The winless streak for West Virginia Wesleyan (15) continued with a Saturday night loss to West Virginia State, 102-87.
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The Bobcats were down a couple of regular starters which gave
Jordan Cannon the chance to score a season high 11 points on 5-of-8 from the field.
Anthony Craven Jr. also found extra time on the court and scored seven points and six assists.
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But the game's high scorer and still the No. 5 leader in the Mountain East Conference with 16.4 points-per-game, was
Deiker Padrino who accumulated 29 points on 9-of-14 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line.
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Joshua Johnson added 10 points and
Curtis Litton had nine.
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The Bobcats suffered again from a high-turnover margin, giving up 22 possessions to the Yellow Jackets 10, and rebounding heavily favored State 39-26.
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State was led by a pair of double-double performances, one by Arthur Cox who had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the other by Nate Mims who scored 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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The Bobcats will travel to face the Bobcats of Frostburg State University Wednesday, Jan. 24. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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