Sunday Post-Game Hangover: Rutgers (1/15/12) Edition

As a friend of mine so eloquently put it yesterday afternoon, there are 3 certainties in life: death, taxes...and WVU beating Rutgers. Kevin Jones did what Kevin Jones does and the Mountaineers put away the Scarlet Knights early, leading 48-22 at halftime on their way to a 84-60 victory. Complete coverage of the rout is inside, including several player features and coverage of the players reunion that was attended by over 100 former Mountaineer cagers.

Recaps and Features:

West Virginia 84, Rutgers 60 - ESPN
Recap, stats, video, etc

West Virginia 84, Rutgers 60 - MSNsportsNET.Com
Kevin Jones scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Truck Bryant added 18 points to lead West Virginia to an 84-60 victory over Rutgers Saturday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum.

WVU basketball: Jones pushes WVU past Rutgers, 84-60 - Charleston Daily Mail
Senior Kevin Jones has done a lot of things in his four seasons at West Virginia, but he managed a first Saturday against Rutgers.

Men's Basketball: WVU vs. Rutgers Game Recap - WVillustrated
West Virginia scored 48 first-half points and forced 19 turnovers while defeating Rutgers 84-60 on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum.

Rutgers Routed Again - BGN
Deniz Kilicli predicted it on Friday: if West Virginia could avoid the trap of thinking its opponent was "just Rutgers" and start Saturday’s game against the Scarlet Knights with energy, it could bury RU just like it did at the RAC 10 days earlier. Boy, was he right.

Not much suspense in this Mountaineer rout - Charleston Gazette
Before an announced crowd of 13,820, West Virginia, now 13-5 overall and 4-2 in Big East play, landed a first-half haymaker, assumed a 48-22 halftime lead and sailed to the second rout of Rutgers in 10 days.

Mountaineers Dominate Rutgers Again - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Recap, video and gallery

Dominating Performance Downs Rutgers Again - WVillustrated
What looked like an improving Rutgers team came to Morgantown and suffered an even worse loss than it had 10 days ago.

‘This time they were worse’ - Times West Virginian
West Virginia pounds Rutgers, 85-64

Mountaineers drill Rutgers by 24 - Register-Herald
"K.J. (Jones) is, I think, in my opinion to this point the best player in the conference," said Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins.

Kilicli: courtside prophet - Charleston Gazette
Mountaineers follow center’s lead in 84-60 rout of Rutgers

WVU Has Way With Rutgers - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Mountaineers take it to Scarlet Knights again

HERTZEL COLUMN: Kilicli different breed for WVU - Times West Virginian
That is why, in what was a rather impressive victory by West Virginia University over Rutgers on Saturday, an 84-60 thumping, it is all right to find a moment of humor and, as always, the humor was brought to us by the greatest Turkish import since the bath, Deniz Kilicli.

Miles Makes Big Strides in Win Over Rutgers - WVillustrated
Freshman Keaton Miles played his best game as a Mountaineer Saturday against Rutgers. Miles scored six points and grabbed four rebounds. Perhaps his best stat line was assisting on seven baskets.

Photos:

PHOTO GALLERY: WVU vs. Rutgers - WVillustrated

Video:

VIDEO: Rutgers Game Interviews - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Huggs, Truck, Miles, KJ and Hinds

Video: Rutgers Postgame - BGN
Miles, KJ and Huggs

WVU Basketball Interviews Following Win Over Rutgers - WVillustrated
Huggs, Turk, KJ, Truck, Miles and Hinds

Players Reunion:

Former Mountaineers Enjoyed The Weekend - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Former players from six different decades returned to take part in the event and all of the players were recognized at halftime of the Mountaineer basketball game against Rutgers.

Former WVU Players Reunite in Morgantown - WVillustrated
Take a look at interviews with some of the finer players to wear the Mountaineer uniform and watch as Bob Huggins himself crashes Levi Phillips' interview.

VIDEO: Basketball Reunion - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Brian Lewin, Greg Jones, Herbie Brooks, Buddy Quertinmont and Willie Akers