Ross Hodge Praises Maturity, Defense After Wvu Captures First Road Win

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The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 4-2) captured their first roadworthy triumph of nan play aft taking down nan Arizona State Sun Devils (10-9, 1-5) Wednesday night, 75-63.

West Virginia elder Forward Treysen Eaglestaff led each scorers and matched a season-high 23-points pinch a team-best 7 rebounds, elder guardant Brenen Lorient put successful 15 points and constituent defender Jasper Floyed had 12 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds.

WVU caput coach Ross Hodge gave his first thoughts and nan 2nd half adjustments to unafraid nan triumph complete nan Sun Devils.

Opening statement

“I sewage a batch of respect for (Arizona State head) coach Hurley and this program. Eleven years successful this ambiance says a lot. Odum’s a fistful and they put truthful overmuch unit connected you successful modulation and tin dispersed you out. I really do consciousness for illustration Diop is going to beryllium an NBA subordinate 1 day. I mean, honestly, pinch his versatility and his touch and really good he moves.

“I thought they were nan much fierce squad to commencement nan game. They benignant of had america connected our heels. They hit america to suffer balls. We didn’t do a bully occupation rebounding nan shot and past I deliberation slow but surely we were capable to get our footing and defensively, executed better.

“Obviously, Eaglestaff was immense successful nan first half, keeping america afloat erstwhile we were really, really struggling. And then, I thought nan consequence successful nan 2nd half, arsenic a group, was big. I thought Lorient was unthinkable successful nan 2nd half. Chance Moore made immoderate large plays. Really, each subordinate that played made immoderate monster plays. I thought 1 of nan biggest plays was erstwhile DJ Thomas went and dug retired a suffer shot erstwhile we were possibly up 2 aliases 3 and past we were capable to make a 3 aft that and conscionable ne'er relinquished from there. Hard fought triumph and we’ll return it.”

Halftime adjustments

“We person a mature group - those guys person played a batch of basketball. We haven’t played a batch of hoops together, but collectively, they’ve played a batch of basketball. So, it wasn’t for illustration an fierce tone, aliases you didn’t really person to situation them that much, it was we didn’t consciousness for illustration we had played very well, successful particular, defensively. They changeable 58% from two, 50% from 3 and we were only down by two. So, successful a batch of ways we felt fortunate to beryllium successful that business and conscionable knew we had to play better.”

WVU starring scorer Honor Huff (17.1 ppg) constricted to 8 points

“All twelvemonth agelong Honor has been our astir accordant subordinate connected a nighttime successful nighttime retired basis, but each those different guys person had large games successful large moments. The much ways you tin triumph a game, nan astir apt nan better. He gets truthful overmuch attraction that, that opens nan level for those different group and those guys stepped up successful those moments really well.”

West Virginia is backmost successful action Saturday day arsenic nan traverse Arizona to return connected nan No. 1 Arizona Wildcats. Tip-off is group for 2:00 p.m. EST and nan action will broadcast connected CBS.