The West Virginia Mountaineers capped its preseason schedule with a resounding 98-55 win over the Wheeling Cardinals Wednesday night.

Here some of my initial takeaways from the Mountaineers third and final exhibition of the season.

Rebounding

While West Virginia dominated the boards 43-21, allowing a mere four offensive rebounds on the night. However, there is still a lot of work to do fundamentally. While the size of the WVU bigs were able to reach over the smaller Cardinal squad, the Mountaineers will not be able to rely on their length in Big 12 Conference action. For that matter, the nonconference slate has plenty of marquee matchup, and like Maryland, the front court will be tested, and we’ll have a chance to mark the team’s progress.

Scoring in bunches

This year’s edition of the Mountaineers can score in bunches. Throw the ball to the list of guards, and they can all score from the perimeter.…