West Virginia hosts Mercer after Perkins' 23-point showing

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