National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 64, Duquesne 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: A. J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # James Breeding, # Jim Burr, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 8059

Down 11 points on the road entering the second half, West Virginia surged back to win for the seventh time in nine games this season, downing Duquesne 64-61.

Kevin Jones scored a team-high 15 points to lead four Mountaineers in double figures. Darryl Bryant scored 12 points, and John Flowers and Jonnie West each scored 10.

The Mountaineers (7-2) won for the fourth time in five games, holding the 11th-highest scoring offense in the country 22 points below its average.

West Virginia was the team struggling on offense in the first half. The Mountaineers were down 19-9 seven minutes in and found themselves down 34-23 at halftime. But the Mountaineers clamped down in the final 20 minutes, surging back to take a 52-50 lead on Jonnie West’s 3-pointer with under nine minutes left.

Truck Bryant’s 3-pointer with under 2:30 left pushed the Mountaineers’ advantage to 63-59, and West Virginia held on as the Duquesne’s T.J. McConnell missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

McConnell scored a game-high 18 points for the Dukes.

West Virginia returns home to face Cleveland State on Saturday. The Dukes play the second game of a five-game homestand Saturday against IUPUI.
Top Game Performances
 
West Virginia   Duquesne
Kevin Jones 15 Scoring T.J. McConnell 18
Darryl Bryant 5 Assists T.J. McConnell 4
Kevin Jones 9 Rebounds B.J. Monteiro 10
Darryl Bryant 2 Free Throws Made Bill Clark 5
John Flowers 2 Steals T.J. McConnell 5
John Flowers 5 Blocks B.J. Monteiro 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
West Virginia 64 45.3 6-18 10-16 16 30 6 2
Duquesne 61 40.0 5-13 16-24 11 29 7 7