West Virginia beats Mercer 75-61, improves to 3-0

West Virginia improved to 3-0 with a 75-61 win over Mercer, pulling away with a 12-3 run to open the second half after Mercer erased an early deficit and tied the game late in the first half. Finley Bizjack’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave the Mountaineers a 31-28 halftime lead; he finished with 15 points, while Miles Sadler and Javan Buchanan added 12 apiece. Shane Cherry led Mercer, which fell to 2-3, with 20 points. West Virginia coach Ross Hodge said Mercer was the more physical team for much of the game and pointed to the Mountaineers’ difficulty controlling the glass, despite their second-half surge.