Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
51 - 86
Eaglestaff's 23 points, Obioha's double-double help West Virginia beat MVSU 86-51
Honor Huff hit four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points for West Virginia (9-4). DJ Thomas scored 11 points and Amir Jenkins added 10. Obioha, a 7-foot UNC Wilmington transfer, had his first double-double of the season.
Huff hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring 51 seconds into the game and West Virginia led the rest of the way.
Mississippi Valley State (1-12) has lost 11 straight overall and 20 in a row against Division-I opponents dating to last season.
Delkedric Holmes made back-to-back layup before Michael James added another to cap a 10-4 spurt that trimmed Mississippi Valley State's deficit to a point, but the Mountaineers scored 23 of the next 29 points to take an 18-point lead with 2:58 remaining in the first half. Amir Jenkins sandwiched a pair of 3s around a third by Eaglestaff in an 88-second span to cap the spurt and make it 34-16.
James led the Delta Devils with 14 points on 5-of-16 shooting. The Delta Devils shot 34% (18 of 53) from the field and hit 1 of 9 from 3-point range.
West Virginia made 30 of 56 (54%) overall and hit 12 of 27 (44%) from behind the arc.
West Virginia kicks off its Big 12 Conference slate Jan. 2 at No. 3 Iowa State.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Lamont Sams Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jackson Fields Block. | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Delkedric Holmes misses layup | 51 - 86 |
Statistics
 MVSU |
 WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-53 | FG | 30-56 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-14 | FT | 14-18 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 6 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 38 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 10,234 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 7-1 | - | 10-11 |
| Alabama A&M | 5-3 | 2 | 12-9 |
| Florida A&M | 5-3 | 2 | 8-11 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5-3 | 2 | 8-13 |
| Jackson State | 5-3 | 2 | 6-15 |
| Southern | 4-4 | 3 | 8-13 |
| Grambling | 3-3 | 3 | 9-10 |
| Prairie View A&M | 4-5 | 3.5 | 9-13 |
| Texas Southern | 4-5 | 3.5 | 6-14 |
| Alabama State | 3-5 | 4 | 6-15 |
| Alcorn State | 3-5 | 4 | 4-16 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-8 | 7 | 1-21 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 9-0 | - | 22-0 |
| Houston | 7-1 | 1.5 | 19-2 |
| Iowa State | 7-2 | 2 | 20-2 |
| Kansas | 6-2 | 2.5 | 16-5 |
| Texas Tech | 6-2 | 2.5 | 16-5 |
| UCF | 6-3 | 3 | 17-4 |
| BYU | 5-3 | 3.5 | 17-4 |
| West Virginia | 5-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-5 | 5.5 | 15-6 |
| Colorado | 3-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| TCU | 3-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Cincinnati | 3-6 | 6 | 11-11 |
| Baylor | 2-7 | 7 | 12-9 |
| Arizona State | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Utah | 1-7 | 7.5 | 9-12 |
| Kansas State | 1-8 | 8 | 10-12 |