National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 71, American U. 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Jim Haney, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 7390
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Jim Haney, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 7390
Casey Mitchell finished 8-of-11 from the floor and 10-of-11 from the line for 27 points, leading West Virginia to a 71-50 victory over American University on Wednesday in Morgantown.
Kevin Jones added 16 points for the Mountaineers (5-1), whose lone loss this season came against No. 13 Minnesota in the finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.
Mitchell was on fire in the first half, pouring in 14 points to help West Virginia take a 32-20 lead at the break. He had six points during a game-opening 20-6 burst while Darryl Bryant had seven. Jones capped the rally with a 3-pointer.
Mitchell was fouled on a layup and converted the three-point play early in the second half, stretching the Mountaineers’ lead to a commanding 44-26.
West Virginia travels to Miami on Saturday for one of two remaining road games during the pre-conference slate. The Mountaineers are on the road for three of their first four in the Big East.
Vlad Moldoveanu scored 19 points to lead American (5-2), which has dropped two in a row after opening with five consecutive victories.
Top Game Performances
| American U. | West Virginia | |
| Vlad Moldoveanu 19 | Scoring | Casey Mitchell 27 |
| Steve Luptak 3 | Assists | Darryl Bryant 4 |
| Stephen Lumpkins 6 | Rebounds | John Flowers 6 |
| Troy Brewer 3 | Free Throws Made | Casey Mitchell 10 |
| Daniel Munoz 2 | Steals | Casey Mitchell 3 |
| N/A | Blocks | John Flowers 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| American U. | 50 | 36.7 | 3-15 | 11-15 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 7 | |
| West Virginia | 71 | 51.0 | 3-13 | 16-23 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 5 |