LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Chris Czerapowicz had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Davidson past West Virginia 63-60 in a semifinal game Friday at the Old Spice Classic.
De'Mon Brooks added 12 points for Davidson (3-2), which advanced to Sunday night's championship game.
West Virginia (1-2) got 15 points from Juwan Staten and Gary Browne added 11.
After Staten scored after a steal to get West Virginia within one point with 1 minute left, Czerapowicz made a 3-pointer on Davidson's next possession to put the Wildcats up 61-57.
The Mountaineers cut the deficit to 61-60 on Terry Henderson's long-range jumper with 13.6 seconds left. Nik Cochran made two late free throws for Davidson's three-point advantage.
Davidson opened the second half with a 9-0 run, including four points by Jake Cohen and Clint Mann's 3-pointer, to take a 39-32 lead.
After Czerapowicz hit a 3-pointer and added a free throw, Cohen had a basket to make it 49-38 midway through the second half.
MST: Fernando Alonso roars into the Principality on the strength of a clutch victory at Barcelona that bolstered his championship hopes. He's hoping for his third win in Monaco.
The Monaco Grand Prix extends back to 1929, and a few people are talented enough to have won the event multiple times. Fernando Alonso will try to be the first person to win for three different teams. (NBC Sports)
MST: Nico Rosberg completed a sweep of Thursday’s two practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton took Mercedes to a 1-2 finish in FP2.
Monaco is a one-of-a-kind track. It's F1's slowest track, but it's also arguably the most difficult. (NBC Sports)
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