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Maalik Wayns and Corey Fisher combined for 33 points and 9 assists while Mouph Yarou and Antonio Pena combined for 21 points and 12 rebounds as the #12 Cats rode a strong defensive effort and solid shooting from behind the arc to defeat #25 West Virginia 66-50 at Wells Fargo Center.
Although the Cats took a lead they ultimately would not surrender with 11:30 remaining in the first half, the game remained close until midway through the second half. With ‘Nova up 45-40, they went on to outscore the Mountaineers 21-10 the rest of the way.
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Box Score
| MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| Wayns | 25 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Fisher | 29 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Stokes | 31 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cheek | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| GUARDS | 104 | 15-28 | 7-13 | 6-10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 43 |
| Yarou | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Pena | 36 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Armwood | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sutton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BIGS | 96 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| NOVA | 25-46 | 7-14 | 9-14 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 66 | |
| 54.3% | 50.0% | 64.3% | |||||||||
| WVU | 19-53 | 7-21 | 5-12 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 50 | |
| 35.8% | 33.3% | 41.7% |
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