(7) WEST VIRGINIA 73, (2) DUKE 67 --------------------------------- WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Joe Alexander scored 22 points Saturday as West Virginia stunned second-seeded Duke, 73-67, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's West Regional.

Alex Ruoff added 15 of his 17 points in the second half for the seventh-seeded Mountaineers (26-10), who completely outplayed the Blue Devils after intermission, taking the lead in the first six minutes and never looking back.

With the win, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2001. The Mountaineers will face either Xavier or Purdue in Phoenix on Thursday.

Gerald Henderson scored 18 points for Duke (28-6), which missed 15 straight 3-pointers at one point en route to finishing 5-of-22 (23 percent) from the arc.

For the second straight year, Duke has failed to make it to the "Sweet 16."