Mitchell, Reese Drop 20+ in Best Virginia Win Over Herd That

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Best Virginia had three 18-point scorers for an in-state win over Herd that in the TBT second round Sunday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.

Forward Tre Mitchell had 23 points while guard James Reese V had 20. Guard Keddy Johnson had 18.

Herd That forward Jacorey Williams battled inside with forward Wesley Harris, scoring an and-one for a 3-0 lead.

Mitchell scored five straight points with a layup and left-corner three for a 5-3 Best Virginia Lead.

Harris was assessed a flagrant one while trying to contest a shot against Williams. Williams made it 8-7 off a free throw before Reese made a three-point shot.

Best Virginia held the lead after the first quarter, 22-18.

Mitchell opened scoring in the second quarter with a mid-range turnaround jumper to make the score 24-18. After two free throws from guard Keddy Johnson, Mitchell made another three, forcing a Herd That timeout.

GET HOT TRE MITCHELL🔥

His triple extends the @finalfourcast lead to double digits!!

📺: FS1 pic.twitter.com/91WxjX7i8V

— TBT (@thetournament) July 20, 2025

Best Virginia’s lead continued to swell throughout the quarter, as a 6-0 run gave the Mountaineer alumni squad gave it the largest lead of the first half at 44-29.

Williams made a layup before the halftime break, but Best Virginia held a 44-31 lead going to the locker room. Mitchell led all scorers with 12 points as Reese followed with nine.

STEAL➡️SCORE@finalfourcast is LOCKING UP right now🔒

Best Virginia leads by double digits with under 1 min to play in the 1H on FS1! pic.twitter.com/XEBhObDAxH

— TBT (@thetournament) July 20, 2025

Mitchell continued to make plays in the third quarter, as he scored five straight points for Best Virginia’s largest lead of the game at that point, 54-39. Herd That responded with six straight points before the media timeout at 3:52.

The Best Virginia lead started to slip before an and-one layup and free throw by Johnson over guard Stevie Browning made it 59-48 with 2:15 in the third. Johnson and Browning were both assessed technical fouls after the play.

Best Virginia held a 64-54 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Johnson drilled a three-pointer to start the fourth quarter off an assist from Mitchell.

WVU led 73-58 to start the Elam Ending with the target score set at 81.

Marshall scored the first seven points of the Elam Ending before Johnson hit a crucial three to make the score 76-65.

Herd That tried to claw back, but Mitchell

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