Morgantown, WV – West Virginia forward Tucker DeVries led all scorers with 18 points as the Mountaineers (1-0) defeated the Robert Morris Colonials (0-1) 87-59 on Monday night.

West Virginia forward Tucker DeVries hit two 3-pointers, added a steal that led to a dunk for an early 8-0 lead and forced Robert Morris head coach Andy Toole to call a timeout. The Mountaineers extended their run to 21-0 at the 14:42 mark of the first half before junior guard DJ Smith hit a jumper to put the Colonials on the court.

West Virginia freshman KJ Tenner extended the Mountaineers' lead to 28 after back-to-back three-pointers with just under 12 minutes left in the first half.

Robert Morris began chipping away at WVU's lead, shrinking it to 16 after Smith sank a three-pointer, but WVU responded quickly with an 8-0 run behind threes from Tenner and freshman guard Jonathan Powell for a score of 12 44-17 with 4:05 left in the first half.

The Mountaineers took a 46-26 halftime lead and shot 53.1% (17-32) from the field, including 9-21 from three-point range.

West Virginia senior guard Toby Okani scored first for the Mountaineers in the second half with a faded baseline jumper.

Robert Morris senior forward Ismael Plett responded with a basket and the foul, but WVU responded with an 8-0 run, with senior guard Javon Small making three consecutive three-pointers for six of his eight points in the second scored at halftime and finished the night with 15 points, extending the Mountaineer lead 56-30.

The Mountaineers maintained their 20-plus point lead in the second half and even led by 28 points. Along with Small, freshman guard Jonathan Powell scored eight points in the second half and finished with 11, and Okani scored 13 points on the night as the Mountaineers cruised to an 87-59 victory.