Justin Coleman scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the University of Charleston men's basketball team over the Salem International in the championship game of the Joe Manchin Classic Saturday night in Salem.
The Eagles (7-1) outrebounded the Tigers 45-21. LeJavius Johnson added 12 points and Jonathan Tshibuy scored 11. For the Tigers (1-7), Victor Blakey scored 15 points.
West Virginia State 82, Bluefield State 72: West Virginia State topped Bluefield State in the consolation game of the Joe Manchin Classic at Salem International.
The teams were tied at halftime and the Yellow Jackets (4-4) led by just one point with 6:57 to play. The Jackets then went on a 14-2 run, started by a Brent Bauer 3-pointer, to seal the outcome.
Bauer and Ernest Jenkins each finished with 19 points, Jayson Hankins added 17 and pulled down 10 rebounds and both DeQuan Doyle and Mohammed Camara had 10 points for the Jackets.