National Basketball Association
West Virginia 72, Notre Dame 58
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Tim Higgins, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
12298
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Darryl Bryant scored a game-high 24 points to lead host West Virginia over No. 7 Notre Dame 72-58 Saturday.
Bryant made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, where the Mountaineers were 8-of-20 overall. Joe Mazzulla added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Mountaineers (17-9, 8-6 Big East), who trailed 31-28 early in the second half before taking control with a 17-4 run. Kevin Jones chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia, which improved to 11-2 at home.
Ben Hansbrough had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Carleton Scott added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame (21-5, 10-4), which saw its seven-game win streak snapped. The Irish made just 8 of 27 from 3-point range and forced only four turnovers.
Neither team shot the ball well in the first half. Notre Dame made 11 of 31 from the field and West Virginia just 8 of 18. Hansbrough had nine points and six rebounds, as the Irish edged to a 27-26 halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
Notre Dame |
|
West Virginia |
Ben Hansbrough 19 |
Scoring |
Darryl Bryant 24 |
Eric Atkins 3 |
Assists |
Joe Mazzulla 7 |
Carleton Scott 11 |
Rebounds |
John Flowers 10 |
Tim Abromaitis 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Darryl Bryant 10 |
Ben Hansbrough 2 |
Steals |
John Flowers 2 |
Carleton Scott 2 |
Blocks |
John Flowers 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Notre Dame
|
58 |
35.0 |
8-27 |
8-13 |
11 |
37 |
3 |
3 |
|
West Virginia
|
72 |
40.7 |
8-20 |
20-27 |
11 |
35 |
5 |
5 |
|