Monday, February 06, 2006
Poppa Pittsnogle Leads WVU Past Cincinnati
Kevin Pittsnogle’s first child was born Friday afternoon – mom Heather and baby boy Kywnsie are reportedly doing well – and Saturday afternoon the proud new poppa went out and helped the Mountaineer basketball team defeat Cincinnati, 66-57, at the WVU Coliseum.
The senior forward/new dad had 12 points, all on three-point shots, as well as seven rebounds, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 37 minutes of action, barely 18 hours after the birth of his son. West Virginia also got 14 points from Mike Gansey, 11 from Jo Herber and nine each from Frank Young and Patrick Beilein to keep the Mountaineers on top of the Big East standings with an 8-0 league record and a 17-4 overall mark.
The win over the Bearcats (15-8/4-5) did not come easy, as UC muscled its was to a 33-30 halftime lead. Cincinnati had 10 offensive rebounds in the first 20 minutes which it converted into 14 second chance points. But the ball bounced a different way in the second half, as UC managed just two offensive rebounds and no second chance points in that period. Eric Hicks was the leading glass cleaner for the ‘Cats, as he had 16 points (10 on dunks) and seven rebounds in the first half, but WVU limited the powerful 6-6 Cincy center to just six points and three rebounds in the second half.
With Cincinnati’s inside game limited, West Virginia slowly pulled away for the eight-point win.
The Mountaineers now get a short break in the schedule, as they won’t play again until Thursday when they take the quick bus ride up to Pittsburgh to take on rival Pitt. Tipoff for that game, which will be televised by ESPN, is 9 p.m.
The senior forward/new dad had 12 points, all on three-point shots, as well as seven rebounds, two rebounds and two blocked shots in 37 minutes of action, barely 18 hours after the birth of his son. West Virginia also got 14 points from Mike Gansey, 11 from Jo Herber and nine each from Frank Young and Patrick Beilein to keep the Mountaineers on top of the Big East standings with an 8-0 league record and a 17-4 overall mark.
The win over the Bearcats (15-8/4-5) did not come easy, as UC muscled its was to a 33-30 halftime lead. Cincinnati had 10 offensive rebounds in the first 20 minutes which it converted into 14 second chance points. But the ball bounced a different way in the second half, as UC managed just two offensive rebounds and no second chance points in that period. Eric Hicks was the leading glass cleaner for the ‘Cats, as he had 16 points (10 on dunks) and seven rebounds in the first half, but WVU limited the powerful 6-6 Cincy center to just six points and three rebounds in the second half.
With Cincinnati’s inside game limited, West Virginia slowly pulled away for the eight-point win.
The Mountaineers now get a short break in the schedule, as they won’t play again until Thursday when they take the quick bus ride up to Pittsburgh to take on rival Pitt. Tipoff for that game, which will be televised by ESPN, is 9 p.m.
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Go mountaineers, all of us here at WVU wish our team the very best!
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This blog is very fitting!
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Hats of to the founder of this blog.
This blog is very fitting!
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