West Virginia 79 South Dakota State 71

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All in all this was a very competitive game, that was really close early. West Virginia was able to lead by double digits in the 2nd half but never was really able to pull away for the easy win. Leading the Mountaineers with 21 points, 1 board, and 3 assist was Miles McBride (Cincinnati, Ohio) adding 16 points, 5 boards, and 2 assist was Sean McNeil (Union, KY). For the Jack Rabbits Noah Freidel (Tea, South Dakota) had his usual sold game 16 points, 8 boards 6 assist.