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Kansas City, Mo.
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West Virginia University
26-6,14-4Big 12
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Harrison’s Late Steal Sends West Virginia to Big 12 Championship
March 07, 2026 10:26 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The West Virginia women's basketball team held on in a tense, back-and-forth fourth quarter at T-Mobile Center, outlasting Colorado 48–47 after a series of clutch plays on both ends of the floor inside the final minute.
The win sends the Mountaineers to the championship game for the fourth time in program history.
Trailing by two points entering the final minute of play, Gia Cooke drilled a top-of-the-key three off an assist from a double-teamed Kierra Wheeler in the paint with 32 seconds remaining. The buckets flipped the scoreboard to a 46–45 Mountaineer advantage.
After a timeout and defensive stand, Jordan Harrison drew a foul and sank both free throws to make it 48–45. Colorado stayed alive when Desiree Wooten earned free throws with three ticks left on the clock and converted two to trim the margin back to one. WVU was fouled before inbounding the ball but failed to convert at the line.
Colorado advanced the ball to midcourt off a timeout before the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Harrison, picked off the ensuing inbounds scramble to seal the win.
West Virginia carried a 34–30 lead into the final period, but Colorado immediately tightened the game. Zyanna Walker opened the quarter with a downhill layup at 9:42 to pull the Buffs within two, 34–32. Kierra Wheeler answered with a trip to the line at 9:18, nudging WVU ahead 35–32.
After a Gia Cooke midrange make at 6:44, Colorado strung together its first surge, Wooten buried a right-wing three at 6:11 and Walker canned a jumper at 5:38 to give CU its first lead of the quarter, 38–37. WVU punched back on Wheeler's layup at 5:16, but Jade Masogayo's driving finish at 4:17 flipped it again to 40–39 Colorado.
From there, the lead changed hands three more times. Wheeler hit a short jumper and Cooke added another midrange to push WVU ahead 43–40 with three minutes to play. Logyn Greer answered for CU from the elbow at 2:30 before, Wooten splashed her second triple of the quarter to push Colorado back in front for the final time.
The Mountaineers are back on the floor on Sunday, March 8, when they face No. 1 seed TCU in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Championship game. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.
West Virginia advances to the conference championship game for the fourth time in program history. WVU has made appearances in 2014, 2017 and most recently in 2021. The Mountaineers won the program's first and only title in 2017.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
The win sends the Mountaineers to the championship game for the fourth time in program history.
Trailing by two points entering the final minute of play, Gia Cooke drilled a top-of-the-key three off an assist from a double-teamed Kierra Wheeler in the paint with 32 seconds remaining. The buckets flipped the scoreboard to a 46–45 Mountaineer advantage.
After a timeout and defensive stand, Jordan Harrison drew a foul and sank both free throws to make it 48–45. Colorado stayed alive when Desiree Wooten earned free throws with three ticks left on the clock and converted two to trim the margin back to one. WVU was fouled before inbounding the ball but failed to convert at the line.
Colorado advanced the ball to midcourt off a timeout before the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Harrison, picked off the ensuing inbounds scramble to seal the win.
West Virginia carried a 34–30 lead into the final period, but Colorado immediately tightened the game. Zyanna Walker opened the quarter with a downhill layup at 9:42 to pull the Buffs within two, 34–32. Kierra Wheeler answered with a trip to the line at 9:18, nudging WVU ahead 35–32.
After a Gia Cooke midrange make at 6:44, Colorado strung together its first surge, Wooten buried a right-wing three at 6:11 and Walker canned a jumper at 5:38 to give CU its first lead of the quarter, 38–37. WVU punched back on Wheeler's layup at 5:16, but Jade Masogayo's driving finish at 4:17 flipped it again to 40–39 Colorado.
From there, the lead changed hands three more times. Wheeler hit a short jumper and Cooke added another midrange to push WVU ahead 43–40 with three minutes to play. Logyn Greer answered for CU from the elbow at 2:30 before, Wooten splashed her second triple of the quarter to push Colorado back in front for the final time.
The Mountaineers are back on the floor on Sunday, March 8, when they face No. 1 seed TCU in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Championship game. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.
West Virginia advances to the conference championship game for the fourth time in program history. WVU has made appearances in 2014, 2017 and most recently in 2021. The Mountaineers won the program's first and only title in 2017.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
CU
WVU
FG%
.362
.305
3FG%
.167
.231
FT%
.647
.692
RB
38
34
TO
14
6
STL
1
6
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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