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And we’re back

Well, not all of us. West Virginia’s basketball team is still in Las Vegas, and Devin Williams might be on another level right now. The junior was who and what the Mountaineers needed last night to get past Richmond in their Las Vegas Invitational semifinal.

“The turning point was every time we threw it to Devin Williams,” Huggins said. “He was just great, scoring for us. And when we missed, he was rebounding. He was terrific.”

Williams tied his career high by scoring 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead West Virginia to a 67-59 victory over Richmond, as the Mountaineers won their fifth straight to open the season. It was Williams’ fifth consecutive double-double to open the season.

Jevon Carter added 13 points for the Mountaineers (5-0), who shot 21 of 48 (43.8 percent) from the field, but never trailed.

Williams had his way against the Spiders’ frontcourt, hitting 9 of 11 from the field, while sinking 5 of 8 from the free throw line.

“I don’t know what we would have done if we couldn’t have thrown inside to him,” Huggins said.

WVU plays for the title at 10:30 p.m. tonight against San Diego State. The Aztecs upset No. 14 Cal early this morning.

Just when you think these tournaments never go in favor of the Mountaineers and they play teams that either weren’t supposed to be in the final (See: 2009 76 Classic.) or aren’t good (See: 2014-15 UConn), consider for a moment that SDSU isn’t a cupcake and instead look what happened last night. Every year, that teams goes really hard with a  and the roster grows up and us coached with an edge. Get ready for a fight tonight, which is what the Mountaineers needed and wanted so early in this season.