West Virginia hosts Mercer after Bears’ overtime win

On November 12, West Virginia welcomes Mercer to Hope Coliseum in Morgantown for a 7 p.m. game. The programs have never met. West Virginia is 2-0, while Mercer is 2-2 and playing the second game of a five-game road trip. The game will stream on ESPN+.

Mercer beat Georgia Southern 97-91 in overtime in its latest outing. Quinton Perkins II scored 23 points in that game and has totaled 52 across the Bears’ last two road games. He leads Mercer with averages of 16.4 points and 3.5 assists per game.

The Bears also get production from Derek Goodman, who averages 12.5 points, and Karon Boyd and Shane Cherry, who each average 11.5. KJ Lamonte averages 11 points. Makoi Mabor Makoi contributed 15 points and collected 12 boards in the matchup with Georgia Southern.

West Virginia has won its first two games by an average of 41.5 points. Freshman guard Miles Sadler leads the Mountaineers with 20.5 points and 7.5 assists per game, and scored a personal-best 25 in the team’s last game, against Stetson. Joson Sanon averages 13.5 points, while Finley Bizjack averages 12 and Mouhamed Sylla 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds.

West Virginia was 21-14 last season, including 15-3 at home. Mercer finished 19-13 and went 5-11 on the road. The Mountaineers are favored by 26.5 points, with the over-under set at 150.5.