MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Da'Sean Butler bounced back from one of his worst performances and helped West Virginia to its biggest win of the season.

Butler scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Mountaineers to a 93-72 victory over No. 13 Villanova Friday night. Earlier in the week, Butler had just four points on 2-for-12 shooting in a loss at fourth-ranked Pittsburgh.

"I'm just happy we won, honestly," Butler said. "Granted the points are great and everything and I'm happy I got that, but I'm just glad that we have a chance to start a streak now. We've got Notre Dame coming in on Wednesday."

Against the Wildcats, Butler shot 12-for-23 from the field, including six 3-pointers, and 13-for-15 on free throws.

"I have been waiting for (a big game from Butler), honestly," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "He does it in practice. He does a great job of reading screens and our guys are getting better at getting him the ball."

Butler scored 24 in the first half as the Mountaineers (17-8, 6-6 Big East) built a 20-point lead en route to their season-high scoring output. Devin Ebanks added 16 for West Virginia, which led 52-34 at halftime.

Corey Fisher had 17 points to lead Villanova (20-5, 8-4), which had its six-game winning streak snapped. Corey Stokes and Scottie Reynolds added 12 each.

Stokes hit a 3-pointer with 3:53 to play to pull the Wildcats within 13. The Mountaineers responded with a 7-0 run, capped by Butler's sixth 3 to extend the lead to 20 points and seal the win. he basket also made Butler the first West Virginia player to score 40 points in a game since Lowes Moore in a win over Notre Dame in 1978.

"I looked up (at the scoreboard) once right before that and just thought 'Wow'," Butler said with a grin. "My teammates got me the ball and I knew I was going to shoot a 3. I knew I was going to shoot it. I might not have made it, but I was shooting it. I'm glad I made it, though. That was pretty awesome."