West Virginia Mountaineers guard Miles Sadler scored 16 points and recorded nine assists to lead his team to a 91–46 victory over the Niagara Purple Eagles on Monday night — the season opener for both men’s college basketball programs.
Sadler, a 6-foot freshman guard, shot 6 of 14 from the field and made one 3-pointer. He tied for the team lead with three steals. Six Mountaineers reached double figures, among them Brenen Lorient (13 points), Finley Bizjack (11), Javan Buchanan (11) and Mouhamed Sylla (10 points, seven rebounds, three steals).
TOP NEWS
Niagara guard Logan Woods led the Purple Eagles with 12 points. Niagara scored 46 points.
West Virginia entered the game coming off a 21-win season under second-year head coach Ross Hodge. The Mountaineers are 102–16 in season openers and 108–10 in home openers. Hodge is the fourth West Virginia coach to win at least 20 games in his first season, following Bob Huggins, George King and Lee Patton.
Niagara hosts Morgan State on Saturday. West Virginia hosts Stetson on Friday.
More: NCAAM · West Virginia Mountaineers
