The West Virginia Mountaineers went into a Wednesday night non-conference match-up with Coppin State at the Hope Coliseum looking to work out some kinks before a marquee neutral-site Power 5 clash with Wake Forest this coming Saturday – and while the Mountaineers knocked off Coppin State 91-49 for a fairly dominant win, there were some reasons for concern in a sloppy effort from WVU basketball. Here our some concerning takeaways from the win against the Eagles.
Slow Starts Need To Be Fixed
The Mountaineers did not have a great start on Wednesday, giving fans some reason to feel anxious early as they allowed Coppin State to take a 9-2 lead that forced an early West Virginia timeout just over 3:30 into the game, and the Mountaineers still trailed 11-10 over six minutes into the action.