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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After three straight home games, Eastern Kentucky will play at West Virginia on Friday.
 
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will air live on ESPN+.  The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  West Virginia leads the all-time series 2-1.  The Colonels won the first meeting in 1979. 
 
-  The last time the two teams met, WVU won 84-59 on Dec. 21, 2015.
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Eastern Kentucky (5-1) defense put a stranglehold on Eastern Illinois in an 82-43 victory on Monday to capture the EKU Hoops Invitational presented by Geneva Financial championship.  The Colonels went 2-0 in the event.
 
-  Michael Moreno was voted as the EKU Hoops Invitational MVP and joined teammates Jannson Williams and Curt Lewis on the EKU Hoops Invitational All-Tournament Team.  Moreno had 15 points in each game.  He added six rebounds and five steals against EIU.  Lewis had 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Panthers.  Williams finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
 
-  Eastern Kentucky held Eastern Illinois to 25.9 percent shooting (15-of-58) from the field.  It is the lowest shooting percentage in a game by an NCAA Division I opponent against EKU since records are available (2003).
 
-  The Colonels have hit 13 or more 3-pointers in five of their six games this season.  Through Nov. 23, EKU is first in the ASUN, and third in the nation, in 3-pointers per game (12.83).
 
-  EKU and West Virginia are among the top-30 teams in the nation steals and turnover margin.  The Colonels are 16th in steals per game (11.2 per game) and 16th in turnover margin (+6.8).  WVU is 27th in steals (10.4 per game) and fifth in turnover margin (+9.4).
 
-  Williams has blocked 13 shots in the last three games.  He leads the ASUN with 2.6 per game.
 
-  Eastern Kentucky leads the ASUN and is 37th in the nation in scoring at 85 points per game.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  West Virginia sits at 4-1 this season.  The Mountaineers have wins over Oakland (60-53), Pittsburgh (74-59), Elon (87-68) and Clemson (66-59).  The lone loss was to Marquette (82-71).   
 
-  Taz Sherman, a 6-foot-4 fifth-year guard, leads the team with an average of 19 points per game.  He has made 38 percent of his shots and 21 percent from 3-point range.  Sherman has attempted 30 percent of the teams shots and 33 more than anyone else on the team.
 
-  Jalen Bridges, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward, is contributing 10.2 points and is tied for the team lead with 4.8 rebounds per game.
 
-  Kedrian Johnson is a 6-foot-3 senior guard and has 14 steals through five games.
 
-  As a team, WVU is averaging 72 points per game and allowing 64 per contest.  The Mountaineers have made 45 percent of their shots from the field and 32 percent from long range.
 
-  West Virginia averages 10.4 steals per game and its opponents turn the ball over 21 times per game, nearly 10 more per game than WVU.