West Virginia Beats Oklahoma State 70-56
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Jaysean Paige scored 17 points and Devin Williams recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 13 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 14 West Virginia to a 70-56 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
It was the second straight win for West Virginia (22-7, 11-5 Big 12), as coach Bob Huggins moved ahead of Lefty Driesell into sole possession of 10th place on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list with 787.
Joe Burton scored a career-high 16 points to lead Oklahoma State (12-17, 3-13), which lost its fourth straight contest and seventh of its last eight.
After finishing the first half on a 10-1 run to take a 33-29 lead into the break, West Virginia continued to roll early in the second, outscoring Oklahoma State 11-2 over the first 5:08 to go up 44-31 after Paige's second straight layup.
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The Cowboys went on a 9-2 run over the next 3:22 to pull back to within 46-40 with 11:35 remaining, but that was as close as they would get, as the Mountaineers answered with another 11-2 run over the next four-plus minutes and maintained at least a nine-point lead the rest of the way.
Oklahoma State jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but West Virginia used a 14-3 run over the next seven minutes to take a 16-10 advantage after Williams' free throw with 9:58 remaining in the opening half.
The Cowboys responded with a 14-0 run of their own, building an eight-point lead after Joe Burton sank a 3 from the left baseline with 6:13 to go in the half.
West Virginia answered with five consecutive points to close to within 24-21, and moments later, trailed 28-23 with 2:31 remaining. The Mountaineers then reeled off 10 of the next 11 points to close the half after Jevon Carter hit a 3 with just one second left, taking a 33-29 edge into the break.
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