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WHEN/WHERE
Date: Saturday, December 1st
Tip-Off Time: 4:00PM ET
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
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WATCH/LISTEN
TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh
Streaming Video: Today’s game will be streamed across multiple platforms for users outside of the AT&T SportsNet viewing footprint. The stream will be available on WVUsports.com and the WVU Gameday App. Additionally, fans will be able to tune in live via Roku and Apple TV by searching for the “MountaineerTV” channel on each device.
Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Radio Affiliates); XM 381
Streaming Audio: Locate the Mountaineers Sports Network from IMG on TuneIn Radio (or the TuneIn app for smartphones)
ODDS
Spread: West Virginia -26
Total: 155.5 Points
THE ENEMY
Where are they from? Youngstown, Ohio
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Series History: West Virginia leads the all-time series 4-0
Last Time: The last meeting took place on Dec. 1, 1982, a 105-79 Mountaineer win at the Coliseum
Record: 3-5
Record in 2017-18: 8-24 (6-12 Horizon)
Head Coach: Jerrod Calhoun (1st season)
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PROBABLE STARTERS
West Virginia
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Stats |
| 23 | Esa Ahmad | F | 6-8 | 225 | Sr. | 16.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg |
| 21 | Wesley Harris | F | 6-8 | 200 | Jr. | 6.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg |
| 31 | Logan Routt | F | 6-11 | 260 | Jr. | 2.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg |
| 3 | James Bolden | G | 6-0 | 175 | Jr. | 13.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg |
| 14 | Chase Harler | G | 6-3 | 210 | Jr. | 6.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg |
Youngstown State
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Stats |
| 23 | Olamide Pedersen | F | 6-9 | 209 | Fr. | 5.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg |
| 33 | Naz Bohannon | F | 6-6 | 230 | So. | 6.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg |
| 3 | Darius Quisenberry | G | 6-1 | 186 | Fr. | 9.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg |
| 13 | Donel Cathcart | G | 6-5 | 190 | Jr. | 9.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg |
| 32 | Garrett Covington | G | 6-5 | 216 | So. | 10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg |
HOW AFRAID SHOULD WE BE (ON A SCALE OF 1-10)?
Four. Jerrod Calhoun will be looking to get the biggest win of his career, and what better way than do it than over your former mentor? With that said, Youngstown State really shouldn’t be too much of a challenge for the Mountaineers.
PREDICTION THAT WILL BE WRONG
The Mountaineer offense has been potent over the last three games, averaging 92 points per game. I expect this one to end up in the same range.
West Virginia 95, Youngstown State 71