Mercyhurst Lakers @ West Virginia Mountaineers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MERC | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 39 | 31 | 70 |
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- — Chance Moore had 11 points and eight rebounds, Amir Jenkins scored 10 points, and West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38 on Sunday.
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.
Mercyhurst: The Lakers play Friday at Lafayette.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers host Coppin State on Wednesday.
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Game Information
Morgantown, WV
Referee:Tony Padilla
Referee:Doug Sirmons
Referee:Keith Patterson
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 10-1 | - | 16-8 |
| Central Connecticut | 7-5 | 3.5 | 13-10 |
| Mercyhurst | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-13 |
| Le Moyne | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-13 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-16 |
| Stonehill | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-16 |
| New Haven | 5-6 | 5 | 10-14 |
| Saint Francis | 4-7 | 6 | 6-18 |
| Wagner | 3-8 | 7 | 8-14 |
| Chicago State | 3-9 | 7.5 | 5-20 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 10-1 | - | 23-1 |
| Houston | 10-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Kansas | 9-2 | 1 | 19-5 |
| Iowa State | 8-3 | 2 | 21-3 |
| Texas Tech | 8-3 | 2 | 18-6 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 4 | 18-6 |
| UCF | 6-5 | 4 | 17-6 |
| West Virginia | 6-5 | 4 | 15-9 |
| TCU | 5-6 | 5 | 15-9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-7 | 5.5 | 13-12 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Colorado | 4-8 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| Arizona State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 13-12 |
| Baylor | 3-9 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| Kansas State | 1-10 | 9 | 10-14 |
| Utah | 1-10 | 9 | 9-15 |
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