Mercer Bears (2-2) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0)

Morgantown, West Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Mountaineers -26.5; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: Mercer faces West Virginia after Quinton Perkins II scored 23 points in Mercer's 97-91 overtime victory against the Georgia Southern Eagles.

West Virginia went 21-14 overall with a 15-3 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Mountaineers averaged 70.6 points per game while shooting 44.5% from the field and 33.1% from 3-point range last season.

Mercer went 19-13 overall with a 5-11 record on the road a season ago. The Bears averaged 82.7 points per game while allowing opponents to score 75.5 last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.