MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Harlan Obioha had 19 points, Honor Huff scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, and West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 71-49 on Thursday night in the 192nd Backyard Brawl.

West Virginia (4-0) has won seven of the last nine meetings in the series, with blowout losses the past two seasons, to take a 102-90 all-time advantage.

Jasper Floyd had 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists for West Virginia. DJ Thomas added 10 points. Obioha made 8 of 9 shots and Huff made up for 2-of-10 shooting by making 9 of 12 free throws.

Cameron Corhen had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Pittsburgh (3-1), and Omari Witherspoon added 11 points. The Panthers shot 38% from the field and attempted just six free throws.

West Virginia led 34-25 at halftime after closing on a 15-2 run that included 13 straight points. Obioha and Thomas each had 10 points for West Virginia.

Pitt didn’t help by missing its final eight shots of the first half.

The Mountaineers pulled away after scoring the opening 12 points of the second half. Huff closed another 13-0 run with nine straight points, six coming at the free-throw line, to secure it.

Down 48-27, Pitt got back-to-back three-pointers from Nojus Indrusaitis and Roman Siulepa to cut the deficit to 15. After a WVU basket, Corhen knocked down a three to make it 50-36. Witherspoon then scored on the break to bring Pitt to within 12.

After a WVU turnover and a media timeout, Indrusaitis scored on a driving layup to make it a 10-point game, but West Virginia answered with its 13-straight point run to end the hopes of a Pitt comeback.

Game notes: Corhen had his second double-double of the year. He added two assists, two steals and two blocks to his final totls. … The Panthers return home to host Bucknell Monday night at 7.

PITTSBURGH (3-1): Corhen 5-7 1-2 12, Siulepa 3-6 1-2 8, Cummings 3-13 0-0 7, Minor 1-9 2-2 4, Witherspoon 5-10 0-0 11, Indrusaitis 2-7 0-0 5, Amadou Kante 1-1 0-0 2, Dunning 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 4-6 49.

WEST VIRGINIA (4-0): Lorient 3-7 0-0 6, Obioha 8-9 3-4 19, Eaglestaff 1-6 0-0 3, Floyd 4-8 4-5 13, Huff 2-10 9-12 15, Ugusuk 1-3 0-0 3, Thomas 4-9 0-0 10, Jenkins 1-4 0-0 2, Forsythe 0-0 0-0 0, Hauet 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 16-21 71.

Halftime–West Virginia 34-25. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 5-20 (Corhen 1-1, Indrusaitis 1-2, Witherspoon 1-2, Siulepa 1-3, Cummings 1-8, Minor 0-4), West Virginia 7-24 (Thomas 2-5, Huff 2-8, Floyd 1-1, Ugusuk 1-3, Eaglestaff 1-4, Lorient 0-3). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 26 (Corhen 10), West Virginia 29 (Obioha 6). Assists–Pittsburgh 12 (Witherspoon 4), West Virginia 13 (Floyd 7). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 16, West Virginia 11.