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Recap - Pittsburgh Defeats West Virginia 80-63

West Virginia was scorched by Blake Hinson for 29 points as Pittsburgh defeated them 80-63 in NCAA action on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -3.5-point spread as favorites.

Pittsburgh got 16 points from Carlton Carrington and another 15 points from Guillermo Diaz Graham. Carlton Carrington contributed 9 assists, while William Jeffress cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.

West Virginia got 22 points from Quinn Slazinski in a losing cause and another 20 points from Jesse Edwards. Kobe Johnson contributed 4 assists for them, while Jesse Edwards had 9 rebounds.

Pittsburgh had a 31-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Next game, Pittsburgh takes its act home to face Canisius looking for another win. For West Virginia, they head home to face Drexel.