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West Virginia pulls away from Kent State in second half, downs Golden Flashes 63-50

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1) overcame a sluggish first half against Kent State, ending their five game homestand with a 63-50 win over the Golden Flashes.

Both teams struggled to get any sort of offense going early, but it was the Mountaineers that controlled a 25-22 lead at the half.

The shots began to fall for WVU coming out of the half, as the Mountaineers grew their lead to nine points with just over 14:00 remaining. Kent State would manage to trim the lead to three points just a couple minutes later.

West Virginia scored 14 unanswered points to take a game-high 17 point lead with 5:55 left on the clock, which would be insurmountable for the Golden Flashes.