National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 65, Rutgers 54
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 27, 2011
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Gene Steratore, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 7752

Darryl Bryant scored a team-high 15 points, and John Flowers and Kevin Jones posted double-doubles to lift West Virginia over host Rutgers, 65-54, on Sunday.

Flowers had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Jones delivered 12 and 11, and the Mountaineers (18-10, 9-7 Big East) closed on a 12-2 run to put away the pesky Scarlet Knights.

Mike Coburn scored a game-high 20 points and Dane Miller added 11 points and six boards for Rutgers (13-15, 4-12), which hit just 1 of 13 tries from beyond the arc.

WVU moved into a four-way tie with Connecticut, Villanova and Cincinnati in the middle of the Big East. West Virginia hosts the Huskies on Wednesday.

Bryant bested his season average (10.8) in the first half alone, with 11 points and three assists to push West Virginia out to a 25-22 halftime lead.

The Scarlet Knights were coming off their worst offensive effort in four years, a 55-37 home loss to Louisville on Tuesday. But despite a 13-0 run that gave the Mountaineers a 50-42 cushion Sunday, Rutgers clawed back and pulled to within one a couple of times down the stretch.
Top Game Performances
 
West Virginia   Rutgers
Darryl Bryant 15 Scoring Mike Coburn 20
Joe Mazzulla 9 Assists Dane Miller 3
Kevin Jones 11 Rebounds Dane Miller 6
Joe Mazzulla 5 Free Throws Made Jonathan Mitchell 4
Deniz Kilicli 1 Steals Gilvydas Biruta 2
Kevin Jones 1 Blocks Dane Miller 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
West Virginia 65 39.6 7-22 16-23 16 44 1 2
Rutgers 54 33.9 1-13 13-16 8 26 4 7