West Virginia vs Providence Final: 87-84 - Recap
West Virginia vs Providence Final: 87-84 - Recap
Darryl Bryant went off for 32 points and added 3 rebounds leading West Virginia to an 87-84 win over Providence on Sunday at Dunkin Donuts Center.
West Virginia earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 6-point spread.
Deniz Kilicli had 22 points for West Virginia and Kevin Jones chipped in with 20 points. Gary Browne had 6 assists for them, while Gary Browne was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Providence got 30 points from Gerard Coleman in a losing cause and another 17 points from LaDontae Henton. Vincent Council contributed 9 assists for them, while Bilal Dixon had 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Providence were victorious, as the score was 42-36 at the break.
West Virginia won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 32-31.

