by MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Keonte Greybear scored 11 points as West Virginia wrapped up preseason play with a 98-55 exhibition win over Division II Wheeling on Wednesday night at Hope Coliseum.
Greybear finished with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three-point range.
West Virginia led 45-28 at halftime, then outscored Wheeling 53-27 after the break while shooting 72 percent from the floor in the second half. The Mountaineers shot 57.8 percent for the game and more than doubled the Cardinals on the glass, 43-21, closing on a 13-0 run that stretched the lead to 80-40 with 7:23 left.
Freshman point guard Miles Sadler led all scorers with 15 points, Finley Bizjack added 14, and Mouhamed Sylla and Joson Sanon each scored 11 alongside Greybear. All 13 available Mountaineers got into the game and 11 reached the scoring column.
Levon Jacobs led Wheeling with 13 points. Kwynsie Pittsnogle, son of former West Virginia star Kevin Pittsnogle, hit a pair of threes for the Cardinals.
West Virginia opens the regular season against Niagara at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, at Hope Coliseum, on ESPN+.
