YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Kennedy Catholic grad Oscar Tshiebwe and Warren Harding product Derek Culver lead #25 West Virginia past Youngstown State Saturday 75-64 at the Covelli Centre.
The Penguins led 38-35 at halftime and scored the first five points of the 2nd half to take a 42-35 lead.
But the Mountaineers outscored YSU 23-9 following the Penguins run to take a 58-51 lead and never looked back.
Tshiebwe led the Mountaineers with 19 points while Culver added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Darius Quisenberry led all-scorers with 22 points in the loss.
YSU drops to 7-6 overall while WVU improves to 10-1.