TicketsJan. 28, 2011
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Game 22: West Virginia at Cincinnati
Saturday, Jan. 29 - 8 p.m. (EST) - Fifth Third Arena (13,176) - Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: FOX Sports Ohio/BIG EAST Network - Radio: 700 WLW
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
-On Wednesday, the Mountaineers fell to Louisville, 55-54. WVU, which led 37-26 at halftime, went over 11 minutes without a field goal in the second half to allow the Cardinals to come back and win the game.
-Senior guard Casey Mitchell, WVU's leading scorer at 16.6 ppg, has been suspended indefinitely, head coach Bob Huggins announced on Monday. Mitchell ranks in the BIG EAST top 10 in ppg, free throw percentage, and made three-point field goals.
-The Mountaineers lead the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot just .278 from behind the arc. They also rank second in the conference in offensive rebounds, averaging 15.21 offensive boards per game.
-Cincinnati is 10-8 all-time against WVU and is 4-4 in BIG EAST games against the Mountaineers. UC lost to WVU 54-51 on March. 11, 2010 at Madison Square Garden.
LAST TIME VS. WEST VIRGINIA
-WVU 54, UC 51 - March. 11, 2010 at Madison Square Garden
-Final: A Lance Stephenson 3-pointer with 42 seconds capped off a 13-4 run from the 5:22 mark of the second half to the 42-second mark and tied the game at 51, but West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler banked in a 3-pointer as time expired to give West Virginia the 54-51 win.
-Defining Moment: UC went on a 19-4 run over a 9:16 stretch of the first half to even the game at 23 after trailing by 14 points.
-Key Stats: After missing its first 10 shots from the floor, Cincinnati hit 8-of-15 (.533) of its shots in the final 9:18 of the first half. Performance Leaders: Lance Stephenson - 19 pts., 7 reb.; Yancy Gates - 11 pts., 7 reb., 2 ast.