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No. 11 WVU outlasts Marshall, 68-60
Marshall's Dago Pena passes the ball of against John Flowers of West Virginia during the NCAA mens basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at the Charleston Civic Center.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Da’Sean Butler scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to lead No. 11 West Virginia to a 68-60 win over Marshall on Wednesday night.
West Virginia (14-3) overcame another poor-shooting performance to earn its fourth straight win over the Thundering Herd (15-3).
Darryl Bryant added 14 points for West Virginia and Kevin Jones scored 13.
Freshman Hassan Whiteside scored 18 points and Chris Lutz had 16 for Marshall, which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
West Virginia went ahead to stay late in the first half but nearly blew a 10-point lead late in the game. The Mountaineers went 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 18 seconds to preserve the win.
