The West Virginia University Athletics Communication Department announced the 193rd edition of the Backyard Brawl will take place at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The matchup against Pitt will be the second game of a doubleheader as part of the Backyard Basketball Classic at PPG Paints Arena.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools at PPG Paints Arena. The last time the Mountaineers played an off-campus road game at Pitt was on Jan. 28, 1998, at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena…