Belt game 1,906 · March 12, 2010
West Virginia takes the belt
West Virginia beat Notre Dame 53–51 at home to start reign 552 of the College Basketball belt, the 5th for the program.
Notre Dame had held it since February 27, 2010, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
West Virginia held it for 22 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Duke on April 3, 2010.
552Reign number
5Team's reign
5Defenses
22Days held
Box score
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hansbrough | 40 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 3-4 |
| Luke Harangody | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5-5 |
| Tim Abromaitis | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 3-5 |
| Tory Jackson | 40 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Carleton Scott | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Nash | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jonathan Peoples | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
West Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da'Sean Butler | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 3-7 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Jones | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Devin Ebanks | 33 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| Joe Mazzulla | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Wellington Smith | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Darryl Bryant | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| John Flowers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cam Thoroughman | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dalton Pepper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Casey Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonnie West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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