West Virginia’s full-court pressure eventually got to Marshall. The 20th-ranked Mountaineers produced 19 turnovers and held the Herd scoreless from behind the arc in the second half to pull away with an 84-67 victory Thursday night in Charleston.
The 17-point victory was the biggest margin for the Mountaineers since an 18-point win over Marshall in Morgantown on December 5, 1989. West Virginia’s largest margin of victory over Marshall in the Capital City was 16 points achieved three years ago on January 18, 2012.
Tonight, Marshall (3-7) hung around in the first half and actually led by six at one point by hitting its 3s – three of those coming from Austin Loop – but West Virginia was able to clamp down on Loop and eventually took control of the game.