National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 68, Purdue 64
When: 1:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 16, 2011
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll, # John Higgins
Attendance: 14173
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Kevin Jones and John Flowers combined for 32 points to lift host West Virginia to a 68-64 win over No. 8 Purdue on Sunday.

Jones finished with 17 points and nine rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the Mountaineers (12-4, 3-2). Flowers, coming off a career-high 24 points Thursday against Providence, had 13 of his 15 points in the second half.

JaJuan Johnson, who had 25 points and 10 rebounds in Purdue’s 77-62 rout over WVU last New Year’s Day, delivered 26 points and seven boards but didn’t get enough help.

E’Twaun Moore added 14 points for Purdue (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten), but his 6-for-18 effort included a missed 3-pointer in the final minute for the lead. Ryne Smith also misfired on a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with under 10 seconds to play.

In a game in which neither team led by more than six, Darryl Bryant’s late jumper gave the Mountaineers a 29-28 halftime edge, despite their 13 first-half turnovers and 0 points from leading scorer Casey Mitchell.

Mitchell had a pair of three-point plays in the second half to end with six points.
Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   West Virginia
JaJuan Johnson 26 Scoring Kevin Jones 17
E'Twaun Moore 4 Assists Joe Mazzulla 4
JaJuan Johnson 7 Rebounds Kevin Jones 9
JaJuan Johnson 5 Free Throws Made Darryl Bryant 5
JaJuan Johnson 2 Steals Darryl Bryant 2
D.J. Byrd 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 64 48.3 3-11 5-7 12 28 3 7
West Virginia 68 46.0 5-13 17-26 11 34 0 8