Providence vs. WVU Basketball: Mountaineers Cruise in Balanced Attack

After the big win in Washington, DC over Georgetown in their last game, the Mountaineers came into the game with the same fire tonight against the Friars as they did that helped propel them last week.

After a brief minute or two where the Friars were ahead early in the game, the Mountaineers took the lead at 4-3, continuing to play smart, and never looked back as John Flowers went off for 15 points in the first half in Morgantown.

After an atrocious Friars first half that ended 46-20, Flowers and the Mountaineers just ran Providence out of the WVU Coliseum with a good balance of scoring and pressure defense on a team known this season for being an up-tempo style of team.

The beatdown from WVU ended in a 93-63 loss, keeping Providence in the Big East basement, as Keno Davis’ club will need to pick up their play if they don’t want their season to be a loss this early in the year.

Besides the career night for Flowers, the Mountaineers were also aided by the play of Casey Mitchell and Kevin Jones. As a whole, the Mountaineers had five players in double figures in the midst of the 30-point rout.

With that being said, let’s take a look at the stats from the game showing how West Virginia outmuscled Providence on its way to improving to 3-2 in the Big East this season.

Players of the Game

Mountaineers: John Flowers—24 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, five blocks

Friars: Marshon Brooks—13 points, eight rebounds, assist, steal, block

Shooting

Mountaineers: 47.9 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from the three-point line, 66.7 percent from the free throw line

Friars: 31.2 percent from the floor, 27.8 percent from the three-point line, 66.7 percent from the free throw line

Rebounding

Mountaineers: 44 rebounds, 25 offensive rebounds

Friars: 45 rebounds, 19 offensive rebounds

Turnovers

Mountaineers: 11 (John Flowers and Darryl Bryant tied with three apiece)

Friars: 15 (Marshon Brooks with five)

Next Game for Both Clubs

West Virginia Mountaineers: vs. Purdue on Jan. 16th at 1:30 PM on CBS

Providence Friars: at South Florida on Jan. 16th at 12:00 PM

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