HUNTINGTON — Jon Elmore scored 20 points and Ryan Taylor added 16 as Marshall held off West Virginia State 93-70 in an exhibition game Thursday night at Cam Henderson Center.
Stevie Browning added 13 points for the Thundering Herd in the first of two exhibition games against Mountain East Conference teams.
The Herd jumped out to a big lead and remained in control throughout but State kept within shooting distance most of the way. In typical exhibition game fashion, the Herd used all 15 available players.
State, picked 10th in the 12-team MEC, trailed just 44-34 early in the second half before the Herd dropped the hammer with a 14-2 run.