National Basketball Association
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
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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 |