Mountaineers Ground Eagles 75-57

Morgantown, WV – West Virginia ahead Trey Mitchell led all scorers with 21 factors, taking pictures 8-10 from the sector and an ideal 5-5 from the free throw line and grabbed six rebounds because the Mountaineers dealt with the Morehead State Eagles 75-57 Tuesday night time. 

The Mountaineers dedicated 5 turnovers within the first three minutes of motion and trailed 4-2 earlier than West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins picked up his first technical of the season to ship the sport into its first media timeout with the sport tied a 4. 

Mitchell ended a three-minute scoring drought when he confronted his man off the suitable wing and drove the ball down the paint, slamming the ball and drawing the foul to drag the Mountaineers inside one, 7-8 on the 12:56 mark of the primary half. 

Mountaineer guards Joe Toussaint and Kobe Johnson hit consecutive threes to offer West Virginia a 15-12 lead, its first since recording the primary bucket of the sport. 

West Virginia started to create some separation within the closing two minutes of the half, producing a 10-2 run with Mitchell placing six factors throughout that span and main the Mountaineers with 15 first half factors and 37-28 lead. 

A 2-7 begin from the sector for the Mountaineers stored Eagles inside putting distance, they put collectively a 12-0 run with threes coming from ahead Emmitt Matthews Jr. and guard Erik Stevenson

Sophomore Ahead Mohamed Wague capped a 6-0 spurt after gathering a steal and ending on the opposite finish with a slam dunk because the Mountaineers held a 65-39 benefit with 7:36 left to play. 

West Virginia freshman Patrick Suemnick made his first look of the season, checking into the sport and recording his first bucket with simply over 4 minutes left to play. 

The Mountaineers maintained a 20-plus level benefit till the ultimate minute and cruised to a 75-57 victory. 

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