
15:51		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
15:38		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
15:36		Kenyon Giles defensive rebound
15:11		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
15:09		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point layup	4-8
15:01		Truth Harris shooting foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
15:01		TV timeout
15:01		Noah Farrakhan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:01		D'Auntray Pierce defensive rebound
14:45		D'Auntray Pierce offensive foul
14:45		D'Auntray Pierce turnover (offensive foul)
14:31		Patrick Suemnick misses two point jump shot
14:29		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
14:12		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
14:10		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
14:06		RaeQuan Battle turnover (lost ball)
13:50	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Truth Harris assists)	7-8
13:36	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup (Kerr Kriisa assists)	7-10
13:12	+2	Truth Harris makes two point layup	9-10
12:59	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot	9-12
12:38		Chandler Turner misses two point jump shot
12:36		Justin Archer offensive rebound
12:27		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
12:25		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
12:19		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
12:17		Truth Harris defensive rebound
12:02		Kenyon Giles turnover (bad pass) (Noah Farrakhan steals)
11:46		Akok Akok misses three point jump shot
11:44		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
11:14		Kenyon Giles misses two point layup
11:13		Akok Akok defensive rebound
11:13		Justin Archer personal foul
11:13		TV timeout
10:56		Bryan Antoine blocks Akok Akok's three point jump shot
10:54		Ofri Naveh offensive rebound
10:50		Akok Akok misses two point layup
10:48		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
10:39	+2	Justin Archer makes two point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	11-12
10:17	+2	Ofri Naveh makes two point layup	11-14
10:02		Bryan Antoine misses two point layup
10:00		Bryan Antoine offensive rebound
9:53	+2	Justin Archer makes two point jump shot (Kenyon Giles assists)	13-14
9:35		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
9:33		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
9:16		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
9:14		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
9:08		D'Auntray Pierce misses two point layup
9:06		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
9:03	+2	D'Auntray Pierce makes two point layup	15-14
8:49		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
8:47		Noah Farrakhan offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot	15-16
8:43		Trenton Walters shooting foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Noah Farrakhan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-17
8:21		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
8:19		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
8:07		Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot
8:05		D'Auntray Pierce defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Truth Harris makes three point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	18-17
7:33		D'Auntray Pierce blocks Seth Wilson's two point layup
7:31		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
7:26		Truth Harris misses three point jump shot
7:24		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
7:24		Josiah Harris personal foul
7:24		TV timeout
7:06		Kyle Burns misses two point jump shot
7:04		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
6:46	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup	18-19
6:46		Kyle Burns shooting foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
6:46		RaeQuan Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:46		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
6:36		Chandler Turner misses three point jump shot
6:34		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
6:15		Truth Harris blocks RaeQuan Battle's two point jump shot
6:13		Highlanders defensive rebound
5:56	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot (Truth Harris assists)	21-19
5:44		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
5:42		RaeQuan Battle offensive rebound
5:35		D'Auntray Pierce shooting foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
5:35	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-20
5:35	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-21
5:35	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-22
5:25		Patrick Suemnick personal foul (Justin Archer draws the foul)
5:23		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
5:21		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
5:06		Quinn Slazinski turnover (lost ball)
4:47	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	23-22
4:33		Noah Farrakhan turnover (bad pass) (DaQuan Smith steals)
4:22		Kerr Kriisa shooting foul (Justin Archer draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Justin Archer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
4:22	+1	Justin Archer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-22
4:12		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
4:10		Mountaineers offensive rebound
4:04		Kerr Kriisa misses two point jump shot
4:02		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
3:56		Bryan Antoine turnover (lost ball) (Quinn Slazinski steals)
3:51		DaQuan Smith shooting foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
3:51	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
3:30		Truth Harris misses three point jump shot
3:28		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
3:22		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
3:20		Justin Archer defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	27-24
2:44	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup (Quinn Slazinski assists)	27-26
2:34		Justin Archer misses two point layup
2:32		Justin Archer offensive rebound
2:27		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
2:25		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point jump shot (Ofri Naveh assists)	27-28
1:34	+2	Chandler Turner makes two point layup	29-28
1:21		Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot
1:19		Highlanders defensive rebound
0:56		Akok Akok blocks Chandler Turner's two point layup
0:54		Akok Akok defensive rebound
0:48		Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
0:46		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
0:40		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:38		Justin Archer offensive rebound
0:34		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
0:32		Akok Akok defensive rebound
0:25		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:03		Truth Harris personal foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
0:03		Akok Akok misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:03		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RAD
Highlanders
37
WV
Mountaineers
37

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Chandler Turner makes three point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	32-28
19:21		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
19:19		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
19:02		RaeQuan Battle shooting foul (Bryan Antoine draws the foul)
19:02	+1	Bryan Antoine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-28
19:02	+1	Bryan Antoine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-28
18:50	+2	Akok Akok makes two point dunk (Kerr Kriisa assists)	34-30
18:50		Chandler Turner shooting foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
18:50		Akok Akok misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:50		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
18:33		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
18:31		Justin Archer offensive rebound
18:29	+2	Justin Archer makes two point layup	36-30
18:25		Kerr Kriisa turnover (bad pass) (Bryan Antoine steals)
18:23		Quinn Slazinski personal foul
18:11		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
18:09		Akok Akok defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point layup	36-32
17:49	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	38-32
17:17	+2	Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup	38-34
16:51		Quinn Slazinski blocks Chandler Turner's two point layup
16:49		RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
16:42	+3	RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists)	38-37
16:30		Highlanders 30 second timeout
16:30		TV timeout
16:15		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
16:13		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
16:09		Noah Farrakhan personal foul
16:08	+3	Bryan Antoine makes three point jump shot (Truth Harris assists)	41-37
15:46		Bryan Antoine shooting foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46		RaeQuan Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:46	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-38
15:28		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
15:26		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
15:20		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
15:18		Highlanders defensive rebound
15:03		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
15:01		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
15:00		Jump ball. Bryan Antoine vs. Quinn Slazinski (Mountaineers gains possession)
14:48		Akok Akok misses two point layup
14:46		D'Auntray Pierce defensive rebound
14:38		Kerr Kriisa personal foul (Truth Harris draws the foul)
14:36		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
14:34		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
14:29		Kerr Kriisa turnover (bad pass) (Bryan Antoine steals)
14:21		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
14:19		Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
14:13		Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
14:11		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
13:43		Truth Harris misses three point jump shot
13:41		Akok Akok defensive rebound
13:39		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
13:18	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point dunk (Noah Farrakhan assists)	41-40
12:51		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
12:49		Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
12:41		Kenyon Giles personal foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul)
12:40		Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
12:38		Justin Archer defensive rebound
12:20		Justin Archer offensive foul (Ofri Naveh draws the foul)
12:20		Justin Archer turnover (offensive foul)
12:11	+3	Ofri Naveh makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)	41-43
11:49		Ofri Naveh personal foul (Truth Harris draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:29		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
11:27		Ofri Naveh defensive rebound
11:21		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
11:19		Truth Harris defensive rebound
11:10		Ofri Naveh shooting foul (Truth Harris draws the foul)
11:10		Truth Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:10	+1	Truth Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-43
10:56	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup (Quinn Slazinski assists)	42-45
10:40		Truth Harris turnover (bad pass) (Ofri Naveh steals)
10:35		Kerr Kriisa turnover (bad pass) (Kenyon Giles steals)
10:28	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	44-45
10:11		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
10:09		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
9:49	+3	DaQuan Smith makes three point jump shot (Truth Harris assists)	47-45
9:36		Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
9:34		Justin Archer defensive rebound
9:19		Ofri Naveh shooting foul (Truth Harris draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Truth Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-45
9:19		Truth Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:19		RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
9:12	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup (Kerr Kriisa assists)	48-47
8:59		Truth Harris turnover (bad pass) (RaeQuan Battle steals)
8:52		D'Auntray Pierce personal foul
8:50		Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
8:48		Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup	48-49
8:20		Bryan Antoine turnover (lost ball) (Noah Farrakhan steals)
8:18		DaQuan Smith personal foul (Noah Farrakhan draws the foul)
8:17	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)	48-51
7:50		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
7:48		Chandler Turner offensive rebound
7:40	+2	Justin Archer makes two point layup (Chandler Turner assists)	50-51
7:32		Kerr Kriisa turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Turner steals)
7:26	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	52-51
7:08	+3	Noah Farrakhan makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)	52-54
6:47		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
6:45		Noah Farrakhan defensive rebound
6:40	+3	Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Noah Farrakhan assists)	52-57
6:36		Highlanders 30 second timeout
6:10	+2	Chandler Turner makes two point jump shot	54-57
5:49	+2	RaeQuan Battle makes two point jump shot	54-59
5:22		Noah Farrakhan shooting foul (Justin Archer draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Justin Archer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
5:22	+1	Justin Archer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
5:04		Josiah Harris misses two point jump shot
5:02		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
4:38		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
4:36		Mountaineers defensive rebound
4:24		D'Auntray Pierce personal foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
4:24	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-60
4:24	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
4:01	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	58-61
3:47		Chandler Turner shooting foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-62
3:47	+1	RaeQuan Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
3:33		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
3:31		Akok Akok defensive rebound
3:15		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
3:13		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
3:03	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Bryan Antoine assists)	61-63
2:42		Noah Farrakhan misses three point jump shot
2:40		Justin Archer defensive rebound
2:12		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
2:10		RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
1:59		RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot
1:57		Justin Archer defensive rebound
1:37		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
1:35		Josiah Harris defensive rebound
1:29		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
1:20	+2	Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot	61-65
0:59	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	63-65
0:30		Patrick Suemnick misses two point layup
0:28		Justin Archer defensive rebound
0:24		Highlanders 60 second timeout
0:11		Patrick Suemnick shooting foul (Bryan Antoine draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Bryan Antoine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-65
0:11		Bryan Antoine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:11		RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
0:10		Chandler Turner personal foul (RaeQuan Battle draws the foul)
0:10		RaeQuan Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
0:04	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	66-65
0:01		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:01		RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot