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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- It took nine games for West Virginias Daxter Miles Jr. to start to find a rhythm.Miles scored a season-high 20 points and the 15th-ranked Mountaineers overcame an early lull to beat VMI 90-55 on Saturday and give coach Bob Huggins his 799th career win.Miles 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. The lack of court time set him back on a team where a dozen players are getting extensive minutes.Against VMI, the junior went 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.It feels good, Miles said. I just had to get back into the basic of things, and just whatever it takes me to do. Did I feel like it was my time? No. Everybody has roles and we all kind of know what each other likes to do.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.VMI (1-7) accomplished what no other mid-major opponent has done in the first half this season -- handle West Virginias full-court pressure defense and keep up in scoring for a while.The Keydets lost by 18 points at home to Gardner-Webb in their last game but were scrappy out of the gate against the often-substituting Mountaineers.After falling behind by 16, the Keydets were within 22-17 before Miles made two 3-pointers, and Elijah Macons free throw with 4 minutes left until halftime put the Mountaineers ahead by double digits for good, 32-22.I thought we competed, especially for the first 25 minutes, VMI coach Dan Earl said. I give West Virginia a ton of credit. They come at you for 40 minutes. They wore us down a little bit.Esa Ahmad added 12 points and Brandon Watkins had a season-high 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for West Virginia.QJ Peterson scored 17 points for VMI, which was limited to three field goals over the final 12 minutes of the game.BIG PICTUREVMI: The Keydets might win more games if they match the intensity that they had midway through the first half, when they went on an 11-0 run, including seven points by Peterson, who led West Virginias Hedgesville High School to a state championship in 2012.West Virginia: The Mountaineers lead the nation in forced turnovers with 26.5 per game, including at least 34 turnovers in two of their last three games. Two years ago VMI committed 36 against them. But the defensive effort wasnt there from start-to-finish Saturday for West Virginia, which forced 22.Twenty-two forced turnovers to most people is good, Huggins said. And were looking at it like we shouldve had some more.ADRIAN SLUMPINGThe Mountaineers havent gotten much production lately out of Nathan Adrian, who no longer is the teams top scorer after getting two points each against Western Carolina and VMI.POLL IMPLICATIONSWest Virginia should move up in the AP poll after No. 12 Saint Marys and No. 13 Xavier lost earlier in the week.CHARITY CLANKWest Virginia isnt going to win many games at the free throw line. The Mountaineers are shooting 66 percent from the line this season and went 26 of 42 (62 percent) on Saturday. They fared better from 3-point range, going 10 of 19.UP NEXTVMI: Hosts Charleston Southern on Tuesday.West Virginia: Can give Huggins his 800th win when it hosts Missouri-Kansas City next Saturday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25.NMD China . 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Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. NMD Outlet . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury.MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Troy Trojans have staged a major comeback.A program that hasnt had a winning record since 2010 reached the seasons midpoint already on the brink of bowl eligibility, leading the Sun Belt Conference and receiving Top 25 votes. The Trojans, who visit in-state rival South Alabama Thursday night, are off to easily their best start since moving up to the FBS level in 2001.Second-year coach Neal Brown started the season wanting his team to build confidence and continue improving from his 4-8 debut as a head coach. Thats already been accomplished with the Trojans starting 5-1 and winning their first three Sun Belt games.Now, its about handling prosperity, Brown said. Were 5-1 but we have not reached any of our goals. Weve got everything in front of us. We understand that our schedule only gets tougher as we go. And for the first time, the guys on our football team are winning.Theyve never had this experience. Were getting better crowds. The kids on campus are excited, so theyre telling them and obviously their families are telling them how theyre doing.The program hasnt seen much success since the 36-year-old Brown was major college footballs youngest offensive coordinator. The Trojans captured their fifth straight Sun Belt title in 2010 and havent had a winning record since.Then longtime coach Larry Blakeney retired and his former underling was lured away from his job as Kentuckys offensive coordinator. Brown is the fourth-youngest FBS head coach.He appears to have a program on the rise again that has won national titles in both the NAIA and Division II and was once a regular in the FCS playoffs. Now, the focus is on sustaining, especially against a South Alabama team that has already toppled Mississippi State and then-No. 19 San Diego State.With each win, energy grows, excittement grows, expectations grow, Brown said.dddddddddddd But your day to day really shouldnt. How you got to that point really shouldnt. Thats a positive thing. This program deserves that, and this program has won at a high level for a long time.It deserves to be in that conversation. If we want to continue to do that, weve got to continue to handle these situations well.The Trojans most attention-getting performance came in their lone defeat. Troy scored two touchdowns in the final five minutes against No. 4 Clemson, but couldnt convert a final onside kick in a 30-24 defeat .We were really close and we didnt get the job done, said quarterback Brandon Silvers, who leads the Sun Belt with 14 touchdown passes. It was a good feeling after that game. We definitely werent supposed to win that game beforehand but we kind of put ourselves back on the map a little bit only losing by six to them.Troy then stuffed Southern Miss inside the 10 to preserve a 37-31 victory and has overcome poor starts to win at Idaho and against Georgia State on homecoming.The Trojans lead the Sun Belt in 11 categories, including scoring and total offense and rush defense.They lead the nation with 14 interceptions and one sack allowed and are second nationally in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score only 63.2 percent of the time after driving inside Troys 20-yard line.The result has been a terrific start for a team that had never opened better than 3-1 at the FBS level and now has grander ambitions.Were not done yet, Silvers said. Were grateful for what weve done so far, but this seasons far from over. Weve got to keep on winning.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '