Mercyhurst Lakers at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
Treysen Eaglestaff had nine points and eight rebounds and Brenen Lorient scored all his nine points in the first half for West Virginia (6-2).
Mercyhurst's 38 points were the fewest allowed by the Mountaineers since Coppin State also scored 38 on Dec. 20, 2017.
WVU scored the first 10 points in a 16-2 opening run and never trailed. The Lakers scored 13 of the next 15 points — which included 3-pointers 35 seconds apart by Bernie Blunt — to trim their deficit to three a little more than nine minutes into the game but got no closer.
West Virginia scored the final eight points in a 21-7 spurt to close the first half and took a 17-point lead into the intermission. The Mountaineers shot 64% (16 of 25 from the field, scored 13 points off nine Mercyhurst turnovers, and built a 21-2 advantage in bench points in the opening period.
Blunt led Mercyhurst (3-5) with 14 points and no other Lakers player scored more than six.
West Virginia had been coming off back-to-back losses to Clemson, 70-67, and Xavier, 78-68, at the Charleston Classic under first-year coach Ross Hodge. Hodge led North Texas to the semifinals of the 2024 NIT and a 27-win season last year.
The Mountaineers shot 65% from the free-throw line, where they were plus-12scoring. Mercyhurst made just 1 of 8 (13%) foul shots.
Jackson Fields made his debut for West Virginia after missing the first seven games of the season due to a wrist injury. The 6-foot-8 senior transfer from Troy finished with nine points on 3-of-5 shooting in 12 minutes.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers host Coppin State on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 38 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 38 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jackson Fields made Layup. | 38 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jackson Fields Offensive Rebound. | 38 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jackson Fields missed Layup. | 38 - 68 |
Statistics
 MERC |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-48 | FG | 26-55 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 1-8 | FT | 13-20 |
| 13 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 10,319 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 6-1 | - | 12-8 |
| Le Moyne | 6-2 | 0.5 | 11-10 |
| Mercyhurst | 5-3 | 1.5 | 10-11 |
| New Haven | 4-3 | 2 | 9-11 |
| Saint Francis | 4-3 | 2 | 6-14 |
| Central Connecticut | 4-4 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4-4 | 2.5 | 7-14 |
| Stonehill | 4-4 | 2.5 | 7-14 |
| Wagner | 1-6 | 5 | 6-12 |
| Chicago State | 0-8 | 6.5 | 2-19 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 8-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1.5 | 16-4 |
| Houston | 5-1 | 2 | 17-2 |
| Iowa State | 5-2 | 2.5 | 18-2 |
| BYU | 5-2 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Kansas | 5-2 | 2.5 | 15-5 |
| UCF | 5-3 | 3 | 16-4 |
| West Virginia | 5-3 | 3 | 14-7 |
| TCU | 3-4 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 14-6 |
| Colorado | 2-5 | 5.5 | 12-8 |
| Cincinnati | 2-5 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Arizona State | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Baylor | 1-6 | 6.5 | 11-8 |
| Utah | 1-6 | 6.5 | 9-11 |
| Kansas State | 1-7 | 7 | 10-11 |