Storylines – West Virginia Wesleyan GameWesleyan is coming off of a 71-66 loss to Glenville State University entering Saturday's game against UVa-Wise. In that game, the Bobcat were led by Taylor Price who had a team-high 18 points and five rebounds. Chris Dewberry assisted Price finishing with 16 points, while Tanner McGrew added 15 points and 14 rebounds. On the season, McGrew is scoring 13.2 points per game and corralling 12.3 rebounds a night. The Bobcats are scoring 61.0 points per game and grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
About UVa-WiseUVa-Wise will look to halt a 15-game losing skid when the team visits West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. The Cavaliers are also winless in Mountain East Conference, having been outscored by MEC competition by nearly 22 points a game. Most recently, Concord rolled to an 92-55 victory over UVa-Wise at the Carter Center. In the loss, the Cavaliers shot 35.7 percent from the floor and were out-rebounded 49-24 by the more physical Mountain Lions. Concord forced UVa-Wise to shoot from the peremiter and coach
Blake Mellinger's team struggled to get the ball in the basket, making just seven of 30 attempts from distance. On the season, the Cavs are shooting 34.4 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line. By contrast, opponents are making 50.1 percent of their shot attempts and 39.1 percent of 3-point attempts against the UVa-Wise defense.
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