National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 86, Charleston 57
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 29, 2014
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Bret Smith, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 7367

No. 24 West Virginia 86, College of Charleston 57: Jonathan Holton had 21 points and 10 rebounds to power the Mountaineers to their seventh straight win as they easily defeated the visiting Cougars.

Holton was 9-of-13 from the floor and had 10 rebounds, six on the offensive end, to go with four assists and three steals. Jaysean Paige scored 15 points, Juwan Staten had 10 and freshman Daxter Miles Jr. added nine and four steals for West Virginia (7-0). Devin Williams chipped in nine rebounds as the Mountaineers dominated the glass, outrebounding the Cougars 41-25, including 20-5 on the offensive end.

Evan Bailey came off the bench to score 13 points for College of Charleston (2-4). Donovan Gilmore also had 13 points while Joe Chealey added 10.

Gilmore dunked to open the second half, but that was the last basket the Cougars would have for the next eight minutes. West Virginia went on a 14-0 run, including seven points from Holton, during that span to lead 52-31 and then cruised the rest of the way.

Chealey scored on a layup to give Charleston the first points of the game but that was the Cougars’ only lead as the Mountaineers methodically pulled away for a 38-29 halftime advantage. Bailey’s jumper pulled the Cougars within 30-23 with 5:01 left in the half, but the Mountaineers held Charleston to a layup over the next four minutes to take a 36-25 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: West Virginia opened the second half with a 22-4 run that put it up 60-33. … The win was the 747th for Mountaineers head coach Bob Huggins, moving him past Phog Allen and Rollie Massimino for 14th on the all-time NCAA Division I list. … Six of West Virginia’s seven wins have been by double digits.

Top Game Performances
 
Charleston   West Virginia
Evan Bailey 13 Scoring Jonathan Holton 21
Joe Chealey 6 Assists Jonathan Holton 4
Adjehi Baru 5 Rebounds Jonathan Holton 10
Donovan Gilmore 5 Free Throws Made Juwan Staten 4
Adjehi Baru 2 Steals Daxter Miles Jr. 4
Evan Bailey 1 Blocks Nathan Adrian 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charleston 57 47.7 7-17 8-16 14 24 3 3 18
West Virginia 86 45.5 6-20 20-26 19 39 5 12 7