LIVE GAME THREAD: No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Morehead State
The No. 3 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (18-9) will take on the No. 14 seed Morehead State Eagles (23-7) in the Round of 64 of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
West Virginia comes into this game having won 20 out of their last 32 NCAA Tournament games. The Mountaineers have reached the Sweet Sixteen in eight of their last 12 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Morehead State won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship, and they have won 19 of their last 20 games.
West Virginia leads the all-time series with Morehead State 3-0.
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Morehead State
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium; Indianapolis, Indiana
Tipoff: approx. 10:25 p.m. EST
TV: truTV
Stream: March Madness Live, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV
Listen: Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
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UPDATE: Due to the Purdue-North Texas game going to overtime, the WVU game is now scheduled to tip off at approximately 10:32 p.m. EST.
Starting Five for WVU: Derek Culver, Jalen Bridges, Miles McBride, Emmitt Matthews Jr., Sean McNeil
West Virginia wins the Jump Ball.
Miles McBride knocks down a three-point jumper. WVU leads 3-2.
Sean McNeil hits a three-point jumper. WVU leads 6-4.
Jalen Bridges makes a three-pointer. WVU leads 9-6.
Jalen Bridges scores on a fast break. WVU leads 11-6.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 11-6 at the under-16 media timeout in the first half.
Miles McBride hits a pull-up jumper. WVU leads 13-6.
Jalen Bridges steals the ball and throws it down for a fast break slam dunk. WVU leads 15-6.
Sean McNeil scores on a fast break. Morehead State calls a timeout. WVU leads 17-6.
Morehead State is on a 4-0 run. They fall on a loose ball and call another timeout. WVU leads 17-10.
Kedrian Johnson checks out of the game with two fouls. WVU leads 17-12.
West Virginia has gone four minutes without scoring. The game is tied 17-17.
Sean McNeil breaks the scoreless streak with a long jumper. WVU leads 19-17.
Taz Sherman knocks down a three-pointer. WVU leads 22-20.
Taz Sherman hits a jump shot. WVU leads 24-23.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 24-23 at the under-8 media timeout in the first half.
Miles McBride finishes an alley-oop. WVU leads 26-23.
Miles McBride hits a jumper. He's 5-5 so far. WVU leads 31-25.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. hits a three-pointer. WVU leads 36-29.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 36-29 at the under-4 media timeout in the first half.
Derek Culver finally scores with a pair of free throws. WVU leads 38-29.
Halftime: West Virginia 38 - Morehead State 31
Derek Culver scores in the paint. WVU leads 40-34.
Miles McBride scores on a fast break. WVU leads 42-36.
KJ Hunt Jr. scores for Morehead State. West Virginia calls a timeout. WVU leads 42-41
Miles McBride hits a jumper. WVU leads 44-41.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 44-41 at the under-16 media timeout in the second half.
Jalen Bridges knocks down a three-pointer. WVU leads 49-45.
Miles McBride finishes for an and-1. WVU leads 51-45.
Flagrant 1 foul called on DeVon Cooper (Morehead State). Miles McBride makes two free throws. WVU leads 53-45.
Miles McBride makes another pair of free throws. WVU leads 55-45.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 55-45 at the under-12 media timeout in the second half.
Derek Culver scores a pair of buckets. WVU leads 59-48.
Miles McBride knocks down a contested three-pointer. WVU leads 62-51.
Miles McBride (28 pts) hits another three-pointer. WVU leads 65-53.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 65-53 at the under-8 media timeout in the second half.
Gabe Osabuohien commits his fourth personal foul.
Jalen Bridges throws down a slam dunk (assisted by Derek Culver). WVU leads 67-53.
Jalen Bridges makes a three-pointer. WVU leads 70-55.
DeVon Cooper makes a three-pointer. Morehead State calls a timeout. WVU leads 70-58 with 5:15 left in the second half.
Derek Culver finishes in the paint. WVU leads 72-58.
Derek Culver scores again. WVU leads 74-58.
West Virginia leads Morehead State 74-58 at the under-4 media timeout in the second half.
Miles McBride (30 pts) throws down a fast break slam dunk. WVU leads 78-61.
Miles McBride splits the double team and passes to Taz Sherman for a layup. WVU leads 80-63.
Final score: West Virginia 84 - Morehead State 67
No. 3 West Virginia will play No. 11 Syracuse on Sunday in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.
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