Chance Moore scored 11 points off the bench to lead West Virginia to a 70-38 wire-to-wire win over Mercyhurst on Saturday in Morgantown W. Va.Reserve Amir Jenkins added 10 points for the Mountaineers (6-2). Brenen Lorient, Jackson Fields and Treysen Eaglestaff added nine points each as West Virginia snapped a two-game losing streak. The Mountaineers held a 37-7 edge in bench points.Bernie Blunt III led Mercyhurst (3-5) with a game-high 14 points. Jake Lemelman added six points for the Lakers, who have dropped three straight games.West Virginia burst out of the gates with a 10-0 game-opening run as Eaglestaff turned a steal into a layup to cap the rally.But there would be some fight in the Lakers, who answered the Mountaineers’ outburst with their own 10-0 spurt. Blunt got the run started with back-to-back 3-pointers as the Lakers closed the gap to 18-15.A layup from Jenkins pushed West Virginia’s advantage to 26-17 at the 7:38 mark. The Mountaineers held a 36-16 advantage in points scored in the paint.
