WHEN/WHERE

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Tip-Off Time: 1:00 PM ET

Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia

WVU Basketball | Photo taken by Katie MacCrory

WATCH/LISTEN

Channel: ESPN; DirecTV 206, DISH 140

Announce Team: Rich Hollenberg and Robbie Hummel

Online Streaming: WatchESPN, with a valid cable subscription

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Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network on IMG (Online Stream | Radio Affiliates) | SiriusXM 84

Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi and Jay Jacobs

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ODDS

Spread: West Virginia -7.5
O/U: 146

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Richmond, Virginia

Series History: West Virginia and Richmond, former members of the Southern Conference, will meet for the 55th time in series play. West Virginia owns a 41-13 series advantage that began in 1951. The last meeting took place in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 26, 2015, with WVU winning, 67-59. In Southern Conference play, the Mountaineers held a 34-8 all-time advantage from 1951 to 1968. Richmond’s last visit to Morgantown was on Feb. 25, 1976, a 109-84 Mountaineer victory. Bob Huggins played in that game and had five points, four rebounds and two assists.

Record: 4-0

Record in 2019-20: 24-7 (14-4 A10)

Head Coach: Chris Mooney (16th season)

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP:

West Virginia Mountaineers: Emmitt Matthews Jr, Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver, Sean McNeil, and Miles McBride

Richmond Spiders: Grant Golden, Tyler Burton, Nathan Cayo, Blake Francis, and Jacob Gilyard

STATS BREAKDOWN VIA JOEL BRACKEN (@WVSTATSGUY)

PREDICTION THAT WILL BE WRONG

West Virginia’s shooting woes in the first half on Friday scare me, but the turnaround in the second half made me feel a little better. I think Richmond is a genuinely good basketball team, but the Mountaineers are just a little bit better. Huggs gets win number 887 this afternoon in Morgantown.

West Virginia 74, Richmond 69

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