MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -Sam Young scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to lead No. 4 Pittsburgh to a 79-67 win over West Virginia on Sunday.
Pittsburgh (18-1, 6-1 Big East) has two straight double-digit wins since falling at Louisville a week ago and surrendering its No. 1 ranking.
Pittsburgh’s DeJuan Blair had his 13th double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. LeVance Fields had 13 points and Jermaine Dixon scored 11.
Young, who had gone to the bench with his third foul seconds into the second half, took over upon returning. He scored 12 points during a decisive 18-5 run, capping it with a layup with 8:06 remaining that gave Pittsburgh a 68-53 lead.
West Virginia got no closer than 11 points the rest of the game.
Da’Sean Butler led West Virginia (14-5, 3-3) with 21 points and Alex Ruoff added 16.
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