WHEELING, W.Va.-- The West Virginia Wesleyan (1-7, 0-4) men's basketball team dropped an away contest against Wheeling (3-5, 2-2) at the
Alma Grace McDonough Center - Performance Gym on Saturday (Dec. 4).
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Leaders for WVWC
Jayden Hibbitt tallied 25 points while ripping down seven rebounds.
Braeden McGrew dropped 16 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and a steal.
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Leaders for Wheeling
Wheeling was lead by Jordan Reid's double-double. Reid scored 18 points and hauled in 10 rebounds while going a perfect 8-8 from the charity stripe. Jarett Haines scored 16 points on an efficient 3-4 from behind the arc. Jay Gentry and Andrew Taylor both scored in double digits.
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Inside the First Half
Wheeling hopped out to an early 7-0 lead before
Anthony Craven Jr. hit a contested jumper in the lane for the 'Cats first basket. With 9:33 left in the first half,
Shawn Moran drilled a jumper from downtown to cut the Cardinal lead down to five. The Cardinals would pull away from the Bobcats, outscoring WVWC 18-7 to end the half.
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Inside the Second Half
Hibbitt scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, highlighted by his and one with 9:11 left in the final half. Then, at the 4:52 mark, McGrew drilled his second triple of the game to round out his scoring on the contest.
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Up Next
Wesleyan travels up the road to Philippi to take on the Battlers from Alderson Broaddus in a Mountain East Conference bout. The contest is set for Wednesday (Dec. 8) at 7:30 p.m.
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