GLENVILLE, W.Va.—No. 10 University of Charleston Men's Basketball continues to grind, defeating Glenville State University (12-15, 7-12 MEC) 89-73 on the road in the Waco Center. At the same time, the Golden Eagles carved out their tenth straight victory and are now 24-3 overall and 17-2 in the Mountain East Conference. UC occupies the first place slot in the MEC standings with a win percentage of .889, while West Liberty (22-3, 16-3 MEC) and Concord (21-5, 14-5 MEC) are in second and third place. 
 
Dwaine Jones led the team with 14 assists against Glenville, which is a career high for the junior and Mountain East Conference assists leader. Jones is currently ranked seventh in the nation in assists and sixth in the nation in assists per game. DeAirius Barker was the top scorer for Charleston with 24 points and a field goal percentage of .500 (9-18). The junior also shot .500 (4-8) from downtown and tallied six rebounds, two steals and an assist. Senior Eddie Colbert III and Junior Tyler Eberhart were also solid for UC. Colbert III was 5-9 (.556) from the field and a clutch 7-7 (1.000) from the line with 18 points, an assist, eight rebounds and a steal, while Eberhart was 7-9 (.778) from the floor with 16 points, an assist, five rebounds, two steals and a block.
 
The Basics:
Location: Glenville, W.Va.
Score: 89-73 (UCWV)
 
How it Happened:
Tyler Eberhart started the game off in style with a dunk assisted by Dwaine Jones. The score quickly knotted up at two on a layup by the Pioneers, but the Golden Eagles secured the next four points on layups of their own by Eberhart and Jones. Glenville took the lead once again following a jump shot and a trey to put them ahead by a point. UC continued to trail, but they crawled their way back into the game and pulled ahead 19-18 on a triple by Shunta Wilson, the most recent MEC Men's Basketball Player of the Week. The game remained close until the Pioneers evened the score at 40 on a pair of free throws. A Charleston three-pointer by Eberhart, free throws by Wilson and a missed trey by Glenville closed out the scoring for the half though, giving UC the advantage as they headed back to the locker room for halftime. 
 
Wilson continued the scoring into the second half on a layup to put the Golden Eagles out in front, 47-40. Charleston remained in control of the game, as seven points was the closest the Pioneers could get to UC, as their momentum fizzled out following the break. Glenville managed to cut the deficit down to ten, however, even though they kept it close in the first half, UC widened the gap again and it only continued to grow as the game progressed. The last half featured three-pointers by Barker (2) and Colbert III and two-pointers by Wilson, Eberhart (3), Jones (3), Colbert III (2), Barker (3) and Obinna Ugwuakazi. Shooting .516 (16-31) from the field in the first and .500 (16-32) in the second, the Golden Eagles secured the 89-73 victory over the Pioneers with the game ending on a free throw by Glenville.
 
Up Next:
Charleston ends their regular season play on the road against conference foe and neighboring school West Virginia State University (18-8, 13-6 MEC). Tip-off is set for 4pm on Saturday, March 2 in Institute, West Virginia in the Walker Convocation Center. State is one of the three schools that have handed UC a loss this season, so the Golden Eagles are looking for some revenge.