Mercyhurst Lakers at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory
Small made 6 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer and 6 of 7 free throws for the Mountaineers (9-2), who upped their win streak to five while improving to 7-0 at home. He added seven assists. Okani finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double this season.
Eduardo Andre came off the bench to score 14 on 6-for-6 shooting for West Virginia.
Aidan Reichert scored 14 to lead the Dolphins (6-9), who fell to 2-8 on the road. Mercyhurst shot just 28.3% from the floor (15 for 53).
Small had 12 points by halftime and Andre scored nine as West Virginia took a 35-22 lead.
Reichert hit a jumper and a 3-pointer in an 8-0 run as Mercyhurst closed within 38-30 with 14:46 left to play. Small answered with five points in a 10-0 run for West Virginia and the Mountaineers weren't threatened over the final 10-plus minutes.
Jonathan Powell buried a 3-pointer with 4:26 remaining to give West Virginia its largest lead at 63-35.
The Mountaineers are idle until New Year's Eve when they play at No. 8 Kansas in a Big 12 Conference matchup. Mercyhurst is off until Jan. 3 against Stonehill.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 46 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Mykolas Ivanauskas made Layup. Assisted by Sean Lang. | 46 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jake Auer made Three Point Jumper. | 44 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Jake Auer Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 64 |
Statistics
 MERC |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-53 | FG | 25-52 |
| 28.3 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 29.4 | Three Point % | 26.3 |
| 11-14 | FT | 12-18 |
| 78.6 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 10,777 | Capacity:
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 14-2 | - | 25-7 |
| Long Island University | 12-4 | 2 | 17-16 |
| Mercyhurst | 9-7 | 5 | 15-16 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 8-8 | 6 | 16-18 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-8 | 6 | 13-20 |
| Stonehill | 7-9 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Wagner | 6-10 | 8 | 14-16 |
| Le Moyne | 4-12 | 10 | 9-23 |
| Chicago State | 4-12 | 10 | 4-28 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |