The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Postgame Notes - Texas at West Virginia
02.05.2013 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2013
West Virginia 60, Texas 58
Monday, Feb. 4, 2013
Morgantown, W.Va. - WVU Coliseum (4,966)
Updated Texas Records
2012-13: 10-12 (2-7 Big 12, 0-6 away)
Coach Rick Barnes: 554-283 26th season overall, 352-149 15th season at Texas
Barnes vs. WVU: 4-3
Texas All-time: 1,668-992 107th season
- Series: West Virginia now leads the all-time series, 3-2. All five games between Texas and West Virginia have been decided by four points or less, including one in overtime. The cumulative series score is 343-340 in favor of WVU.
- Tale of the second half: Texas overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to take the lead on a 16-3 run spanning 3 minutes and 56 seconds. Javan Felix made two free throws at the 8:21 mark of the second half to give UT its first lead of the second half, 49-47. The game was tied six times with six lead changes, including four ties and four lead changes in the second half. Texas out-scored WVU 33-28 in the second half.
- Big Monday: Texas made its second of three appearances on ESPN's Big Monday tonight. The next game on Big Monday will be on March 4 against Baylor in Austin.
- Starters: Javan Felix, Julien Lewis, Sheldon McClellan, Ioannis Papapetrou and Cameron Ridley started on Monday. Texas has a 2-2 record with this starting lineup. Felix is the only player to start all 22 games this season. Lewis has started in 19 consecutive games.
- Four in double-figure points: Four Longhorns reached double-figure points on Monday - Ioannis Papapetrou (10), Julien Lewis (10), Javan Felix (12), Sheldon McClellan (14). It is the fifth game with four Horns scoring in double-figures this season (3-2 record).
- Javan Felix scored all his 12 points in the second half on 5-of-9 shooting and played in all 20 minutes in the second half ... finished with seven assists in 34 minutes played - the 10th game this season with seven or more assists in a game.
- Ioannis Papapetrou reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the ninth time this season on 4-of-9 shooting in 28 minutes ... went 2-of-3 from 3-point range and now has a trey in seven consecutive games ... In the last seven games Papapetrou is averages 11.1 points per game on 27-of-55 (.491) shooting, including 12-of-25 (.480) from 3-point range, and a team-high 4.9 rebounds per game (34 total).
- Sheldon McClellan reached double-figure scoring (team-high 14 points) for the 20th time this season and 40th time of his career (56 games) ... grabbed eight rebounds to set career high in a conference game ... went 9-for-12 at the free throw line, his third game this season with nine or more free throws made.
- Julien Lewis reached double figures in scoring (10 points) for the 13th time this season and 23rd of his career (54 games) ... tied a career high in rebounds (seven) for the sixth time.
- Demarcus Holland tied a season high in steals (three) while leading the team in that category for the third time ... grabbed five rebounds in 26 minutes played - the most boards since he recorded a career-high against Sam Houston State (11/27).
