Mountaineers Move Past Seawolves

West Virginia handles Stony Brook 75-64

Morgantown, WV - The West Virginia Mountaineers (10-2) got off to a slow start before handling the Stony Brook Seawolves (4-9) 75-64 Thursday evening. WVU guard Kedrian Johnson led all scorers with 18 points on 4-9 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line, while guard Erik Stevenson put up 16 points. 

West Virginia got out to a quick 13-4 lead on 5-8 shooting from the field but went 5-21 from the floor to finish out the first half and led Stony Brook by just four, 28-28, at halftime. Johnson led all scorers with 14 points at the break. 

Stony Brook got within one at the 17:24 mark before the Mountaineers produced an 8-0 run to grab a 41-32 lead.

Dec 22, 2022; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers guard Joe Toussaint (5) drives past Stony Brook Seawolves guard Toby Onyekonwu (3) during the second half at WVU Coliseum / Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

The Seawolves cut the deficit back to six near the midway point of the second half before West Virginia constructed a 15-2 run, capped off with a three from guard Seth Wilson, to give the Mountaineers a 60-41 advantage with seven minutes remaining in the game.  

Stony Brook battled to get back within nine with 2:29 but Wilson buried a three in the corner to silence any comeback as the Mountaineers handled the Seawolves 75-64.

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