WVU Beats Pitt In Basketball “Backyard Brawl”

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Joe Toussaint scored 18 points, Erik Stevenson added 16 and West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 81-56 in the Backyard Brawl. West Virginia won its sixth straight over Pittsburgh), the longest streak in the series between the schools 75 miles apart. Pittsburgh went nearly five minutes without a field goal, allowing West Virginia to extend a nine-point halftime lead to 56-40. After Pittsburgh trimmed the deficit to 59-49 with 9:02 left, West Virginia finished the game on a 22-7 run. The Mountaineers shot 53% from the floor and forced 19 Pittsburgh turnovers. Jamarius Burton led Pittsburgh with 16 points and Greg Elliott added 12.