Taz Sherman scored 18 points to lead West Virginia over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the Mountaineers’ 2021-22 season opener.
West Virginia struggled to get anything going in the opening minutes of the game, falling behind by six points just before the first media timeout. but the Mountaineers persevered to work themselves out of the shooting slump. Sherman hit a three-pointer off of an Oakland turnover with 5:32 remaining to give West Virginia their first lead since the opening minute of the game.
The Mountaineers took a 27-23 lead into the locker room at the half, and most assuredly were on the receiving end of a halftime speech that only a future Hall of Famer with 900 wins can deliver.