Truck Bryant’s 3 at the top of the key with 3.3 seconds left in overtime lifted West Virginia to an 87-84 come-from-behind win over Providence at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., Sunday afternoon.

Bryant made nine of 14 from the floor in the second half and 11 of 22 overall to finish with a game-high 32. Deniz Kilicli added a career-high 22 and Kevin Jones finished with 20, although he struggled from the floor this afternoon hitting just eight of his 19 shot attempts.

“We didn’t play particularly well and we were able to win,” said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. “That was probably the worst game KJ has had, in all honesty, since Mississippi State and somehow we are able to figure out a way to win.”

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By the time West Virginia had finally rallied for and finished off an 87-84 overtime win against Providence Sunday afternoon, it seemed pretty easy to know what to expect when looking at the boxscore.

Truck Bryant would have big numbers after taking over the game at the start of the second half and then making the shots to send it to overtime and then win it. He did, scoring 32 points, two from his career high.

Deniz Kilicli certainly would have strong stats, too. He was a beast in the middle. The same guy who went 2-for-10 inside against Syracuse went 9-for-15 against the Friars. He finished with a career-high 22 points and even made four of his five free throws.

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This was the kind of day that Truck Bryant could make light of his propensity to shoot the basketball at any time and under any circumstances.

Why? Well, because he was making as many as he was missing.

Take the final seconds of overtime at the Dunkin Donuts Center against Providence Sunday afternoon, for example. The clock is winding down to under 10 and then under five. Bryant has the ball in a tie game and he hasn’t given it up since taking the inbounds pass. He’s at the top of the key with Deniz Kilicli setting a screen.

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Truck Bryant has proven to be the most polarizing figure on the court for West Virginia this season.

As much as he impressed early in the season, he has had some efforts where he simply stunk up the gym, too. On Sunday, he gave his fans a little of both.

In a first half that featured eight points, but on 2-of-8 shooting, Bryant seemed poised for another long afternoon as Providence showed the WVU senior what it looked like to score.

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Truck Bryant’s three point shot with 3.3 seconds to go gave the Mountaineers an 87-84 come from behind victory on the road at Providence in a game WVU trailed by as many as 15 points.

The Mountaineers played from behind nearly the entire game as they finally caught up with under 2:00 to go in regulation. The Mountaineers would fall behind again 83-82 in overtime after LaDontae Henton of Providence hit a three point shot. But the Mountaineers re-took the lead on a Deniz Kilicli drive to the basket. Gerard Coleman tied the game 84-84 with one of two free throws with :10 to go. That set up Bryant’s drive down the floor which culminated in his game winning shot.

Bryant finished with 32 points, two off his career high. He hit 9-14 shots in the second half. Kilicli did net a career high with 22 points to go along with six rebounds. Kevin Jones added 20 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.

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Some professional football players go their entire careers without ever stepping foot on the field for a Super Bowl. For Selvish Capers, it took just two seasons.

The former WVU offensive lineman won’t be suiting up and playing tonight, but he will proudly slip on his No. 60 New York Giants jersey and watch a season’s worth of hard work pay off on the field.

“I’m blessed,” Capers said in a phone interview Sunday. “A lot of athletes don’t get to experience this, especially not in their second year. I’m blessed to be here and I’m definitely living it up and looking forward to this victory that we’re trying to get today.”

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For the fifth time this season, it took overtime to decide a West Virginia basketball game.

Truck Bryant scored 32 points, West Virginia overcame a 15-point first-half deficit and the Mountaineers avoided their first four-game losing streak since 2005 with an 87-84 thrilling overtime victory over Providence on Sunday afternoon.

Bryant scored 24 of his 32 points after halftime, while shooting 11-22 from the field.

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Anthony Granberry has never been to a football game. On Saturday night, he pulled together some of his belongings and prepared for his first chance to see one live and in person.

On Sunday, he has a seat waiting for him in Indianapolis at Super Bowl XLVI.

Granberry, 14, is a special guest of Chicago Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas. The two first met at a holiday event for local youth in the Chicago area where Thomas and other members of the Bears organization signed autographs for those in attendance.

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Already in a lawsuit battle with the Big East, West Virginia might be able to add Florida State to the list of entities pursuing litigation.

While we’re at it, anyone else want to sue? Now’s the time.

Florida State’s athletic director, Randy Spetman, told the Orlando Sentinel on Saturday that the school may pursue litigation against WVU for ditching the 2012 nonconference game with just seven months before the start of the regular season.

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YE OLDE NOTEBOOK:

You might have heard that after West Virginia’s latest basketball loss, guard Truck Bryant said he was going to call a players-only meeting.

Raised some eyebrows. Kind of like if Brooke Hogan held a seminar on the evils of reality TV.

But never fear, Mountaineers fans.

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