ATHENS, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's basketball team cracked the century mark for the fourth straight game here Wednesday night, running away to a 104-79 victory against Concord in Mountain East Conference action at the Carter Center.
    The host Mountain Lions (4-8, 2-5) kept things close for a half, trailing just 51-46 at intermission, but Coach Ben Howlett's Hilltoppers (10-3, 5-2) opened up a 20-point lead midway through the second half and never looked back.
    It was the fourth blowout win in a row for the resurgent Black and Gold, who have outscored their last four opponents by an average margin of 36.3 points a night.
    Junior All-American Dalton Bolon led all scorers with 22 points - highlighted by a 9-for-9 showing from the foul line - and grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
    Will Yoakum, the 2019 MEC Freshman of the Year, backed Bolon with 14 points and 10 boards for his second double-double in as many games but the Hilltoppers certainly didn't lack for firepower.
    Junior guard Preston Boswell went 8-for-8 from the foul line to finish with a season-high 19 points while sophomore backcourter Malik McKinney added a season-high 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the floor.
    Fellow sophomore guard Pat Robinson III joined the double-figure parade with 15 points while true freshman Owen Hazelbaker scored 7 points and cleared a game-high 11 rebounds before fouling out down the stretch.
    West Liberty shot just 45 percent (33-of-72) from the floor and 33 percent (12-of-36) from the 3-point arc but was a sizzling 26-of-31 (84 percent) from the foul line, posted a 55-32 rebounding advantage and held Concord to just 8-for-28 (28 percent) shooting from the floor over the final 20 minutes.
    Trey Brisco paced the Mountain Lions with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
    The Hilltoppers return home to host high-scoring Glenville State on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. at the ASRC.