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No. 8 West Virginia 86, Rutgers 52: Mountaineers Blast Scarlet Knights
January 6, 2010 – Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) – Kevin Jones finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, as eighth-ranked West Virginia dominated Rutgers, 86-52, in Big East play.
Da’Sean Butler and Darryl Bryant each added 15 points for the Mountaineers (12-1, 3-0 Big East), who were coming off their first loss of the season, a 77-62 setback at Purdue on New Year’s Day.
Devin Ebanks had 11 points and nine boards in the victory.
Jonathan Mitchell scored 17 points to pace the Scarlet Knights (9-5, 0-2), who were held to their lowest point total of the season. Rutgers, which has lost three in a row, also got 11 points from Mike Rosario.
Nearing the midway point of the first half, Bryant hit a jumper and Cam Thoroughman followed with a three-point play to put WVU ahead 20-7.
The Mountaineers continued to lead by double digits, then used an 11-2 run late in the half to expand their advantage further. Bryant’s basket with 3 1/2 minutes remaining capped the rally to make it a 43-24 contest, and West Virginia led 47-30 at the break.
The hosts essentially put the game away by beginning the second half with an 18-2 stretch, which Dalton Pepper ended with consecutive threes. The shots put WVU up 65-32 with just under 15 minutes to play, and the Mountaineers cruised from there.
West Virginia, which shot just over 49 percent, has won 36 of its last 39 games against unranked teams…The Mountaineers held a 39-28 rebounding edge…The Scarlet Knights took just 47 shots (making 20), compared to 71 for WVU.
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