West Virginia snaps UAB's win streak, 81-70

Kedrian Johnson scored a season-high 17 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. collected 16 points and nine rebounds to fuel host West Virginia to an 81-70 victory over UAB on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.

Matthews overcame landing awkwardly on his left knee early in the contest to make 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range. The Mountaineers (8-2) shot 50.0 percent from the floor (27 of 54) but just 26.3 percent from beyond the arc (5