CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Golden Eagles got their fifth consecutive win Tuesday evening, defeating UVa.-Wise 78-58, getting revenge on the Cavaliers as they upset Charleston last season, 77-75, in the Eddie King Gym.
 
Jevonte Hughes tied a career high with 21 points, including 19 in the first half for UC 11-7 overall, 8-4 MEC).
 
It was a mismatch for UC from the get-go as the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 16-4 lead behind Hughes's hot start from the field. He scored 13 of UC's 16 points during the run, including an alley-oop slam dunk from Cameron Dozier with 14:38 left in the first half that got the home Golden Eagle crowd off of the Charleston Catholic Athletic Complex bleachers.
 
Later in the first half, Hughes still had half of the Golden Eagles' points, scoring 19 as UC led 38-22 with 3:52 left before halftime.
 
 Despite controlling all of the first half, leading 46-29 at halftime,  Wise came out strong in the second half, scoring the first nine points to cut the deficit all the way down to just eight points taking advantage of UC's lack of energy out of the halftime locker room.
 
The Cavaliers cut the deficit to six at 48-42 just a few minutes later on a Matt Day jumper but got no closer as an 8-0 run for UC slammed the door on a possible comeback.
 
Day led Wise with a game-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Dimitri Sousa added 14 points and Ricardo Hill 11 for the Cavaliers.
 
Aleksander Kesic scored 15 points for UC and Coleman recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Tino diTrapano also tallied 11 points for the Golden Eagles.