Butler scores 16, No. 11 West Virginia outlasts Marshall 68-60

No. 11 West Virginia outlasts Marshall 68-60

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Da’Sean Butler scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half to lead No. 11 West Virginia to a 68-60 win over Marshall on Wednesday night.

West Virginia (14-3) overcame another poor-shooting performance to earn its fourth straight win over the Thundering Herd (15-3).

Darryl Bryant added 14 points for West Virginia and Kevin Jones scored 13.

Freshman Hassan Whiteside scored 18 points and Chris Lutz had 16 for Marshall, which had its six-game winning streak snapped.

West Virginia went ahead to stay late in the first half but nearly blew a 10-point lead late in the game. The Mountaineers went 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 18 seconds to preserve the win.