Monmouth Hawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Monmouth beats West Virginia 73-65 behind Xander Rice's career-high 30 points
Collins made Monmouth's final field goal with 2:58 remaining for a 68-55 lead.
Rice missed a free throw with 58.1 seconds left but Collins grabbed an offensive rebound before being fouled. Collins missed two straight free throws, following an offensive rebound, and Seth Wilson made a deep 3-pointer to pull West Virginia within 69-65 with 43.4 left.
Rice made two free throws for a 71-65 lead, and Wilson and Josiah Harris each missed a 3-pointer at the other end.
Jakari Spence added seven points for Monmouth (1-1), which was coming off a season-opening 72-61 loss to George Mason. Rice, a Bucknell transfer, scored 21 points in the opener.
Syracuse transfer Jesse Edwards had 16 points and 13 rebounds for West Virginia (1-1). Quinn Slazinski added 15 points and Kobe Johnson scored 13. West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa sat out the second game of a nine-game suspension for accepting impermissible benefits while he was at Arizona.
West Virginia got Josh Eilert his first coaching victory on Monday against Missouri State.
Monmouth, coached by former North Carolina standout King Rice, hosts Princeton on Nov. 18. West Virginia continues its three-game, eight-day homestand on Tuesday against Jacksonville State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Nikita Konstantynovskyi Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Quinn Slazinski missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jakari Spence made Free Throw. | 73 - 65 |
Statistics
 MONM |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 21-67 |
| 45.5 | Field Goal % | 31.3 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 7-32 |
| 43.5 | Three Point % | 21.9 |
| 13-18 | FT | 16-23 |
| 72.2 | Free Throw % | 69.6 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 28 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 10,473 | Capacity:
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towson | 16-2 | - | 22-11 |
| UNC Wilmington | 14-4 | 2 | 27-8 |
| Charleston | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| William & Mary | 11-7 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 10-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Monmouth | 10-8 | 6 | 13-20 |
| Drexel | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Northeastern | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Elon | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hampton | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hofstra | 6-12 | 10 | 15-18 |
| Delaware | 5-13 | 11 | 16-20 |
| Stony Brook | 4-14 | 12 | 8-24 |
| North Carolina A&T | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |