Belt game 1,751 · March 19, 2006 · postseason
West Virginia take the belt
West Virginia beat Northwestern State 67–54 at home to start reign 493 of the College Basketball belt, the 4th for the program.
Northwestern State had held it since March 17, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
West Virginia held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas on March 23, 2006.
493Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Northwestern State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Lee | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Keenan Jones | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Jermaine Wallace | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 0-2 |
| Kerwin Forges | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tyronn Mitchell | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Luke Rogers | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Colby Bargeman | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Alfonse Dyer | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine Spencer | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Byron Allen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kalem Porterie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Anthony Anglin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sutton Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcellas Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| D.J. Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
West Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pittsnogle | 35 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | 1-6 | 7-8 |
| Mike Gansey | 31 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Frank Young | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| J.D. Collins | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5-10 |
| Patrick Beilein | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 1-2 |
| Joe Herber | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Darris Nichols | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rob Summers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alex Ruoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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