Wednesday night, the West Virginia Mountaineers took care of business against the Wheeling Cardinals, 98-55, in the team's third and final exhibition before the start of the 2026-27 regular season.

St. John's transfer guard Joson Sanon was feeling it early in the game, drilling three consecutive three balls to create a comfortable cushion right out of the gates. This was a good sign for head coach Ross Hodge, considering Sanon missed the previous exhibition against Glenville State with a thigh bruise. He had a couple of other really good looks that just didn't go down, but the shot and his movement looked normal.

Son of WVU hoops legend Kevin Pittsnogle, Kwynsie made his first three-point attempt in Hope Coliseum right in front of the Mountaineer bench to make it a 10-point game around the 12-minute mark.…