BECKLEY, West Virginia -- With just three seconds left to play, WVU Tech's sophomore Nequan Carrington sunk a jumper in the paint off the assist from fellow classmate Junior Arrey and the Golden Bears opened their 2017-18 season with an 82-80 victory over NCAA DII Glenville State College Wednesday evening.

Arrey was just one rebound away from a triple-double in the win, pouring in 16 points to go with ten assists and nine rebounds. The Blacklick, Ohio native also posted five steals.

Carrington finished 6-for-8 from the field towards 13 points while also pulling down seven rebounds. Freshman Tamon Scruggs also recorded 16 points to go with five rebounds.

Junior Brent Daniels and senior Michael Scott rounded out Tech's top offensive contributors with 11 and ten points respectively. Scott also marked five rebounds, a block and a steal.

The team finished 29-for-62 (46.8 percent) from the field while the Pioneers went 25-for-56 (44.6 percent). Tech also held the advantage in rebounds (38-31), points off turnovers (21-20), second chance points (14-6) and points in the paint (38-18).

WVU Tech will return to play on Saturday, November 4 when they host Davis & Elkins College at 3 p.m. in the Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center.