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.