The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
14-10/6-5
West Virginia
10-14/2-9
Men's Basketball wins at West Virginia, 75-53
02.10.2019 | Men's Basketball
Freshman guard Courtney Ramey tied a career-high with 19 points while hitting 5-of-6 three-pointers.
Post-game Coaches' Quote Sheets
Morgantown, W. Va. — Freshman guard Courtney Ramey tied a career high with 19 points to lead The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (14-10, 6-5 Big 12) to a 75-53 victory at West Virginia (10-14, 2-9 Big 12) on Saturday night at the WVU Coliseum. The 22-point win marked the largest margin of victory in a Big 12 Conference contest under head coach Shaka Smart.
Ramey converted 7-of-12 from the floor, including 5-of-6 from three-point range, while adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists without a turnover in 30 minutes. He tied his career highs in field goals made and 3-point field goals made. Senior guard Kerwin Roach II registered 14 points, hitting 6-of-10 from the field, and chipped in 3 steals. Senior forward Dylan Osetkowski grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
Matt Coleman III and Roach accounted for UT's first 10 points, as the Longhorns jumped out to a 10-2 lead at the 15:00 mark. A 6-0 run, highlighted by an alley-oop finish by sophomore forward Jericho Sims, increased the cushion to nine (24-15) at the 6:24 mark.
West Virginia's Esa Ahmad knocked down a three-pointer to trim the lead to one (29-28) at the 2:25 mark. However, Ramey answered by draining his third three-pointer of the first half and Coleman added a layup to give the Longhorns a 34-28 advantage at the break.
Texas opened the second half with a 10-1 run to build a 44-29 cushion following a three-point play by freshman forward Jaxson Hayes at the 17:36 mark. WVU trimmed the gap to 11 (46-35) with 14:40 left on a Derek Culver jumper, but Texas sealed the contest with a 14-0 run to take a 60-35 lead at the 10:47 mark after Ramey finished an emphatic alley-oop dunk in transition.
The lead did not dip below 20 points for the remainder of the contest.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 75, West Virginia 53
February 9, 2019
WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Attendance: 12,815
Team Notes
- Texas improved to 11-8 against WVU in the all-time series between the two schools.
- The Longhorns snapped a four-game road losing streak in Big 12 games (during which the 4 losses came by a combined 14 points).
- The 22-point win marked the largest margin of victory in a Big 12 contest under head coach Shaka Smart (previous: 20; 67-47 win at K-State on Jan. 2, 2019).
- The 22-point win also marked the largest margin of victory by Texas in a game played in Morgantown (previous: 11; 80-69 win at WVU on Jan. 13, 2014).
- The Longhorns outscored West Virginia 41-25 in the second half. Texas converted 53.1-percent (17-32) from the floor in the final 20 minutes and limited WVU to 39.1-percent (9-23) FG shooting, including an 0-of-6 mark from 3-point range.
- Texas recorded 16 assists against just 8 turnovers in the win.
- The Longhorns posted a +8 rebound margin (42-34), including a 16-11 edge on the offensive glass. UT registered a 14-9 advantage in second-chance points.
- Texas tallied a 40-22 advantage in points-in-the-paint.
- UT held WVU to 28 points in the first half on 32.1-percent (9-28) FG shooting.
- Reached double figures in rebounds (10) for the eighth time this year (24 games) and 13th time in his UT career (58 games)
- Tied his career high in scoring (19 points), also set at Georgia (Jan. 26)
- Tied his career high in field goals made (7-12), also set at Georgia (Jan. 26)
- Tied his career high in 3-point field goals made (5-6), also set at Georgia (Jan. 26)
- Reached double figures in scoring (19 points) for the 10th time this year (24 games)
- His 5 rebounds were one shy of his career high (6, twice)
- Reached double figures in scoring (14 points) for the 19th time this year (22 games) and 65th time in his career (119 games)
Up Next
Texas returns to Austin to host Kansas State on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at the Frank Erwin Center, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
