Perkins leads Mercer against West Virginia after 23-point game

Mercer Bears (2-2) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) Morgantown, West Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST 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 a season ago while going 15-3 at home. The Mountaineers averaged 70.6 points per game last season, 30.5 in the paint, 13.3 off of turnovers and 7.4 on fast breaks. Mercer went 19-13 overall a season ago while going 5-11 on the road. The Bears gave up 75.5 points per game while committing 15.5 fouls last season. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .