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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points and No. 8 West Virginia used two second-half runs to pull away to an 83-60 victory over Loyola, Md., on Sunday.

Darrell Bryant added 15 points, Kevin Jones scored 14 and Casey Mitchell had 13 for West Virginia (1-0), which opened the season with three players out of the lineup. Among them was starting forward Devin Ebanks, who wasn't on the bench and missed the game for undisclosed reasons.

Shane Walker scored 14 points and Jamal Barney had 11 for Loyola (1-1). Brett Harvey, who had 23 points in a win over Vermont on Friday, was held to nine against the Mountaineers. (MORE)

Mountaineers Headlines

Final	1	2	T
Loyola (MD)	31	29	60
8 West Virginia	31	52	83

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Leaders	Loyola (MD)	West Virginia
Points	S. Walker 14	D. Butler 26
Rebounds	3 tied with 5	D. Jennings 12
Assists	B. Rudolph 7	2 tied with 5

Big East
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Syracuse	0-0	3-0
Notre Dame	0-0	3-0
5 Villanova	0-0	3-0
Providence	0-0	3-0
12 Connecticut	0-0	3-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	3-0
South Florida	0-0	3-0
Marquette	0-0	2-0
Cincinnati	0-0	2-0
St. John's	0-0	2-0
Seton Hall	0-0	2-0
19 Georgetown	0-0	2-0
20 Louisville	0-0	1-0
8 West Virginia	0-0	1-0
Rutgers	0-0	1-0
DePaul	0-0	1-0
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Leaders
Points:	D. Butler	26.0
Rebounds:	D. Jennings	12.0
Assists:	D. Bryant	5.0
FG%:	D. Butler	64.7%
FT%:	C. Mitchell	83.3%
3P%:	D. Bryant	50.0%
Steals:	D. Bryant	2.0
Blocks:	D. Jennings	3.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	83.0 (59)
Rebounds:	24.0 (1)
Assists:	15.0 (122)
FG%:	41.4% (240)
FT%:	59.3% (303)
3P%:	31.0% (215)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	60.0 (77)
Rebounds:	21.0 (287)
Assists:	14.0 (235)
FG%:	52.0% (328)
FT%:	50.0% (14)
3P%:	28.6% (113)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/24	vs. Cit	1-1 (314)
11/26	@ LgBch	2-1 (81)
12/9	vs. Duq	2-0 (220)
12/12	vs. Coppin	3-1 (113)
12/19	@ CleSt	2-1 (277)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/15	vs. Ly-Md	W 83-60

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	3-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	3-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	3-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	3-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	2-0
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