National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 72, Notre Dame 58
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Tim Higgins, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 12298

Darryl Bryant scored a game-high 24 points to lead host West Virginia over No. 7 Notre Dame 72-58 Saturday.

Bryant made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, where the Mountaineers were 8-of-20 overall. Joe Mazzulla added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Mountaineers (17-9, 8-6 Big East), who trailed 31-28 early in the second half before taking control with a 17-4 run. Kevin Jones chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia, which improved to 11-2 at home.

Ben Hansbrough had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Carleton Scott added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame (21-5, 10-4), which saw its seven-game win streak snapped. The Irish made just 8 of 27 from 3-point range and forced only four turnovers.

Neither team shot the ball well in the first half. Notre Dame made 11 of 31 from the field and West Virginia just 8 of 18. Hansbrough had nine points and six rebounds, as the Irish edged to a 27-26 halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
 
Notre Dame   West Virginia
Ben Hansbrough 19 Scoring Darryl Bryant 24
Eric Atkins 3 Assists Joe Mazzulla 7
Carleton Scott 11 Rebounds John Flowers 10
Tim Abromaitis 4 Free Throws Made Darryl Bryant 10
Ben Hansbrough 2 Steals John Flowers 2
Carleton Scott 2 Blocks John Flowers 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Notre Dame 58 35.0 8-27 8-13 11 37 3 3
West Virginia 72 40.7 8-20 20-27 11 35 5 5