National Basketball Association
West Virginia 88, Presbyterian 55
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Byron Jarrett, # Kelly Self, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
5067
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West Virginia 88, Presbyterian 55: Juwan Staten recorded 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the host Mountaineers cruised past the Blue Hose in the Cancun Challenge.
Eron Harris scored a game-high 19 points for West Virginia (4-1), which has won 50 of its last 51 non-conference home games. Devin Williams added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who won the battle of the boards 40-28.
Jordan Downing led the way with 18 points for Presbyterian (1-5), which had the same amount of turnovers (19) as field goals in the game. Reggie Dillard chipped in with 9 points and William Truss grabbed 10 rebounds in a losing cause.
West Virginia scored the first seven points of the game before Presbyterian closed to within 20-16 after Dillard's 3-pointer midway through the first half. Harris, who led all scorers with 14 points in the opening stanza, keyed a 28-6 run to give the Mountaineers a 48-22 edge at the break.
West Virginia used a 13-3 spurt to open up the second half to extend their lead to 61-25. The Mountaineers led by as much as 38 and thoroughly dominated the Blue Hose in the first meeting between the two schools.
GAME NOTEBOOK: West Virginia has made a 3-point field goal in 460 consecutive games. … The Mountaineers' bench outscored Presbyterian's reserves 34-16. … West Virginia PG Staten has scored in double figures in every game this season.
Top Game Performances
Presbyterian |
|
West Virginia |
Jordan Downing 18 |
Scoring |
Eron Harris 19 |
Will Adams 2 |
Assists |
Juwan Staten 7 |
William Truss 10 |
Rebounds |
Devin Williams 11 |
Will Adams 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Terry Henderson 3 |
Will Adams 1 |
Steals |
Gary Browne 2 |
Ed Drew 1 |
Blocks |
Eron Harris 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Presbyterian
|
55 |
39.6 |
7-20 |
10-18 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
West Virginia
|
88 |
49.2 |
11-25 |
15-20 |
18 |
37 |
1 |
8 |
9 |