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Mitchell helps No. 8 West Virginia roll (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic. The Mountaineers (3-0) led the entire game in the first meeting ever between the two schools. Greg Plater and Stephan Gilling each had 14 points for Long Beach State (3-2), which was trying for its first win against a ranked team since 1994.