Javon Small scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half and Joseph Yesufu finished with 16 points to lead visiting West Virginia past Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 action. Small, the leading scorer in the conference at 19.0 points per game, was 4 of 7 from 3-point range for West Virginia (14-7, 5-5 Big 12), which shot 49.0 percent from the field to snap a three-game losing streak. Day Day Thomas scored 10 points for Cincinnati (12-9, 2-8), which lost its fourth straight game. After starting the season 10-1 and climbing to No. 14 in the Top 25 poll, the Bearcats have lost eight of 10.
West Virginia takes control early, cruises past Cincinnati
