Marshall (4-5, 0-0) returns to the hardwood on Saturday against
West Virginia (6-4, 0-0) in the Capital Classic. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30
p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center.
Like the Thundering Herd backcourt of Kareem Canty and Chris
Thomas, WVU features a strong guard duo in Juwan Staten and Eron Harris. The Mountaineers
point guard, Staten averages 16.4 points, 6.8 assist, and 6.2 rebounds per
game. He has only committed 14 turnover in WVU’s first ten games and ranks
fifth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.64). A high school teammate of Marshall’s Ryan
Taylor, Harris leads the Mountaineers in scoring at 19.3 point per game. Harris
is effective from three point range. In Tuesday’s loss to Gonzaga, he hit five
of his nine three point attempts and is shooting over 50% (31-60) from long
distance this season.
In the front court, WVU uses a combination of Devin
Williams, Nathan Adrian, and Kevin Noreen. Of the bunch, Williams averages the
most floor time at 26.1 minutes per game. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward has
also grabbed a team high 79 rebounds.
Similar to Marshall, WVU likes to run the floor. They are 35th
in the nation at 82.8 points per game. The Mountaineers also rank within the
top 100 nationally in assists per game (69th, 15 apg) and field goal
percentage (82nd, .471 fg%).
Saturday will mark the 42nd Capital Classic. WVU leads
the series over Marshall by a 30-11 margin. Also, the Mountaineers have won six
of the teams last seven meetings.
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