West Virginia Crushes Penn

Morgantown, WV – The West Virginia Mountaineers (4-0) hammered the Pennsylvania Quakers 92-58 Friday night time. WVU guard Erik Stevenson led all scorers with 21 factors on 8-9 capturing from the sphere, and an unblemished 4-4-4 from behind the arc. 

West Virginia opened the sport on a 9-1 run constructing a 20-point benefit, 31-11, on the 9:39 mark of the primary half. 4 totally different Mountaineers hit a 3 throughout that span with guards Erik Stevenson and Joe Toussaint hit a pair and forwards Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Tre Mitchell each popping a 3. 

Penn closed the hole to 13 with 5:46 left within the half. Sophomore ahead Jamel King checked into the sport for the primary time this season and buried a 3 to place the Mountaineers again up 16. 

Stevenson scored the Mountaineers last 10 factors of the half and prolonged the WVU lead, 52-31, heading into halftime. Stevenson led all scorers on the break with 17 factors on an ideal 6-6 capturing from the sphere, together with 4-4 from three-point vary whereas Trey Mitchell did not miss, hitting all 4 of his makes an attempt from the sphere and each free throws for 11 first half factors. 

West Virginia shot simply 3-9 from the sphere nearing the halfway level of the second half, getting most of its manufacturing from the free throw line, going 9-12 because the Mountaineers had been in a position preserve a 20-plus level lead, and steadily rising the benefit. 

Fourteen Mountaineers noticed motion in opposition to the Quakers and all 14 scored a minimum of one level as WVU cruised to an 92-58 victory over Penn. 

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