National Basketball Association
West Virginia 77, Akron 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Evon Burroughs, # Pat Driscoll
Attendance:
7334
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Freshman Jabarie Hinds had a season-high 19 points and five steals, and
Kevin Jones posted his fourth consecutive double-double to lead West
Virginia past visiting Akron 77-56 on Monday.
Jones finished with
18 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers (4-1), who won their
third straight to give coach Bob Huggins his 695th victory.
Hinds delivered 15 of his points in the first half, when West Virginia built a 43-20 halftime advantage over the Zips (3-3).
Considering
their Mid-American Conference foe owns a victory over No. 24
Mississippi State, the Mountaineers put together perhaps their best
10-minute stretch of the season to close out the first half.
After
Nikola Cvetinovic's layup with 9:30 remaining cut West Virginia's lead
to 20-14, the Zips were held without a field goal the rest of the way.
The defensive dominance included 7-for-27 shooting (0-for-7 on
3-pointers) by the Zips, as well as a series in which five of six Akron
possessions ended in turnovers.
It was a contrast to the last
half West Virginia played against a MAC team. Kent State outscored the
Mountaineers by 15 in the second half to rally for a 70-60 victory Nov.
15 at WVU Coliseum.
Nick Harney had 12 points and Zeke Marshall 10 for the Zips, who were coming off an 81-63 victory over Detroit last time out.
Monday's score could have been even more lopsided, but West Virginia shot only 14-for-27 at the foul line.
Top Game Performances
| Akron |
|
West Virginia |
|
Nick Harney 12 |
Scoring |
Jabarie Hinds 19 |
|
Quincy Diggs 3 |
Assists |
Gary Browne 4 |
|
Nikola Cvetinovic 9 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Jones 12 |
|
Nick Harney 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Jones 4 |
|
Quincy Diggs 5 |
Steals |
Jabarie Hinds 5 |
|
Zeke Marshall 2 |
Blocks |
Kevin Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Akron
|
56 |
35.7 |
2-13 |
14-21 |
7 |
36 |
3 |
11 |
20 |
| West Virginia
|
77 |
47.6 |
3-14 |
14-27 |
18 |
38 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
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