National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 74, Marshall 64
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2013
Where: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia
Officials: # Doug Sirmons, # Don Dailey, # Steve Olson
Attendance: 11038

West Virginia 74, Marshall 64: Juwan Staten scored 19 points and the Mountaineers used a late run to beat the Thundering Herd in the Capital Classic in Charleston, W. Va.

Staten was one of five Mountaineers in double figures and also added six rebounds and four assists. Brandon Watkins notched a double-double off the bench, tallying 12 points and 11 rebounds for West Virginia (7-4), which snapped a two-game losing streak.

Kareem Canty shouldered the biggest scoring burden for Marshall with 16 while also dishing nine assists in his team's fourth straight loss. TyQuane Goard and Chris Thomas added 11 each for the Thundering Herd (4-6).

The Mountaineers finished the game on a 16-2 run in the final 4:20 keyed by six points from Staten. After holding a 62-58 lead, Marshall missed its final five field goal attempts on its way to the loss.

The Thundering Herd captured their biggest lead of the game early on at 13-6 and took a 33-31 lead to the locker room behind nine from Canty. West Virginia briefly tied the game early in the second half, but Marshall held the advantage until Staten’s three-point play with 3:41 on the clock gave the Mountaineers a 63-62 edge.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Marshall shot only 10-24 from the free-throw line. … West Virginia now leads the all-time series 31-11. … The Mountaineers won despite 16 turnovers and only 10 assists.
Top Game Performances
 
West Virginia   Marshall
Juwan Staten 19 Scoring Kareem Canty 16
Juwan Staten 4 Assists Kareem Canty 9
Brandon Watkins 11 Rebounds TyQuane Goard 7
Juwan Staten 7 Free Throws Made Kareem Canty 3
Brandon Watkins 2 Steals Kareem Canty 3
Brandon Watkins 2 Blocks TyQuane Goard 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
West Virginia 74 50.0 4-15 20-28 10 36 4 6 16
Marshall 64 41.7 4-15 10-24 14 28 3 10 15