National Basketball Association
West Virginia 67, DePaul 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Pat Driscoll, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
8189
By SportsDirect Inc.
West Virginia finally picked up a Big East Conference win, outlasting DePaul, 66-65, Tuesday night.
The Mountaineers (9-4, 1-2 Big East) lost their first two Big East games to surprising St. John’s and Marquette, and they had to hold on to edge the Blue Demons.
Casey Mitchell scored 18 points to lead West Virginia. He scored 13 in the first half to help the Mountaineers open a slim 34-31 lead.
Deniz Kilicli scored 14 points and Kevin Jones added 13 for West Virginia, which will play its third consecutive conference road game Saturday at No. 13 Georgetown.
Cleveland Melvin scored 17 points for DePaul (6-9, 0-3) which was playing its conference home opener.
Brandon Young had 12 points and Krys Faber added 10 for the Blue Demons, who had won three straight heading into conference play but have dropped three in a row since.
Top Game Performances
| West Virginia |
|
DePaul |
|
Casey Mitchell 18 |
Scoring |
Cleveland Melvin 17 |
|
John Flowers 5 |
Assists |
Jimmy Drew 3 |
|
John Flowers 6 |
Rebounds |
Jimmy Drew 6 |
|
Joe Mazzulla 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Young 4 |
|
Darryl Bryant 1 |
Steals |
Jimmy Drew 2 |
|
John Flowers 2 |
Blocks |
Cleveland Melvin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| West Virginia
|
67 |
51.9 |
4-14 |
7-13 |
20 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
|
| DePaul
|
65 |
40.0 |
6-20 |
11-15 |
13 |
27 |
4 |
9 |
|