Last night's game marked only the second time the two teams had faced one another outside the locales of the home schools. The previous matchup was Feb. 10, 2000, when West Virginia defeated Pitt, 62-58, at the Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va. That year, WVU played all of its games away from WVU Coliseum, which was closed for renovations that included the removal of asbestos. The Mountaineers played nine games in Charleston and six games at Wheeling (W.Va.) Civic Center.
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4 Big East statistical categories West Virginia led before last night's Big East tournament quarterfinal versus Pitt. The Mountaineers led the conference in assists per game (17.0) -- just ahead of Pitt (16.8) -- 3-point field goals made (293), turnover margin (7.6) and assists-to-turnover ratio (2.1). They were second in steals per game (8.3) to Syracuse (9.2).
