01/14/2006 -
Golden Eagles fall to no. 16/23 West Virginia, 104-85
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Mike Gansey scored a career-high 33 points despite hurting an ankle and Kevin Pittsnogle had 30 as No. 16 West Virginia broke its own Big East record with 20 3-pointers in a 104-85 victory over Marquette on Saturday.
The Mountaineers (12-3, 4-0) won their 10th straight game, the longest streak since 1988-89, when they won 22 in a row. They are 4-0 in the conference for the first time.
West Virginia went 20-of-38 from 3-point range, breaking the conference mark of 18 it set last year against Louisville in the NCAA regional finals.
It marked the second 100-point game under fourth-year coach John Beilein and the first in regulation. West Virginia scored 111 against Wake Forest in a triple-overtime game in the NCAA tournament last season.
Freshman Dominic James led Marquette with 28 points, while Joe Chapman added 18.
Marquette (12-5, 2-2) had held its seven previous opponents below their season scoring average but had no defense for West Virginia. Both teams shot better than 54 percent from the field.
James and Gansey dominated play for much of the game. Gansey scored 17 of West Virginia's first 27 points and James had his career-high in points early in the second half.
Gansey hit a career-high eight 3-pointers, six in the first half. He made five in the first 8 minutes as West Virginia, which never trailed, jumped to a 27-15 lead.
Marquette kept the score close the rest of the half before Gansey's 3-pointer gave the Mountaineers a 48-43 halftime lead, tying their highest first-half output of the season.
Pittsnogle scored nine points during a 17-5 run over a 5-minute stretch as West Virginia extended its lead to 73-56 with 11:39 remaining.
Gansey injured his right ankle with 7:32 left in the game. He went to the locker room but did return.
West Virginia held Steve Novak, the Big East's leading 3-point shooter, to six points.
Marquette lost when scoring at least 85 points for the first time since 2002-03, the same season it went to the Final Four.
West Virginia, second in the nation in turnovers, had just five while forcing 21.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at DePaul in Rosemont, Ill.
Marquette at West Virginia — GAME NOTES
• The 28 points by Dominic James was a career high as were the 10 field goals.
• Sophomore Dan Fitzgerald and junior Jamil Lott each started their straight game.
• Junior Joe Chapman scored a season high 18 points. His two highest totals of the season came off the bench. It was the fourth game this season that he has scored 10 or more points.
• Sophomore Ryan Amoroso came off the bench for eight points and seven rebounds, his highest point and rebound total in four games.
• Marquette, the second leading free throw shooting team in the BIG EAST, shot just 60 percent from the line.
• Marquette out-rebounded West Virginia 450-21. The +19 rebound margin was the second largest rebound margin for MU this season.
• Allowing 104 points, Marquette surrendered triple digits for the first time in 15 seasons.
Official Basketball Box Score
Marquette vs #16/23 West Virginia
01/14/06 2 p.m. at Morgantown, W.Va. (WVU Coliseum)
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VISITORS: Marquette 12-5, 2-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 NOVAK, Steve........ f 2-8 2-7 0-0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 34
51 LOTT, Jamil......... f 4-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 2 8 0 3 0 0 13
01 JAMES, Dominic...... g 10-15 3-5 5-7 0 6 6 1 28 8 7 0 2 34
05 FITZGERALD, Dan..... g 3-7 1-5 0-0 2 1 3 3 7 1 3 0 1 28
22 McNEAL, Jerel....... g 4-9 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 4 9 3 5 0 1 32
10 BRICE, Tommy........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 BURKE, Dwight....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
32 CHAPMAN, Joe........ 7-8 4-5 0-1 0 2 2 0 18 1 0 0 0 23
33 GRIMM, Chris........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
40 KINSELLA, Mike...... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
41 BARRO, Ousmane...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 10
43 AMOROSO, Ryan....... 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 4 8 1 1 0 0 18
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 33-58 10-22 9-15 12 28 40 17 85 16 21 0 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd Half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 56.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 60.0% 2,1
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HOME TEAM: #16/23 West Virginia 12-3, 4-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 GANSEY, Mike........ f 11-14 8-11 3-4 0 3 3 1 33 3 1 1 1 34
21 YOUNG, Frank........ f 4-10 3-7 0-1 1 2 3 2 11 3 0 1 1 29
34 PITTSNOGLE, Kevin... c 10-18 4-8 6-7 1 2 3 2 30 0 2 0 1 38
01 COLLINS, J.D........ g 2-4 1-3 2-2 1 3 4 2 7 4 1 0 2 32
05 HERBER, Johannes.... g 3-8 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 2 31
03 BEILEIN, Patrick.... 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 9 5 0 0 2 21
11 ALEXANDER, Joe...... 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
14 NICHOLS, Darris..... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 8
22 RUOFF, Alex......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
24 SOWARDS, Josh....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 TALKINGTON, Ted..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
33 SUMMERS, Rob........ 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 3 4
Totals.............. 33-61 20-38 18-24 4 17 21 12 104 25 5 3 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-36 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-25 60.0% Game: 54.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 52.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd Half: 18-23 78.3% Game: 75.0% 1
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Officials: Jimm Burr, Reggie Greenwood, Karl Hess
Technical fouls: Marquette-None. #16/23 West Virginia-None.
Attendance: 13571
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Marquette..................... 43 42 - 85
#16/23 West Virginia.......... 48 56 - 104
Points in the paint-MARQ 40,WVU 26. Points off turnovers-MARQ 6,WVU 24.
2nd chance points-MARQ 15,WVU 7. Fast break points-MARQ 2,WVU 4.
Bench points-MARQ 27,WVU 14. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-MARQ 2nd-00:04, WVU 2nd-02:35.
Largest lead-MARQ none, WVU by 22 2nd-01:30.
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