No. 4 Pittsburgh rallied to avoid an upset at the hands of No. 25 West Virginia on Monday night.

The Panthers won 71-66 thanks to a seven-point edge in the second half at the WVU Coliseum.

Pittsburgh shot 61% from the field in the second half, while grabbing 18 offensive rebounds.

"We really focused on rebounding," coach Jamie Dixon said. "We cut down their offensive rebounds. We won with our rebounding and defense, and that's what we set out to do."

West Virginia leading scorer Casey Mitchell returned to the lineup against Villanova, ending a suspension for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Mitchell came off the bench late in the first half of Saturday’s game.

He was suspended for three games.

Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins didn't say why Mitchell was suspended indefinitely on Jan. 24.

No. 12 Villanova pulled away from No. 25 West Virginia late on Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats led 45-40 midway through the second half, then went on a 19-3 run to coast toward their second straight win.