MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oscar Tshiebwe entered his collegiate debut with more hype than any other freshman in modern West Virginia basketball history, but it was his fellow freshman who stole the show in the Mountaineers’ season-opening 94-84 win over Akron.
Point guard Miles “Deuce” McBride came off the bench four minutes into the game and became nearly impossible to replace from that point forward. McBride played 29 minutes, finishing with a well-rounded stat line of 11 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals and one extremely well-timed blocked shot.
“I don’t want to say that he’s the ‘other’ freshman,” said forward Derek Culver, who tied Jermaine Haley with a team-high 16 points.