AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) West Virginia seemed to do everything right and Southern Illinois could not keep up as the Mountaineers prevailed 64-to-46.<br>
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Kevin Pittsnogle scored 18 points. The Mountaineers made eleven three-pointers. They had a run of 14 unanswered points in the first half and another run of 12 straight in the second half.<br>
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West Virginia looked nothing like the team that entered the tournament with five losses in its last seven games.<br>
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Jamaal Tatum and Matt Shaw each scored 12 points for Southern Illinois.<br>
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