The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

College Sports

February 17, 2012

West Virginia beats Panthers on the road

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Kevin Jones scored 16 points to go with 13 rebounds and Deniz Kilicli added 14 points as West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 66-48 on Thursday night in perhaps the final basketball edition of the “Backyard Brawl.”

Darryl Bryant came off the bench to score 15 for the Mountaineers (17-10, 7-7 Big East), who dominated the second half to get the last word in the 108-year-old rivalry for the foreseeable future.

West Virginia held the Panthers (15-12, 4-10) to 37 percent-shooting as Pitt finished with as many turnovers (17) as field goals while losing their third straight.

Tray Woodall led the Panthers with 12 points, but Pitt struggled getting anything going offensively.



WEST VIRGINIA (17-10)

Jones 5-10 6-6 16, Kilicli 6-10 2-2 14, Miles 2-2 0-0 4, Hinds 2-9 0-0 5, Browne 4-8 4-4 12, Rutledge 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Bryant 4-11 6-7 15. Totals 23-52 18-19 66.

PITTSBURGH (15-12)

Patterson 1-3 0-0 3, Robinson 2-6 1-2 5, Zanna 3-4 0-0 6, Woodall 5-16 2-3 12, Gibbs 2-11 4-4 8, Epps 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-3 2-2 4, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Gilbert 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 3-3 2-2 10. Totals 17-46 11-13 48.

Halftime—West Virginia 26-25. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 2-11 (Hinds 1-2, Bryant 1-4, Brown 0-1, Browne 0-1, Jones 0-3), Pittsburgh 3-16 (Moore 2-2, Patterson 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Woodall 0-4, Gibbs 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—West Virginia 33 (Jones 13), Pittsburgh 26 (Patterson, Robinson 5). Assists—West Virginia 15 (Browne 5), Pittsburgh 11 (Woodall 8). Total Fouls—West Virginia 11, Pittsburgh 17.     A—12,508.

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