National Basketball Association
West Virginia 74, Eastern Kentucky 67
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 30, 2012
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Terry Moore, # Doug Sirmons, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
8123
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West Virginia 74, Eastern Kentucky 67: Gary Browne scored 17 points off the bench as the host Mountaineers held on after squandering a huge first-half lead.
Juwan Staten matched Browne’s 17 points and tallied six assists while Aaric Murray collected 12 rebounds for West Virginia (7-5), which has won 46 of its last 47 non-conference home games.
Glenn Cosey hit five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 21 points for Eastern Kentucky (10-3), which shot 11-of-26 beyond the arc.
The Colonels fell behind by as many as 16 points late in the first half and shot a woeful 27.6 percent from the field. However, Eastern Kentucky nailed eight 3-pointers in the second half as it continued to chip away at the deficit until taking a short-lived 63-61 advantage with 4:21 remaining.
The Mountaineers held the Colonels to a single field goal over the remainder of the game and pulled away in the final minutes by going 9-for-10 from the foul line, allowing them to remain undefeated at home.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Eastern Kentucky was outrebounded 38-24 – the fourth straight game it has been on the wrong end of a double-digit deficit on the boards. … West Virginia enjoyed a huge advantage from the free throw line, converting 32 of 39 foul shots while Eastern Kentucky shot just 6 of 11. … The Colonels have dropped three of four after beginning the season 9-0.
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Kentucky |
|
West Virginia |
|
Glenn Cosey 21 |
Scoring |
Gary Browne 17 |
|
Mike DiNunno 4 |
Assists |
Juwan Staten 6 |
|
Eric Stutz 8 |
Rebounds |
Aaric Murray 12 |
|
Eric Stutz 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Browne 10 |
|
Mike DiNunno 1 |
Steals |
Gary Browne 2 |
|
Marcus Lewis 1 |
Blocks |
Dominique Rutledge 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Eastern Kentucky
|
67 |
44.6 |
11-26 |
6-11 |
15 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| West Virginia
|
74 |
40.8 |
2-12 |
32-39 |
14 |
38 |
6 |
3 |
13 |