Lafayette Leopards @ West Virginia Mountaineers
Honor Huff, DJ Thomas guide unbeaten West Virginia to 81-59 victory over Lafayette
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- — Freshman DJ Thomas had 25 points off the bench, Honor Huff hit eight 3-pointers and scored 24 and West Virginia beat Lafayette 81-59 on Monday night.
Huff missed both of his shots from inside the 3-point line for the Mountaineers (5-0), but he made his final seven attempts from beyond the arc and finished 8 for 9. Thomas made 11 of 17 shots and all three of his free throws.
Andre Phillips led the Leopards (1-4) with 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting with three 3-pointers. Caleb Williams totaled 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Huff made 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the first half, scoring 15 to guide West Virginia to a 36-25 advantage. Thomas added 11 points off the bench as the duo combined for all but 10 first-half points for the Mountaineers.
Huff hit two more 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second half and Thomas scored with a dunk and a layup to push the Mountaineers' advantage to 52-31 with 13:53 remaining.
Huff, a senior transfer from Chattanooga, was shooting 30.6% from behind the arc entering play — 11 for 36. He made 9 of 10 for the Mocs last season in a 91-66 victory over VMI and shot 41.6% from deep for the season.
Da’Sean Butler set the West Virginia record with 10 3-pointers in a 2008 game against Syracuse.
Thomas entered with 30 points through his first four games.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Antinio Petty
- Doug Sirmons
- Keith Patterson
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |

