MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Tray Woodall scored a game-high 24 points and Pittsburgh won its third straight Big East game with a 72-66 defeat of West Virginia on Monday night.
While the Panthers improved to 14-9, 3-6, West Virginia dropped to 15-8, 5-5 with the Mountaineers' third straight loss in the Big East.
Ashton Gibbs added 15 points for the Panthers.
West Virginia's Kevin Jones produced his 16th double-double for the Mountaineers with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Darryl "Truck" Bryant had 14 points, Deniz Kilicli finished with 12 and Jabarie Hinds had 10.
A layup by Nasir Robinson and a 3-pointer by Woodall in the final minute of the first half gave Pittsburgh a 33-29 halftime lead.
The Panthers held the lead throughout the second half, although West Virginia never trailed by more than 10 points and twice got within two.
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