Young pushes No. 4 Pittsburgh past West Virginia

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02/09/2009 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Young scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds to pace fourth-ranked Pittsburgh to a 70-59 triumph over West Virginia.

Levance Fields added 13 points and seven assists for the Panthers (22-2, 9-2 Big East), who have won four in a row overall and 17 straight at home. Pittsburgh led by five at the half and then pulled away thanks to a 16-of-26 performance from the field over the final 20 minutes.

West Virginia was hampered when its top two scorers fouled out. Alex Ruoff had 17 points, going 4-of-7 from three-point range for the Mountaineers, but fouled out with 7:18 remaining in the game. Da'Sean Butler, WVU's second- leading scorer this season, was limited to four points on 2-of-12 shooting, and he reached the five-foul limit with 4:43 left in the contest.

Devin Ebanks had 16 points for West Virginia (16-8, 5-6), which has dropped three of its last four contests.

The basketball version of the "Backyard Brawl" rivalry was tight in the opening half, but the Panthers went on a 13-3 run in the latter stages for a 26-20 lead. Young had six points during the spurt, which began on an Ashton Gibbs shot from beyond the arc.

Pitt led 29-24 at the half, and then turned up the intensity midway through the second. A layup from Kevin Jones had the visitors within 46-40, but DeJuan Blair hit a jumper and added a layup before Gibbs banged in a jumper for a 12- point difference with nearly 9 1/2 minutes left.

The Panthers continued to pull away with Brad Wanamaker drilling a three- pointer for a 63-46 margin with less than six minutes to play.

Game Notes

The Mountaineers host Villanova Friday night, while Pittsburgh's next game is Saturday at home against Cincinnati...Pitt is 15-0 at home this year and is an impressive 111-10 all-time record at the Petersen Events Center...WVU leads the all-time series, 93-84...Jermaine Dixon had nine points and Blair eight for Pittsburgh.

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