CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Daxter Miles Jr. scored a season-high 20 points and No. 15 West Virginia overcame an early lull to beat VMI 90-55 on Saturday and give coach Bob Huggins his 799th career win.
West Virginia (8-1) followed up a 53-point win over Western Carolina on Wednesday night with a lackluster first half to finish its final exams week.
Miles went 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. He missed the first three games with an unspecified illness and was ejected for throwing an elbow in the first half of a close win over Virginia last Saturday.
VMI (1-7) accomplished what no other mid-major opponent has done in the first half this season - handle West Virginia's full-court pressure defense and keep up in scoring for a while.
QJ Peterson scored 17 points for VMI, which was limited to three field goals over the final 12 minutes of the game.
