National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 83, Lafayette 56
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 16, 2014
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Rick Crawford, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 6089

West Virginia 83, Lafayette 56: Jonathan Holton scored 18 points and recorded 15 rebounds, and the host Mountaineers closed the first half with an 11-2 run to down the Leopards.

Devin Williams also recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds for West Virginia (2-0), which committed just six turnovers after recording 14 miscues in Friday’s season-opening victory over Monmouth. Jaysean Paige, a junior-college transfer who scored 14 points in his Mountaineers debut Friday, finished 6-for-13 from the field and hit three 3-pointers en route to 16 points.

Dan Trist scored 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds for Lafayette (1-1). The Leopards committed 20 turnovers and were outrebounded 50-31.

Michael Hoffman’s free throw with 3:09 left before halftime brought the Leopards within 28-22, but Daxter Miles Jr.’s 3-pointer 13 seconds later kicked off the Mountaineers’ decisive burst. Paige contributed a layup and free throw, and Juwan Staten’s jumper sent West Virginia into halftime ahead 39-24.

Trist’s layup cut the deficit to 41-31 3 ½ minutes into the second half, but Jevon Carter hit two 3-pointers in the next two minutes as the Mountaineers extended their advantage to 53-33 on Holton’s basket with 14:06 to play. Holton, who scored two points with seven rebounds in the season opener, pushed the advantage to 71-48 on a layup with just over five minutes remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Paige’s 3-pointer and layup capped a game-opening 9-0 spurt for West Virginia. … Staten finished with 10 points and eight assists. … The Mountaineers shot 38.3 percent from the field but attempted 81 shots while limiting Lafayette to 46.
Top Game Performances
 
Lafayette   West Virginia
Dan Trist 12 Scoring Jonathan Holton 18
Bryce Scott 4 Assists Juwan Staten 8
Dan Trist 6 Rebounds Jonathan Holton 15
Bryce Scott 4 Free Throws Made Devin Williams 7
Seth Hinrichs 1 Steals Juwan Staten 3
Michael Hoffman 1 Blocks Nathan Adrian 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lafayette 56 43.5 4-13 12-15 15 30 3 3 20
West Virginia 83 38.3 8-33 13-18 20 47 2 11 6