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West Virginia Defeats Pittsburgh 74-59 - Recap
West Virginia grabbed a 74-59 win over Pittsburgh on Friday, behind a 18-point effort from Jalen Bridges at WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -17.0-point spread.
Taz Sherman had 17 points for West Virginia and Sean McNeil chipped in with 11 points. Kedrian Johnson had 6 assists for them, while Jalen Bridges was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Pittsburgh got 17 points from John Hugley in a losing cause and another 10 points from Mouhamadou Gueye. Femi Odukale contributed 4 assists for them, while William Jeffress had 7 rebounds.
West Virginia was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Pittsburgh won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 31-18.
West Virginia heads into a battle against Elon. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against UNC Wilmington.