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West Virginia catches fire from 3 in win over Jacksonville State

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range for the second time this season, hitting 12 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. Most of the damage was done by Wesley Harris and Lamont West, who were a combined 8-for-10.

Jacksonville State coach Ray Harper admitted that he did not see that coming.

“We came in here, and I wouldn’t have anticipated them going 12 for 24 from the 3 and they did,” Harper said. “If they do that, you shake their hand and say ‘Good game.’”

WVU was shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc this season. The Mountaineers best performance was against Saint Joseph’s, when they were 15 of 29.