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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Beetle Bolden scored 18 points and Sagaba Konate blocked seven shots to break West Virginia’s career mark in a 69-59 win over Pitt on Saturday.
Konate, the Mali native who played his high school basketball an hour from Pitt’s campus, finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (6-3), who won despite 26 turnovers.
Xavier Johnson’s 21 points were offset by eight turnovers for Pitt (7-3), which committed a season-worst 24 turnovers and lost its second game in the last six days.
Trey McGowens added 18 points for the Panthers, who shot 31 percent overall and 2-of-12 from 3-point range.