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Robert Morris Colonials at West Virginia Mountaineers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
59 - 87

West Virginia routs Robert Morris 87-59 in the debut of new Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries

Tucker DeVries makes a great defensive play for the steal

Darian Devries was hired in March after six seasons at Drake, replacing interim coach Josh Eilert.

Tucker DeVries is a two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year who transferred from Drake to continue playing for his father. He scored the opening eight points of the game against Robert Morris and West Virginia led 30-2 after eight minutes, including a 21-0 run.

Tucker DeVries led all first-half scorers with 14 points after making 4 of 7 3-pointers. West Virginia went ahead 46-26 at the break after making nine 3-pointers, while holding Robert Morris to 11-of-34 shooting (32%) overall.

Toby Okani had 13 points, Jonathan Powell added 11 and freshman KJ Tenner scored 10 for West Virginia, which has won the last 14 matchups with RMU. Amani Hansberry grabbed 12 rebounds to go with nine points.

Josh Omojafo led Robert Morris with 13 points, going 7 of 7 from the free-throw line.

West Virginia guard Jayden Stone, who had three games of at least 30 points last season at Detroit Mercy, missed the game with an upper body injury. He is listed as day-to-day.

SHOT CLOCK

The second half was delayed due to a shot-clock malfunction above the West Virginia basket. A temporary shot clock was set up at ground level near the photographers along the baseline.

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Matchup Prediction

West Virginia: 94.9%
Robert Morris: 5.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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22-68 FG 33-60
32.4 Field Goal % 55.0
6-24 3PT 14-34
25.0 Three Point % 41.2
9-12 FT 7-12
75.0 Free Throw % 58.3
41 Rebounds 37
16 Offensive Rebounds 6
25 Defensive Rebounds 31
8 Assists 16
6 Steals 10
1 Blocks 8
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 25
6 Fast Break Points 12
26 Points in Paint 30
12 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 29

Game Information

WVU Coliseum

Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 9,229 | Capacity:

2024-25 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Robert Morris 0-0 - 4-2
Detroit Mercy 0-0 - 3-2
Purdue Fort Wayne 0-0 - 3-2
Wright State 0-0 - 3-2
Cleveland State 0-0 - 3-3
Milwaukee 0-0 - 2-2
Green Bay 0-0 - 2-3
IU Indianapolis 0-0 - 2-3
Youngstown State 0-0 - 1-2
Oakland 0-0 - 1-3
Northern Kentucky 0-0 - 0-4

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Kansas 0-0 - 5-0
BYU 0-0 - 4-0
Cincinnati 0-0 - 4-0
Colorado 0-0 - 4-0
Texas Tech 0-0 - 4-0
UCF 0-0 - 4-0
Iowa State 0-0 - 3-0
Arizona State 0-0 - 5-1
TCU 0-0 - 4-1
Baylor 0-0 - 3-1
Kansas State 0-0 - 3-1
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 3-1
Utah 0-0 - 3-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 3-1
Arizona 0-0 - 2-1
Houston 0-0 - 2-1
Full Standings