The Sports Xchange
Nov 18, 2017
Daxter Miles poured in a career-high 32 points and No. 24 West Virginia overwhelmed Morgan State 111-48 on Saturday night in Morgantown, W. Va.
West Virginia enjoyed its largest margin of victory since 2007.
Jevon Carter added 16 points, five assists and four steals for the Mountaineers (2-1), who took command with a 33-1 run during an eight-minute stretch of the first half.
Martel Cameron and LaPri McCray-Pace scored 10 each for Morgan State (2-2), which, despite upsetting South Florida last week, couldn't keep this one competitive.
"Press Virginia" forced 27 turnovers and dominated the rebounding 49-29.
The Bears led briefly at 3-2, but that was long forgotten by the time Miles' layup gave West Virginia a 50-8 edge with 5:13 left in the half.
The Mountaineers shot 66 percent in the first half, tailing off to 58 percent overall as the bench cleared in the second half.
Miles made 12 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
Beetle Bolden finished with 13 points and freshman Teddy Allen added 10, part of West Virginia's 41-16 edge in bench scoring.
Even when the West Virginia reserves didn't make their shots, they contributed in other ways. Seldom-used sophomore Chase Harler shot 1 of 5 but dished out a career-high seven assists.