BECKLEY, West Virginia -- WVU Tech men's basketball opened its home schedule with a 125-72 win over Penn State Fayette during the inaugural WVU Tech Classic at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center Friday evening. The No. 13 (NAIA) Golden Bears now have three consecutive wins and are 3-0 this season while the Nittany Lions move to 0-1.
Junior
Dominik King was named the Player of the Game after pouring in a team-high 21 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and a steal.
The Gold and Blue also saw double-digits from sophomore
Junior Arrey (19), seniors
Tommy Collins (16),
Brandon Shingles (12) and
Elisha Boone (12) and sophomores
Will Fox (10) and
Andreas Jönsson (10).
Boone finished with a double-double effort after pulling down a game-best ten rebounds to go with two assists and a steal. Arrey had seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Freshman
Isaiah Morgan recorded seven rebounds while junior
Tamon Scruggs and freshman
Corey Hatfield had four each.
Senior
Cole Schoolcraft dished a team-high six assists while recording a steal and two points.
Penn State Fayette was led by Tavian Mozie who had a game-high 26 points.
As a team, Tech shot 51.2 percent (42-for-82) from the field while shooting 81.1 percent (30-for-37) from the bonus line. The Nittany Lions were held to 37.5 percent (21-for-56) from the field.
Tech forced 37 turnovers while grabbing 19 steals and committing just 16 turnovers themselves.
The WVU Tech Classic will conclude tomorrow, Saturday when University of Rio Grande faces Penn State Fayette at 1 p.m. followed by the Golden Bears versus Berekely College at approximately 3 p.m.