Marshall beats Jacksonville State 74-55

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Ryan Taylor and Cheikh Sane each scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds apiece Friday and Marshall ran away from Jacksonville State

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Ryan Taylor and Cheikh Sane each scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds apiece Friday and Marshall ran away from Jacksonville State 74-55, giving coach Dan D'Antoni a debut win.

Austin Loop added 14 points, including four 3-pointers for Marshall.

Avery Moore came off the bench to score 18 for Jacksonville State and JaQuail Townser added 11.

Taylor made a layup at 17:06 in the first half to put Marshall up 8-6 and the Thundering Herd began to pull away. JSU went on a 6-0 run at the end of the half, but trailed 35-24 at the break.

Marshall opened the second half with a 7-2 run which included a 3-pointer by Loop, and surged ahead on runs of 8-0 and 9-0.

D'Antoni was hired in April after spending the past two seasons as a Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach under his brother, Mike D'Antoni.