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77
West Virginia St. WVSUM 6-16 (3-13 MEC)
96
Winner Urbana UU-M 10-12, (5-11 ME)
West Virginia St. WVSUM
6-16 (3-13 MEC)
77
Final
96
Urbana UU-M
10-12, (5-11 ME)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Virginia St. WVSUM 39 38 77
Urbana UU-M 47 49 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Derrick Blyberg, Sports Information Director

Urbana Cruises to 10th Win

Knights take down Yellow Jackets, 96-77

Final Box Score

URBANA, Ohio – Urbana University men's basketball cruised by West Virginia State for its 10th win on Saturday inside the Grimes Center, 96-77. The victory signals the first 10-win season for head coach Rob Summers, and first for the Blue Knights since the 2012 campaign.
 
UU improved to 10-12 overall and 5-11 in conference play, while picking up the program's first-win ever against WVSU. The Yellow Jackets dropped to 6-16 (3-13 MEC).
 
The Blue Knights shot the ball well at a 53-percent clip and took advantage of their opportunities at the free-throw line by going 27 of 36 (75 percent). UU also out-rebounded WVSU and forced 19 turnovers, which translated to 29 points for the Knights.
 
DeQuan Abrom and Carlas Jackson led the way with 24 and 20 points, respectively. Jackson drilled four 3-pointers on six attempts and moved into 21st place on UU's all-time scoring list with 1,169 career points. Abrom also contributed with seven boards and team-high five assists in 33 minutes of action.
 
UU received solid contributions across the board, including 15 points from Jahmere Howze and 10 points from Jagger Surface as both players returned to the lineup. AJ Washington grabbed a career-high 12 boards, and electrified the crowd with four dunks.
 
The lead changed four times in the first half with the visitors going up by five points at the eight-minute mark. Then, a dunk from Washington ignited an impressive 20-3 run over the next five minutes as UU went ahead 39-27.
 
A WVSU 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer cut UU's lead to single digits, 47-39, but then UU raced out to a comfortable lead in the second half. The Blue Knights led by as much as 24 following an Ethan Snapp 3-pointer to put UU up 79-55 with 8:03 left in the contest.
 
Ernest Jenkins (19 points) and DeQuan Doyle (18 points) led the Yellow Jackets. WVSU shot 47 percent overall but struggled at the charity stripe by shooting 53 percent.
 
The Blue Knights will hit the road again next week with matchups at No. 2 Fairmont State (Thursday) and Shepherd (Saturday).
 
 
 
 
 
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