West Virginia Vs. Morehead State: 'Eers Blast Past Eagles, 83-48

The Mountaineers completed in the second half what they had started in the first: an easy walk to victory against the overmatched Morehead State Eagles. The Mountaineers held the Eagles at arms length for the duration of the contest, never being challenged throughout most of the game.

Kevin Jones led the way, as usual, with a double double, tallying more than twenty points for the third time in four games so far this season.  Jones finished with 23 points shooting 9 for 15 from the floor and was one of four Mountaineers to score double digit points.  He was joined in double digits by fellow upperclassmen Truck Bryant, who had 14, and Deniz Kilicli, who had 10 points.  Freshman guard Gary Browne also finished with 10 points.

Logan county native walk on Paul Williamson hit a couple of threes in garbage time to the delight of the central West Virginia crowd.

West Virginia was more productive from the free throw stripe in the second half, going 10 for 10. The effort "improved" their free throw shooting percentage to just over 61% for the game.

As in the first half, the Mountaineers exploded out of the gates in the second half and then coasting until the final buzzer, and a score of 83-48.  The Mountaineers are off for the Thanksgiving holiday, and will be back in action Monday night at home against the Akron Zips.

West Virginia Vs. Morehead State: Mountaineers Manhandle Eagles In First Half, Lead 39-22

West Virginia looked like the bigger, badder team from the outset.  Morehead State, from the Ohio Valley Conference, were completely outmatched on the boards and the Mountaineers reaped the benefits.

The Mountaineers flustered the Eagles with a full court press, going on a 17-0 run early in the first half to jump out to a dominant lead.  WVU got first half points from eight different players, with Kevin Jones leading the way, as per usual.  Jones finished the half with 12 points

The Mountaineers were by plagued by poor free throw shooting, as they have been for much of the season so far. WVU went 9 for 21 from the line, missing the front end of many one and ones. WVU seemed to get lulled into complacency after a hot start to open the game, and played the second part of the half in a lackidaisical fashion.  Morehead was still over-matched, and never really threatened.

The stories of the first half for the Mountaineers were cold shooting from Truck Bryant, tenacious rebounding from Deniz Kilicli and a bucket of points courtesy of Kevin Jones.  Also known in Morgantown as "the usual".  The freshman seemed to be blossoming into their roles, but none has really shown much.  Aaron Brown would be at the top of the heap with five points, taking full advantage of missed playing time in the last contest.

The Mountaineers lead at halftime 39-22.

West Virginia Vs. Morehead State: 'Eers Travel To Charleston To Face Eagles

West Virginia faces off against Morehead State in Charleston, WV