West Virginia basketball: three takeaways from the loss to Arkansas

Takeaway two: Kedrian Johnson scored a career high

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 18: Kedrian Johnson #0 of the West Virginia Mountaineers takes a foul shot during the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic college basketball tournament against the Elon Phoenix at the TD Arena on November 18, 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Although the Mountaineers never took back the lead from Arkansas, senior guard Kedrian Johnson broke a career-best at West Virginia as he led the way with 18 points.

Johnson began to heat up in the second half, scoring a total of 16 points. This total equated to 41% of the Mountaineers’ points in the second half. The senior scored four three-pointers in five attempts, which made up most of the seven West Virginia three-point-makes for the afternoon.

The team’s next highest scorers included senior guards Taz Sherman with 15 points and Malik Curry with 11 points. The rest of the Mountaineers totaled 26 points put together.