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MEC Men's Basketball Roundup (Jan. 6)

West Virginia Wesleyan (8-6, 3-3) 64        
West Virginia State (4-5, 1-5) 82
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West Virginia Wesleyan Leaders: Chris Dewberry (16 points), TJ Thompson (13 points),  Alexsander Djordjevic (10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists)
West Virginia State: Anton Hutchins (16 points, 9 rebounds), Juan Johnson (15 points), Dimitrios Jelen-Joy (12 points)
Notes
* West Virginia State picked up its first MEC win with a 82-64 home win over West Virginia Wesleyan
* Anton Hutchins led four WVSU players in double figures with 16 points and nine rebounds
* The Yellow Jackets shot 54 percent from the field ... WVSU out-scored the Bobcats 38-22 in the paint


Concord (5-7, 2-4)  72
Wheeling Jesuit (6-3, 4-2)      100      
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Concord  Leaders: Aaron Miller (15 points), Cam Shannon (12 points), Ryan Meadows (12 points)
Wheeling Jesuit Leaders: Justin Fritts (22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Andre Harris (18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals)
Notes
* Wheeling Jesuit raced out to a 43-22 halftime lead and never looked back in a 100-72 win over Concord
* The Cardinals led by double-digits for 28 minutes of the game
* All five WJU starters reached double figures

Glenville State (6-4, 3-3) 70         
Charleston (6-4, 3-3) 77
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Glenville State Leaders: Lamar Mallory (22 points, 7 rebounds), Donte Morales (16 points, 7 rebounds), Lamont Cole (17 points)
Charleston Leaders: Xavier Humphrey (22 points), Tino Ditrapano (13 points), Aleksander Kesic (11 points), Hayden Annett (11 points) 
Notes
* Xavier Humphrey paced Charleston with 22 points in a win over Glenville State 
* UC head coach Dwaine Osborne defeated his former assistant coach Stephen Dye
* The Golden Eagles led by as many as 10 in the second half, but GSC rallied and took the lead at 47-46 with 13:34. UC responded with a 13-2 run over the next four minutes and never trailed after that

UVa-Wise (6-4, 3-3) 79
#1 West Liberty (10-0, 6-0) 116         
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UVa-Wise Leaders: Deon Boyce (23 points, 19 rebounds), Javon Moore (14 points, 11 rebounds), Charles George (13 points)
West Liberty Leaders: Kelvin Goodwin (22 points), Shawn Dyer (19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals), Keene Cockburn (16 points, 8 rebounds), Cedric Harris (12 points, 9 assists)
Notes
* Top-ranked WLU stayed perfect with a lopsided win over UVa-Wise
* The 'Toppers out-scored the Cavs 21-4 in points off turnovers and 47-16 in bench scoring
* UVa-Wise got double-doubles from Deon Boyce and Javon Moore
Shepherd (10-2, 5-1) 93
Urbana (0-10, 0-6) 72         
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Shepherd Leaders: Morgan McDonald (23 points, 16 rebounds), Austin Cunningham (20 points), Naim Muhammad (13 points)
Urbana Leaders: Casey Baker (12 points, 15 rebounds), Mike Dorceus (13 points, 7 rebounds)
Notes
* A 13-0 run early in the second half propelled Shepherd to a 93-72 win over Urbana
* The Rams connected on 53 percent of their shots from the field and bounced back after their first MEC loss on Saturday
* SU was 27-of-33 from the free throw line, while Urbana was just 12-of-25