Item 1 of 48 Nov 30, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Mercyhurst Lakers forward Qadir Martin (12) walks out of the locker room before their game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
[1\/48]Nov 30, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Mercyhurst Lakers forward Qadir Martin (12) walks out of the locker room before their game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n December 1 – Chance Moore scored 11 points off the bench to lead West Virginia to a 70-38 wire-to-wire win over Mercyhurst on Sunday in Morgantown W. Va.<\/p>\n Reserve Amir Jenkins added 10 points for the Mountaineers (6-2). Brenen Lorient, Jackson Fields and Treysen Eaglestaff added nine points each as West Virginia snapped a two-game losing streak. The Mountaineers held a 37-7 edge in bench points.<\/p>\n Bernie Blunt III led Mercyhurst (3-5) with a game-high 14 points. Jake Lemelman added six points for the Lakers, who have dropped three straight games.<\/p>\n West Virginia burst out of the gates with a 10-0 game-opening run as Eaglestaff turned a steal into a layup to cap the rally.<\/p>\n But there would be some fight in the Lakers, who answered the Mountaineers’ outburst with their own 10-0 spurt. Blunt got the run started with back-to-back 3-pointers as the Lakers closed the gap to 18-15.<\/p>\n A layup from Jenkins pushed West Virginia’s advantage to 26-17 at the 7:38 mark. The Mountaineers held a 36-16 advantage in points scored in the paint.<\/p>\n When Honor Huff gathered a loose ball and pushed into transition, his pass to Moore led to a soaring, two-hand slam on the break, and West Virginia went up 31-19. West Virginia forced 15 turnovers, which led to 24 points. Conversely, the Lakers managed just seven points off 10 West Virginia turnovers.<\/p>\n Moore reeled off five straight points as part of an 8-0 Mountaineers run to close the first half. West Virginia held a 39-22 halftime advantage.<\/p>\n A three from Eaglestaff to open the second half kept the West Virginia run going. The Lakers didn’t notch a second-half basket until Christian Gamble’s fadeaway at the 15:54 mark. Mercyhurst went scoreless for over six minutes as the Mountaineers’ 15-0 run spanned both halves.<\/p>\n Jasper Floyd’s layup extended the West Virginia lead to 58-28 with 9:40 to play. West Virginia’s defense stifled Mercyhurst in the second half. The Lakers shot 33.3% from the field (16 of 48) for the game and were 1 of 6 on second-half 3-point attempts. Mercyhurst only scored 16 points in the second half.<\/p>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n