West Virginia Basketball: ; Mountaineers Freeze Red Storm Offense

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MORGANTOWN - Conventional defensive strategy would dictate guarding West Virginia's Alex Ruoff closely on the perimeter to deter 3-pointers and preventing Da'Sean Butler from getting into the lane, where he likes to spin and lean for low-risk shots.

St. John's followed the book Wednesday night, but the Mountaineers' top two scorers used unconventional methods to eclipse their averages in a 75-52 victory before 6,582 inside the Coliseum.

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West Virginia Basketball: ; Mountaineers Freeze Red Storm Offense

"Alex was really aggressive," WVU Coach Bob Huggins said. "He's deferred a little bit to Da'Sean lately, which is probably a good thing with the way Da'Sean has shot the ball. Da'Sean's really shot the ball well. But we need to have the ball in those guys'...

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