{"id":2714,"date":"2011-02-07T22:48:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T03:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2011-02-07T22:49:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T03:49:36","slug":"pitt-panthers-too-much-for-wvu-in-backyard-basketball-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovathletics.com\/home\/pitt-panthers-too-much-for-wvu-in-backyard-basketball-brawl\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitt Panthers down WVU in Backyard Basketball Brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh (22-2, 10-1 Big East) got a balanced attack without its leading scorer Ashton Gibbs, who is out up to two weeks with a left knee injury. Gary McGhee had 13 points, Travon Woodall added 12 and Brad Wanamaker scored 11 for the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh went hard to the glass after being held to a season-low 23 points in the first half. The Panthers went ahead to stay with eight minutes left to improve to 5-0 on the road in the Big East and continue their best overall start in conference play.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 10th straight season Pitt has won at least 20 games over all and at least 10 in the Big East, the conference\u2019s longest current streak.<\/p>\n<p>Deniz Kilicli scored a career-high 19 points and Kevin Jones added 12 for the Mountaineers (15-8, 6-5).<\/p>\n<p>Without Gibbs, Pittsburgh had little outside shooting presence \u2014 and it didn\u2019t matter. The Panthers, who lead the nation in rebounding margin, outrebounded West Virginia 40-28 on the strength of 18 offensive boards.<\/p>\n<p>From start to finish, Pittsburgh pounded the ball inside, piling up 42 points in the paint against a Mountaineers defense that eventually wore down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh (22-2, 10-1 Big East) got a balanced attack without its leading scorer Ashton Gibbs, who is out up to two weeks with a left knee injury. Gary McGhee had 13 points, Travon Woodall added 12 and Brad Wanamaker scored 11 for the Panthers. 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