WVU Rolls in Puerto Rico
November 20, 2014 11:49 PM | General
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Sophomore forward Devin Williams posted his third consecutive double-double to lead the Mountaineers to a 91-65 victory over George Mason on the first day of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Coliseo Roberto Clemente.
Williams, along with junior forward Jonathan Holton, led the Mountaineers with 16 points apiece. Williams grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Juwan Staten also reached double figures, finishing with 13 points.
The Mountaineers (3-0) continue to have success with their full-court pressure, recording 16 steals and turning George Mason (1-2) over 24 times. WVU recorded 31 points off turnovers and had 21 second-chance points by recording 19 offensive rebounds for the game.
“I thought we played very well for a stretch and got a big lead but then we relaxed and didn’t play very well,” said coach Bob Huggins. “Our press wasn’t very good. We started looking for shots and not looking to score which is something you can do subconsciously when you get a big lead which we did and from then on we didn’t play well. We just gave them the basketball and turned them loose in the second half which is not a good thing to do. We’ll try and fix it before tomorrow.”
West Virginia shot 44.4 percent from the field and 34.6 percent (9 of 26) from 3-point range. Staten, Chase Connor and Gary Browne each hit two 3’s for WVU. Browne, playing his first collegiate game in his hometown of San Juan, finished with nine points, three assists and two steals in his 100th game as a Mountaineer. Elijah Macon finished with nine points for the Mountaineers.
WVU led 53-27 at halftime and its biggest lead was 31 points, 65-34, with 14:16 remaining in the game.
With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 6-1 all-time in games played in Puerto Rico.
The Mountaineers will face Boston College at 5 p.m. ET on Friday in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals on ESPNU.
Williams, along with junior forward Jonathan Holton, led the Mountaineers with 16 points apiece. Williams grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Juwan Staten also reached double figures, finishing with 13 points.
The Mountaineers (3-0) continue to have success with their full-court pressure, recording 16 steals and turning George Mason (1-2) over 24 times. WVU recorded 31 points off turnovers and had 21 second-chance points by recording 19 offensive rebounds for the game.
“I thought we played very well for a stretch and got a big lead but then we relaxed and didn’t play very well,” said coach Bob Huggins. “Our press wasn’t very good. We started looking for shots and not looking to score which is something you can do subconsciously when you get a big lead which we did and from then on we didn’t play well. We just gave them the basketball and turned them loose in the second half which is not a good thing to do. We’ll try and fix it before tomorrow.”
West Virginia shot 44.4 percent from the field and 34.6 percent (9 of 26) from 3-point range. Staten, Chase Connor and Gary Browne each hit two 3’s for WVU. Browne, playing his first collegiate game in his hometown of San Juan, finished with nine points, three assists and two steals in his 100th game as a Mountaineer. Elijah Macon finished with nine points for the Mountaineers.
WVU led 53-27 at halftime and its biggest lead was 31 points, 65-34, with 14:16 remaining in the game.
With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 6-1 all-time in games played in Puerto Rico.
The Mountaineers will face Boston College at 5 p.m. ET on Friday in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals on ESPNU.
Boston College defeated New Mexico, 69-65, earlier on Thursday.
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