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Oct 22, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge speaks to media during Big 12 Men\u00eds Basketball media day at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Sophia Scheller-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nHonor Huff scored a game-high 23 points to lead West Virginia to a hard-fought 73-65 win over Campbell on Thursday in Morgantown, W. Va.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Treysen Eaglestaff and Harlan Obioha each tallied 12 points, Brenen Lorient added 12 points and nine rebounds, and DJ Thomas added 10 points off the bench for the Mountaineers (2-0).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dovydas Butka scored 14 points and Jeremiah Williamson-Johnson added 13 points as he converted 9 of 10 free-throw attempts. DJ Smith added 11 points and eight rebounds and Chris Fields Jr. had a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Fighting Camels (0-2)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Mountaineers ground out a tightly contested game as Huff’s 3-pointer with 2:17 to play extended the WVU lead to 64-56.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Fighting Camels took advantage of 11 WVU turnovers, staying in the game with a 12-6 edge in points off turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Mountaineers came out firing as they took an early 8-0 lead on an Eaglestaff layup that forced Campbell to call an early timeout. Moments later, Butka got the Fighting Camels on the board with a drop step and lefty layup.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A Thomas corner three pushed the WVU lead to 11-4. With 12:30 left in the first half, Huff was fouled as he drained a three and converted the rare four-point play to put WVU up 15-6.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In transition, Fields pushed the pace and hit Cam Gregory for a corner three as Campbell hung tough, within 17-11 at the 10:23 mark of the first half. As the Mountaineers offense went four minutes without a bucket, a Butka layup pulled Campbell within 22-17.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n WVU held a 33-25 halftime lead, but Campbell opened the second half on a 7-2 run.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Smith’s three from the top of the key cut the WVU lead to 35-32 with 17 minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A spin move layup in the lane by Butka cut the WVU lead to 52-48 with just under six minutes to play. Muneer Newton’s dunk through traffic kept Campbell in the game as it trailed 59-54 with 3:18 left in the game. But the Mountaineers were able to hold on, thanks in large part to Huff’s nine points in the final three minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n