After missing Saturday’s game against Texas Tech with a concussion, Taz Sherman returned to West Virginia’s lineup to lead the Mountaineers (14-9, 3-7 Big 12) to a 79-63 win over the Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday evening.
Jalen Bridges and Kobe Johnson knocked down back-to-back threes to give West Virginia a quick 6-0 lead to open the game.
Freshman guard Seth Wilson made his presence known, after not seeing action in Saturday’s loss, delivering seven consecutive points to put the Mountaineers up 18-5 with 12:52 left in the half.
Iowa State remained persistent through the half, narrowing West Virginia’s lead to 27-21 with just under five minutes left, but the Mountaineers would close out the half with an 11 point lead, 39-28.