NCAAB Game Preview - West Virginia at Youngstown State
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:00 PM EST

Kansas
55
Vill
56
F
E WA
77
Gonz
112
F
OhSt
71
KY
65
F
TXSo
78
Oreg
84
F
JackSt
49
Mem
77
F
Leh
51
Aub
74
F
Colora
78
Dayt
76
F(OT)
Presb
44
Mich
86
F
E MI
48
MSU
101
F
Ariz
67
StJon
70
F
Butl
70
Purd
61
F
SoFL
60
FSU
66
F
SDSU
80
Utah
52
F
JSU
53
Tenn
75
F
UTRGV
58
TxTch
68
F
WVU
75
YSU
64
F
FaDi
58
LaSal
66
F
Ind
62
ND
60
F
VCU
63
WichSt
73
F
NCAT
64
Wake
76
F
Harv
88
GrgWas
75
F
Samf
71
GTown
99
F
Bry
64
Dart
60
F
(N/A)
74
USC-Up
92
F
Ida
57
SDSt
85
F
Mont
82
NebOm
87
F(OT)
Ill
56
Mizzu
63
F
(N/A)
59
Campbl
82
F
Tul
82
Tows
86
F(OT)
Boston
74
UMassL
62
F
Rider
66
Temp
78
F
(N/A)
57
Penn
105
F
MorSt
76
Ohio
82
F
TxSt
69
GASt
81
F
TexAr
74
GaSo
77
F
Maris
56
BethC
85
F
Quin
69
BGSU
64
F
Elon
80
Winth
85
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Army
62
Merrim
82
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UCF
52
Okla
53
F
Drake
85
AF
80
F
TXAMC
67
CenAR
71
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(N/A)
71
TNSt
86
F
MOSt
72
ORU
82
F
WIGB
85
NIU
84
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SeLA
76
Miss
83
F
BelAb
66
HiPt
92
F
WriSt
79
Toled
72
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W Ky
82
URI
86
F(OT)
Tex
48
Prov
70
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Fairf
61
Oakl
59
F(OT)
Chat
68
UNCA
64
F
Albany
70
Monm
72
F
Brad
55
Mia-O
71
F
Copp
60
Mia-FL
91
F
(N/A)
45
LoyMD
72
F
Niag
72
Buff
92
F
Stony
77
Amer
74
F
ColSt
111
Tuls
104
F(3OT)
APSU
77
Duques
86
F
UtSt
65
Fla
62
F
USD
59
Stan
62
F
UCLA
64
UNC
74
F
RobM
69
UNLV
81
F
Wyo
72
Denv
66
F(OT)
App
70
Troy
65
F
Toug
77
USM
96
F
NOrl
79
SHSU
87
F
ArkSt
62
ULM
59
F
StBon
66
MTSU
65
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SIU-E
55
Detr
81
F
Belm
72
Bama
92
F
Akr
67
Lib
80
F
NoAZ
73
Pepp
75
F
IlSt
70
UTSA
89
F
SEMO
45
SIU
64
F
CoCar
81
USA
69
F
Lamar
61
NWSt
67
F
SFA
81
McNee
73
F
VMI
55
VaTec
64
F
UMBC
53
GMas
69
F
Clev
55
ETSU
80
F
SCSt
61
Charl
73
F
Drex
53
Norf
49
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S NO
47
LaTec
87
F
UCDav
84
USF
93
F
WIMil
64
Wisc
83
F
UAB
71
ASU
63
F
WCU
89
TNTec
76
F
BC
64
Cal
60
F
Minn
86
OkSt
66
F
ArkPB
53
N TX
86
F
UND
75
Nebras
74
F
NFla
70
Syr
82
F
Buck
71
Sien
81
F
(N/A)
62
FlGlf
84
F
Murr
76
Evans
78
F(OT)
InWor
59
WaSt
87
F
UtVal
65
LongB
68
F
StLou
66
KSU
63
F
NoKY
50
UNCG
67
F
Hamp
64
Kent
103
F
ChaSo
76
E KY
69
F
UNCW
73
Vand
88
F
E IL
63
GrCan
85
F
ArkLR
69
UL
66
F
Nich
61
AbCh
79
F
Valpa
60
Ark
51
F
NW
78
DeP
83
F
Crei
67
AzSt
60
F
OrSt
49
TAMU
64
F
LSU
68
USC
70
F
Web
61
BYU
91
F
Cin
70
Iowa
77
F
FlaAM
71
Seatt
57
F
CSBak
72
CAPoly
50
F
IdaSt
66
Pacif
77
F
StMar
68
Nev
63
F
No. 25 West Virginia faces road test at Youngstown State
Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:25 PM

The No. 25 West Virginia Mountaineers visit the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday in what can reasonably be called the biggest home game for Youngstown State basketball this decade.

The rarity of a Power Five conference program visiting a Horizon League campus will only add to the intensity. Youngstown State hasn't hosted a Power Five opponent at any previous point in the decade.

The Penguins are 6-0 at home this season, and now they get a chance to register the biggest homecourt win in recent program history.

It will be tough for Youngstown State (7-5) to knock off the nationally ranked Mountaineers (9-1), who seem to be witnessing the emergence of Derek Culver. In West Virginia's most recent game, an 83-57 win over Nicholls State on Saturday, the sophomore forward busted loose for 16 points and 16 rebounds.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins can see evidence of Culver's evolution as a player.

"When Derek gets tired of getting fouled, he just separates people," Huggins said. "If you all knew how far he's come, he's come a long, long way. He continues to get better. We just gotta get him to slow down a little bit. He catches it at the foul line and makes that jump shot, it makes him even harder to guard."

Culver sounds as if he understands what Huggins wants from him.

"With that patience came the opportunity to score," Culver said. "The defense plays hardest when you first get the ball, but if you take your time the defense starts to open up."

Youngstown State coach Jerrod Calhoun is counting on his Penguins to continue to play tough defense, which would help make life difficult for Culver. Youngstown State limited Binghamton to 37 percent from the field and 18 percent from 3-point range in a 73-55 victory Wednesday night.

"What's nice with our guys is they're not letting the inability to make shots right now affect their defense," Calhoun said. "That's the key word: right now. You can't get down on yourself, you got to continue to work, continue to shoot the ball. ... You got to stay the course."

Calhoun has been dealing with the challenge of players practicing without attending classes in the days before Christmas.

"The last couple days, we haven't had practice until early afternoon," Calhoun said. "Their routine is broken a little bit right now, and I think it's off a little bit. The energy levels are low. There's no class. We got to refocus and we got to understand that we're playing a team on Saturday at 1 o'clock. They're not going to take any possessions off. They are going to compete on every possession and make it really difficult."

Oscar Tshiebwe leads West Virginia in scoring with 12.3 points per game. Culver leads the Mountaineers in rebounding with 9.6 boards per contest.

Darius Quisenberry leads Youngstown State in scoring with 14.6 points per game. Naz Bohannon is the leading rebounder for the Penguins with 8.3 per game.

--Field Level Media

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