SB Nation Pittsburgh - WVU falls to Oklahoma in Old Spice Classichttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2012-11-26T00:47:56-05:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/34452352012-11-26T00:47:56-05:002012-11-26T00:47:56-05:00WVU falls to Oklahoma, 77-70
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<p>West Virginia fell to 1-3 after a 77-70 loss to Oklahoma in the Old Spice Classic in Florida on Sunday.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers took a 63-62 lead on two Gary Browne free throws with about six minutes left in the second half, but couldn't make much of an impact after that, as the Sooners nursed a small lead until time expired. Amath M'Baye had 19 points and six rebounds for the Sooners, while Juwan Slaten had 15 points for the Mountaineers. Browne went 10-for-11 from the line and finished with 13 points, while Deniz Kilicli had 13 points and four rebounds.</p>
<p>The loss concluded a disappointing trip for West Virginia -- the Mountaineers beat Marist, but lost to Gonzaga, Davidson and Oklahoma. Their season will continue with a home matchup against VMI on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Gonzaga, meanwhile, topped Davidson, 81-67, to win the Old Spice Classic championship, as expected. Gonzaga is now 6-0.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/11/26/3691874/west-virginia-oklahoma-old-spice-classicCharlie Wilmoth2012-11-23T16:42:38-05:002012-11-23T16:42:38-05:00WVU falls to Davidson
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<p>West Virginia fell to 1-2 after suffering a 63-60 loss to Davidson in the second round of the Old Spice Classic in Florida on Friday.</p>
<p>Chris Czerapowicz led the Wildcats with 15 points and nine rebounds. Juwan Slaten had 15 points for the Mountaineers, while Deniz Kilicli had 10 points and 11 rebounds.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers had a 21-14 lead midway through the first half after two straight buckets by Jabarie Hinds. The Mountaineers also had a lead of 30-22 near the end of the first half, but the Wildcats closed the gap to tie the game near the end of the half after a Czerapowicz three-pointer. WVU took a two-point lead into the locker room, but could not hold it, as the Wildcats quickly took a lead in the second half.</p>
<p>The loss to Davidson signaled what many WVU fans already knew -- that, after the departures of Kevin Jones and Truck Bryant, it might be a rough year for the Mountaineers. WVU will now face the loser of Gonzaga and Oklahoma on Sunday at 4:30.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/11/23/3683300/old-spice-classic-west-virginia-vs-davidson-basketballCharlie Wilmoth2012-11-23T10:58:10-05:002012-11-23T10:58:10-05:00West Virginia faces Davidson in Old Spice semis
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<p>After earning their first win of the season against Marist, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> face Davidson in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando Friday.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers had over a week to rehash what went wrong in an ugly season-opening loss against Gonzaga, where the offense looked broken and the defense allowed 84 points, losing by 34. They flipped the script against a much worse Marist team, winning 87-44 behind a bench-heavy scoring effort in their second game of the season.</p>
<p>Davidson made it to the semis by handily beating a Vanderbilt squad that lost several players to the NBA last season, winning 75-62. The Wildcats have made their name as a mid-major after their 2008 Elite Eight run, but the 2012 edition of Bob McKillop's squad hasn't had the best start: they faced a tough test in The Pit against New Mexico and took a lead, but couldn't hold off Steve Alford's squad, then lost to Milwaukee. But junior forward De'Mon Brooks has been tough to stop, averaging 19.8 points thus far.</p>
<p>Friday's game will likely be decided behind the three-point arc: West Virginia has struggled in their first two matchups, shooting 22.5 percent, while Davidson is lights out as a team at 38.5 percent.The winner will play the winner of Oklahoma and No. 17 Gonzaga - exactly what West Virginia doesn't want to hear, having been blown out by the Zags in their only NCAA Tournament last year and then again in the ugly season opener.</p>
<p>Here's a look at Friday afternoon's game:</p>
<p>West Virginia Mountaineers vs. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/davidson-wildcats">Davidson Wildcats</a>, 12:30 p.m., ESPN</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/11/23/3682150/west-virginia-vs-davidson-wvu-basketballRodger Sherman2012-11-22T23:51:59-05:002012-11-22T23:51:59-05:00WVU whips Marist in Old Spice Classic
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<p>West Virginia easily beat Marist and will advance to play Davidson in the Old Spice Classic.</p> <p>West Virginia trounced Marist 87-44 on Thanksgiving Day in the first round of the Old Spice Classic in Florida.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers will now play Davidson at 12:30 on Friday.</p>
<p>Against Marist, WVU got 15 points from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/174593/eron-harris">Eron Harris</a> and 14 from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/174595/terry-henderson">Terry Henderson</a>. 11 players played at least 12 minutes in the game, which quickly became a blowout -- the Mountaineers went berserk in the last 10 minutes of the first half and headed to the locker room with a 51-19 advantage. In addition to Harris and Henderson, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146467/jabarie-hinds">Jabarie Hinds</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53404/matt-humphrey">Matt Humphrey</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99759/aaric-murray">Aaric Murray</a> also scored in double figures.</p>
<p>Davidson, meanwhile, beat Vanderbilt 75-62 to advance to face the Mountaineers. De'Mon Brooks had 19 points and six rebounds in the victory for the Wildcats.</p>
<p>Elsewhere in the Old Spice Classic, No. 17 Gonzaga defeated Clemson, and Oklahoma beat UTEP. If the Mountaineers can beat Davidson, they'll face the Gonzaga / Oklahoma winner on Sunday.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/11/22/3681150/old-spice-classic-west-virginia-basketballCharlie Wilmoth