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West Virginia tops Davidson 84-70 in Puerto Rico

The Columbian
Published: November 18, 2010, 12:00am

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Darryl Bryant scored 22 points, Dan Jennings grabbed 11 rebounds and West Virginia beat Davidson 84-70 on Thursday in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Casey Mitchell scored 12 points and three others were in double figures for the Mountaineers (2-0). They’ll play the winner of Vanderbilt-Nebraska in the eight-team tournament that finishes Sunday.

Brendan McKillop and De’Mon Brooks each scored 15 points for Davidson (0-2).

Mitchell hit two straight 3-pointers late in the first half to give the Mountaineers a double-digit lead that they eventually stretched to 19 points.

The game featured a whopping 67 personal fouls, one technical and lasted nearly 212 hours.

Davidson went 2 for 22 from 3-point range to blow its chance at the win.

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