NEW ALBANY, Indiana -- In a balanced River States Conference (RSC) match-up, WVU Tech came out on top defeating Indiana University Southeast 89-82 Thursday evening. The Golden Bears now hold a record of 9-6, 4-1 (RSC) while the Grenadiers move to 11-5, 4-1 (RSC).
Junior Arrey, a junior guard, poured in a season-high 31 points and pulled down 11 boards for his fifth double-double of the season. He just missed a triple-double with seven assists to go with four steals.
Fellow classmate
Juvante' Hayes also hit double-digits for the Gold and Blue, recording 13 points on a 5-for-9 effort.
Junior
Andreas Jönsson added three more three-pointers to his stats for the season towards nine points while senior
Kevin Thomas-Griffin and freshmen
Andrew Work and
Darrin Martin had eight points each.
Thomas-Griffin marked nine rebounds while senior
Dominik King, who posted seven points, had six rebounds.
As a team, Tech shot 48.4 percent (31-for-64) from the field while IU Southeast finished at 44.9 percent (31-for-69). Both squads were even with 39 rebounds.
The Gold and Blue continue conference play on the road when they travel to Brescia University Saturday, January 11.
