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Mar 8, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers guard Javon Small (7) shoots a three pointer among several UCF Knights defenders during the first half at WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nJavon Small scored 25 points, Amani Hansberry had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and West Virginia held on to defeat UCF 72-65 on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Small, a 6-foot-3 senior guard who entered as the second-leading scorer in the Big 12 at 18.2 points per game, chipped in nine assists and seven rebounds to flirt with a triple-double. The Mountaineers (19-12, 10-10 Big 12) won for the 10th time in their last 12 Senior Day games before the upcoming conference tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Small had 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including five 3-pointers, in the first half as West Virginia took a 47-25 lead into the break. The Mountaineers shot 47.6 percent (20 of 42), made 7 of 22 triples and collected 24 points in the paint during the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A 24-10 run pulled UCF (16-15, 7-13) within 60-49 at the 9:35 mark of the second half. Darius Johnson hit two free throws — after Sencire Harris received a technical foul — but Hansberry’s layup stopped a lengthy West Virginia scoring drought and gave the Mountaineers a 62-49 lead with 7:46 to go.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Johnson’s layup closed the gap to 67-64 with 2:04 remaining, but freshman Jonathan Powell’s fifth 3-pointer came with 1:19 left and gave the Mountaineers breathing room.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n West Virginia, which overcame 13 second-half turnovers, enjoyed a 40-37 advantage on the boards, moving them to 11-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Johnson, who highlighted UCF’s Senior Night victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday by scoring a career-high 36 points, again led the way on Saturday with a game-high 27. Keyshawn Hall, the leading scorer in the Big 12, finished with six on 1-of-10 shooting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Moustapha Thiam added 13 points and seven rebounds and JJ Taylor came off the bench to score 12 points. The Knights committed 17 turnovers leading to 16 West Virginia points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Following its loss and Oklahoma State’s win over Cincinnati on Saturday, UCF will be the No. 14 seed when first-round games in the Big 12 Tournament begin on March 11.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n