The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
17-11,7-8Big 12
West Virginia
19-9,7-8Big 12
Men's Basketball defeats No. 20/19 West Virginia, 67-57
02.24.2020 | Men's Basketball
Andrew Jones records a career-high 22 points, while Ramey adds 21 to pace the Longhorns to third-straight league win.
AUSTIN, Texas — Redshirt sophomore guard Andrew Jones recorded a career-high 22 points, and sophomore guard Courtney Ramey added 21 points to pace The University of Texas Men's Basketball team (17-11, 7-8 Big 12) to a 67-57 victory against No. 20/19 West Virginia (19-9, 7-8 Big 12) on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The win was the third-consecutive Big 12 victory for the Longhorns, all by double-digit margins, marking the first time UT has accomplished that feat since the 2010-11 season.
Jones converted 7-of-13 field goals, including 5-of-9 from three-point range, and went 3-of-4 from the free throw line while adding 3 assists, 3 boards and 2 steals in a career-best 39 minutes. He had 16 of his 22 points in the first half.
Ramey topped the 20-point mark for the second-straight game (after his career-best 26-point effort at K-State on Saturday) and hit 9-of-14 field goals, including a 3-of-5 mark from beyond the arc, while adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 38 minutes Junior guard Matt Coleman III also reached double figures in scoring with 13 points (8-9 FT), and redshirt freshman Brock Cunningham tallied a career-best 5 rebounds.
Texas used an early 13-0 run to build a 17-6 advantage after an Andrew Jones three at the 10:43 mark. The Longhorns hit 61.9% (13-21) from the floor, including a 6-of-11 (.545) mark from three-point range, while building a 34-28 cushion at the break. The Mountaineers closed to within 3 points (36-33) following a Jermaine Haley layup with 17:26 remaining, but the Longhorns did not let the margin dip below 7 points for the final 12:15 of the contest.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas 67, #20/19 West Virginia 57
February 24, 2020
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Attendance: 8,333
Team Notes
- Texas posted its third-consecutive Big 12 Conference win. This marked the first time UT has won three-consecutive league games since Jan. 26-Feb. 6, 2016 (Shaka Smart's first season at Texas). That year, the Longhorns won 71-54 at home vs. TCU (Jan. 26), 67-59 at No. 15/13 Baylor (Feb. 1) and 69-59 at home vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 6).
- Each of UT's last three wins have been by double-digit margins (70-56 vs. TCU on Feb. 19, 70-59 at K-State on Feb. 22, 67-57 vs. No. 20/19 West Virginia tonight). It's the first time Texas has accomplished the feat since it won nine-consecutive Big 12 contests by double-digit margins in the 2010-11 season (Jan. 11-Feb. 9, 2011).
- The Longhorns improved to 12-9 in the all-time series against West Virginia.
- UT improved to 4-1 at home against the Mountaineers under Shaka Smart. Three of the four wins have come against WVU squads ranked in the AP Top 20 (85-78 vs. No. 10 West Virginia on Feb. 16, 2016; 87-79 OT vs. No. 20 West Virginia on March 3, 2018; 67-57 vs. No. 20 West Virginia tonight).
- Texas recorded its second victory against an AP Top 25 opponent this season (2-5). UT also won 70-66 at No. 23 Purdue (Nov. 9).
- UT improved to 254-51 at the Erwin Center in the last 18 seasons (dating back to the start of the 2002-03 season). UT is 63-25 at home during the Shaka Smart era (11-5 in 2019-20). Texas improved to 7-4 in their last 11 home games against AP Top 20 opponents.
- The Longhorns hit 52.4% (22-42) from the field during the win, including a 9-of-22 (.409) mark from three-point range. UT has topped 50% FG shooting in each of its last three games and improved to 7-0 this season when converting at least 50% from the field.
- UT held WVU to 3-of-11 (.273) from three-point range during the contest.
- Texas converted 61.9% (13-21) from the floor, including a 6-of-11 (.545) mark from three-point range, in the first half.
- In the opening 20 minutes, UT's guard pair of Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey combined to post 27 points on 10-of-13 FG, including 5-of-6 from three-point range.
- Reached double figures in scoring (13 points) for the 20th time this year (27 games) and 53rd time in his career (98 games)
- Tied a season high in FT made (8-9)
- Set his career high in rebounds (5), previous: 2 at K-State (Feb. 22)
- Set his career high in FT made (2-4), previous: 1 at K-State (Feb. 22)
- Tied his career high in assists (1) and blocks (1)
- Set his career high in scoring (22 points), previous: 21 vs. TCU (Feb. 19, 2020)
- Set his career high in minutes (39), previous: 38 at Oklahoma (Feb. 14, 2017)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the fifth time this year (28 games) and in his career (73 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 14th time this year and 43rd time in his career
- Recorded 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes of action in the first half (5-7 FG, 4-4 threes, 2-2 FT)
- Topped the 20-point mark (21 points) for the fourth time this year (28 games) and in his career (65 games)
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 18th time this year and 36th time in his career
- Tied his season high in minutes played (38)
