The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
10-18/4-11
West Virginia
22-6/10-5
Men's Basketball falls at No. 12/13 West Virginia, 77-62
02.20.2017 | Men's Basketball
Allen leads four Longhorns in double-figure scoring with 17 points.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Freshman forward Jarrett Allen scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and added a team-high seven rebounds, but Texas Basketball fell at No. 12/13 West Virginia, 77-62, on Monday night at WVU Coliseum.
Texas (10-18, 4-11 Big 12) shot 44.9-percent (22-of-49) from the field and hit 75-percent (15-of-20) of its shots from the free-throw line. Kerwin Roach Jr. posted 13 points and five rebounds while converting 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Eric Davis Jr. contributed 14 points and four rebounds, while Andrew Jones added 11 points and a team-high four assists.
West Virginia (22-6, 10-5 Big 12) was led by Jevon Carter, who had a double-double with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. Lamont West added 23 points while hitting 6-of-8 from three-point range, and paced WVU to a 36-5 advantage in bench scoring.
Texas scored the first eight points of the game and jumped out to a 12-2 lead at the 16:09 mark following back-to-back baskets by Davis. A dunk by Allen put the Longhorns up 14-6, but West Virginia rallied back to tie the score at 17-17 and continued to ride a 15-0 run over a stretch of 2:53 to grab a 25-17 lead with 8:47 left in the first half.
The Mountaineers expanded their cushion to build a 46-32 halftime advantage. West scored 20 of his 23 points in the opening half,
Texas made a charge midway through the second half. A Davis 3-pointer helped start a 9-0 run for the Longhorns over a stretch of 2:53 to trim the deficit to 71-60 with 5:40 left. The Longhorns held the Mountaineers scoreless over a span of four minutes, but WVU held Texas scoreless over the final 4:47 to seal the victory.
The Longhorns will host No. 3/3 Kansas on Saturday, Feb. 25, presented by St. David's HealthCare. Tip is set for 5 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
#12/13 West Virginia 77, Texas 62
February 20, 2017
Morgantown, West Virginia (WVU Coliseum)
Attendance: 10,460
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 8-6 in the all-time series against West Virginia. UT has still won six of the last nine contests against WVU.
- WVU converted 10-of-24 (.417) from the three-point line, including 7-of-13 (.538) in the first half. Texas hit just 3-of-13 (.231) from the three-point line on the night.
- Texas posted a 30-16 advantage in points in the paint.
- UT recorded 7 blocks on the evening, just one shy of its season high (8 vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 11).
- Reached double figures in scoring (17 points) for the 21st time this season (28 games) and 14th time in Big 12 play (15 games).
- Tied his career high in minutes played (37).
- Posted 4 blocked shots and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes played. He finished just one block shy of his season high (5 vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 11) and two minutes shy of his season high (24 vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 11).
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the ninth time this year (28 games) and 23rd time in his career (61 games).
- Reached double figures in scoring (11 points) for the 18th time this year (28 games).
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 16th time this year (27 games) and 25th time in his career (60 games).
.png&width=84&height=84&quality=100&type=webp)
