WVU Tech will delight in its successful streak as prolonged as it lasts. The important is to preserve in standpoint.

The Golden Bears played a typically dominant video game, having contributions from many players, and defeated University of the Cumberlands 79-61 for their ninth straight victory Saturday in Beckley.

Help you save for the first 5:30 of the sport, the Golden Bears (12-2) were mostly in handle. Following falling at the rear of 13-5 early, they went on a 15-2 operate to go forward 20-15 to get the game back into a acquainted concept.

“I feel they did a good career of controlling the sport, other than the initial five minutes,” third-12 months coach James Prolonged said. “We experienced to chat to every single other a minimal little bit likely into the previous 35 minutes of the video game, but the previous 35 minutes of the sport these men did what they ended up meant to do. When we’re on our toes, attacking, on both of those ends of the flooring, which is when we are our very best.”

That regulate was most obvious all over the basket, particularly on the offensive stop. Tech was outrebounded a bit (38-35), but experienced 44 details in the paint to the Patriots’ 28.

Tamon Scruggs (19 details) and Andrew Operate (14) played sturdy to the basket and also experienced 6 rebounds apiece. Work also blocked a few of pictures.

“We just do it by committee,” Tech assistant coach George Wilmore claimed. “Anyone does their occupation. Everyone on our group, one though pretty substantially 10, can get you at minimum 10 (details) a match. That is a luxury we have, and we’re not even making shots (constantly) ideal now. If Tamon’s not generating pictures, we can have Gunner creating pictures. He’s made big 3s. Andreas is of course producing large photographs. Juvanté’s building significant pictures. If we submit up Andrew, we have 3 shooters all-around him. So just having that luxury is excellent for us.”

Scenario in level: Do the job had 11 of his 14 in the initially 50 percent. Juvanté Hayes stepped in and scored 10 of his 12 right after halftime and Scruggs had 11 of his 19.

“In the interior, when you have threats like Tamon, Andrew, Thomas (Hailey, 9 points, 4 steals), Ashton (Parker), Phillip…