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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 97, Bethune-Cookman 44
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 23, 2015
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Duke Edsall, # Rick Randall
Attendance: 6196

Seven players scored in double figures and West Virginia's pressing defense forced 30 turnovers during a 97-44 rout of Bethune-Cookman on Monday night.

Guards Daxter Miles Jr. and Jaysean Paige scored 14 each to pace West Virginia (4-0), which never trailed and improved to 15-0 all-time against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Forward Devin Williams added 12 points and 10 rebounds, his fourth consecutive double-double. Forward Elijah Macon grabbed 10 rebounds and scored all of his 13 points in the second half, helping the Mountaineers to a 54-12 scoring edge in the paint.

Reserve guard Josue Salaam scored 12 points for Bethune-Cookman (2-0), but leading scorer Jordan Potts fouled after shooting 1-of-8 for six points, 13 below his season average. The Wildcats struggled to 25-percent shooting, starting the night 2-of-12 and closing the game on a 2-of-22 cold streak.

Forward Jonathan Holton and guard Jevon Carter scored 11, while guard Teyvon Myers finished with 10, a season-high for last year’s top junior college scorer.
Top Game Performances
 
Bethune-Cookman   West Virginia
Josue Salaam 12 Scoring Daxter Miles Jr. 14
Quinton Forrest 1 Assists Esa Ahmad 4
Randy Holmes 6 Rebounds Jonathan Holton 11
Jordan Potts 4 Free Throws Made Teyvon Myers 4
Mario Moody 3 Steals Jevon Carter 4
Mario Moody 3 Blocks Nathan Adrian 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Bethune-Cookman 44 25.0 5-27 13-19 7 26 3 10 30
West Virginia 97 52.2 8-24 17-24 20 50 3 15 16