Post by cviller on Jan 21, 2009 17:23:54 GMT -5
The WVU men's basketball team battles rival Pitt in the 176th edition of the Backyard Brawl Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum at 4 p.m. Sunday's game is a Gold Rush and fans are encouraged to wear gold.
The Mountaineers lead the all-time series, 93-82, and the clubs split the two meetings in 2008.
West Virginia (13-4, 2-2) has been led by senior guard Alex Ruoff, who leads the team averaging 16.5 points per game. Junior Da'Sean Butler has been a main scorer for the Mountaineers as well, averaging 16.4 points per game this season.
WVU won its two contests last week over Marshall (87-76) in Charleston and USF (62-59) at the Coliseum.
The fourth-ranked Panthers (17-1, 5-1) are coming off of a 78-60 home win over No. 8 Syracuse at the Peterson Events Center. Sam Young leads Pitt averaging 18.4 points a game.
