National Basketball Association
West Virginia 68, Purdue 64
When: 1:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 16, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll, # John Higgins
Attendance:
14173
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Kevin Jones and John Flowers combined for 32 points to lift host West Virginia to a 68-64 win over No. 8 Purdue on Sunday.
Jones finished with 17 points and nine rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the Mountaineers (12-4, 3-2). Flowers, coming off a career-high 24 points Thursday against Providence, had 13 of his 15 points in the second half.
JaJuan Johnson, who had 25 points and 10 rebounds in Purdue’s 77-62 rout over WVU last New Year’s Day, delivered 26 points and seven boards but didn’t get enough help.
E’Twaun Moore added 14 points for Purdue (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten), but his 6-for-18 effort included a missed 3-pointer in the final minute for the lead. Ryne Smith also misfired on a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with under 10 seconds to play.
In a game in which neither team led by more than six, Darryl Bryant’s late jumper gave the Mountaineers a 29-28 halftime edge, despite their 13 first-half turnovers and 0 points from leading scorer Casey Mitchell.
Mitchell had a pair of three-point plays in the second half to end with six points.
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
West Virginia |
|
JaJuan Johnson 26 |
Scoring |
Kevin Jones 17 |
|
E'Twaun Moore 4 |
Assists |
Joe Mazzulla 4 |
|
JaJuan Johnson 7 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Jones 9 |
|
JaJuan Johnson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Darryl Bryant 5 |
|
JaJuan Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Darryl Bryant 2 |
|
D.J. Byrd 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
64 |
48.3 |
3-11 |
5-7 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
7 |
|
| West Virginia
|
68 |
46.0 |
5-13 |
17-26 |
11 |
34 |
0 |
8 |
|
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