National Basketball Association
West Virginia 83, Morehead St. 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Robert Riley, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
10122
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kevin Jones had a team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead West Virginia to a 83-48 non-league victory over Morehead State at Charleston Civic Center.
Jones, coming off a career-high 29 points and 13 rebounds in the Mountaineers’ win over Alcorn State last week, netted 12 of his points in the first half as West Virginia (3-1) took a 39-22 lead into halftime.
The Mountaineers opened the second half with a 13-2 run to extend the lead to 52-24 with 16 minutes left as Morehead State struggled from the field. The Eagles, who reached the 100-point plateau in their most recent victory against Asbury, converted just 38.3 percent of their field-goal attempts and were held to a season-low for points.
Darryl Bryant had 14 points and Deniz Kilicli and Gary Browne each added 10 for West Virginia, which will wrap up a five-game homestand later this week against Akron before facing a difficult road stretch against Mississippi State and Kansas State.
The Mountaineers went 52.8 percent from the field, including 8-of-20 from 3-point range. However, they converted just 19-of-31 (61.3%) free-throw attempts, which will be a concern going forward especially with a roster that includes eight freshmen.
Terrance Hill had a game-high 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting for Morehead State (1-3), which has lost its games by an average of 26.
Top Game Performances
| Morehead St. |
|
West Virginia |
|
Terrance Hill 24 |
Scoring |
Kevin Jones 23 |
|
Lamont Austin 3 |
Assists |
Gary Browne 5 |
|
Milton Chavis 6 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Jones 10 |
|
Milton Chavis 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Browne 4 |
|
Terrance Hill 2 |
Steals |
Darryl Bryant 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Kevin Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Morehead St.
|
48 |
38.3 |
8-20 |
4-5 |
9 |
19 |
0 |
8 |
23 |
| West Virginia
|
83 |
52.8 |
8-20 |
19-31 |
19 |
39 |
3 |
9 |
14 |