MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The scoreboard pressure was amplified a few notches from Tuesday’s season-opening win over Mount St. Mary’s on Thursday night when the Mountaineers played host to Campbell. The Camels gave West Virginia all they could handle for 39-plus minutes before WVU secured a 73-65 victory at Hope Coliseum.

After a 16-point win in their opener, West Virginia struggled to shake free from the Camels in the second half. The Mountaineers (2-0) never relinquished an halftime lead but they saw the Camels creep within a point early in the second stanza and by four points with 90 seconds to play.

“Credit to them. They came in here and they weren’t phased,” said WVU senior guard Honor Huff. “They played a great game and had a great game plan. They took us down to the wire.”

“I thought o

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