West Virginia puts tumultuous offseason behind, beats Missouri State 67-59 in opener

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Quinn Slazinski scored 18 points, Jesse Edwards had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and West Virginia beat Missouri State 67-59.  It took a while, but the Mountaineers were able to put a tumultuous offseason behind after the resignation of coach Bob Huggins following a drunken driving arrest. West Virginia made only four first half-field goals, then went ahead by as many as 11 points after halftime. Chance Moore led Missouri State with 24 points. He hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left to trim the deficit to 61-59. But the Bears didn’t score again. West Virginia’s Seth Wilson scored all 11 of his points after halftime.