National Basketball Association
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
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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 |