CHARLESTON, W.Va.—No. 11 University of Charleston Men's Basketball defeats Davis & Elkins University (13-13, 8-10 MEC) 100-58 on senior night to improve to 23-3 overall and 16-2 in conference play. Senior Eddie Colbert III tallied 16 points with three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a .636 field goal percentage in his last regular season game in the Wehrle Innovation Center. 
 
Shunta Wilson led the Golden Eagles, shooting .800 (8-10) with 21 points scored, eight rebounds and two assists. Dwaine Jones, who is currently ranked seventh in the nation in assists, notched seven in the win against the Senators. 
 
The Basics:
Location: Charleston, WV
Score: 100-58 (UCWV)
 
How it Happened:
Davis & Elkins started the game off with a layup to put them out in front of Charleston, but a three-pointer by Tyler Eberhart gave the Golden Eagles the lead and they never gave it back. The score was close until a seven-point run with a trey by Jones and baskets by Eberhart and DeAirius Barker broke it open, making it 12-6 in favor of UC. The Golden Eagles breezed through the half with triples by Colbert III, Eberhart (2), Jones (2), Wilson and CJ Meredith (3). As a team, they also shot an impressive .633 (19-30) from the field, .688 (11-16) from three and .750 (3-4) from the line. Charleston closed it out with a 52-29 advantage over D&E going into halftime. 
 
The Golden Eagles continued their shooting clinic in the second half, as their field goal percentage continued to shine bright at .559 (19-34). Senior Colbert III started it off by draining a three to widen the gap to 26 points. Two of the three baskets that followed for UC were also triples by Eberhart and Barker. Charleston kept pouring it on throughout the half, and the Senators could not catch up. With two minutes and 16 seconds left on the clock, Obinna Ugwuakazi added insult to injury with a slam dunk to reach the 100-point mark for the Golden Eagles. The game ended on a three-pointer by Davis & Elkins to finalize the score at 100-58.
 
Charleston outscored Davis & Elkins 30-11 on points off turnovers, 16-6 on second chance points, 29-15 on bench points, 36-30 on points in the paint and 16-13 on fast break points to secure the win. Like Wilson and Colbert III, Eberhart and Barker were influential. Eberhart and Barker both had 13 points with Eberhart shooting .800 (4-5) from the floor with four assists and Barker shooting .714 (5-7) with one assist. Meredith also totaled 12 points on the night with a field goal percentage of .571 (4-7), two rebounds, three assists and a steal.
 
Up Next:
With only two regular season games left on the schedule, the Golden Eagles will load up the bus and head to Glenville State University (12-14, 7-11 MEC) on Wednesday, February 28 for a 7:30pm tip off. Charleston defeated the Pioneers 91-83 to start the season in the Region Tip Off Challenge.