HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tirrell Baines scored 21 points to lead Marshall to a season-opening 92-69 win over West Virginia Tech on Friday night.

Baines was 9 of 13 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free throw line while Dago Pena scored 17 points, Johnny Thomas had 12, DeAndre Kane added 11 and Shaquille Johnson 10.

West Virginia Tech (2-0), an NAIA school which treated the game as an exhibition, led 13-9 with 14:57 left in the first half as Marshall hit just three of its first nine shots.

The Thundering Herd used an 11-0 run over the next 5:05 to lead by seven and built the margin to 41-24 with 2:42 to go in the half.

The Golden Bears cut the lead to 45-41 on a Roi Buchbinder dunk with 18:47 left, then the Thundering Herd pulled away with a 7-0 spurt.

Marshall led by as many as 26 and outrebounded West Virginia Tech 50-37.

Donald Robinson led West Virginia Tech with 23 points.

MARSHALL 92, WVU TECH 69

WEST VIRGINIA TECH (2-0)

Proctor 2-6 0-0 4, Morgan 4-6 0-0 9, Buchbinder 2-7 3-4 7, Shannon 0-5 2-2 2, Robinson 8-16 4-4 23, Tyree 1-3 0-0 2, Tabb 2-3 1-2 6, Stricker 2-2 0-1 5, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 2-4 0-0 5, Kjaerholt 2-7 2-3 6. Totals 25-59 12-16 69.

MARSHALL (1-0)

Pena 4-8 6-9 17, Baines 9-13 3-3 21, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 3-12 4-4 10, Kane 3-12 4-6 11, Thomas 5-12 0-2 12, Higgins 2-5 4-5 8, Espinosa 1-3 2-2 4, Humphrey 0-0 0-0 0, Fischer 0-0 0-2 0, Williams 3-5 3-6 9, Howe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 26-39 92.

Halftime—Marshall 43-35. 3-Point Goals—WVU Tech 7-18 (Robinson 3-5, Stricker 1-1, Clark 1-1, Tabb 1-2, Morgan 1-3, Kjaerholt 0-1, Tyree 0-1, Shannon 0-4), Marshall 6-23 (Pena 3-5, Thomas 2-6, Kane 1-4, Espinosa 0-1, Higgins 0-2, Johnson 0-5). Fouled Out—Buchbinder, Morgan, Proctor. Rebounds—WVU Tech 37 (Kjaerholt 13), Marshall 50 (Baines 8). Assists—WVU Tech 15 (Robinson 6), Marshall 18 (Higgins 7). Total Fouls—WVU Tech 27, Marshall 17. Technical—Thomas. A—5,024.w