The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, February 26
Morgantown, West Virginia
1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET
University of Texas
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West Virginia
Timmy Allen
Photo by: Angela Wang | Texas Athletics
No. 20/22 Men's Basketball preview: at West Virginia
02.25.2022 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns travel to Morgantown to face the Mountaineers on Saturday (1 p.m. CT, ESPN2).
Game 29: #20/22 Texas (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) at West Virginia (14-14, 3-12 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 - 1 p.m. Central/2 p.m. Eastern
WVU Coliseum (14,000) - Morgantown, West Virginia
GameDay Quick Facts
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Rich Hollenberg (pxp) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 14-10. Last meeting: Texas 74-59 (Jan. 1, 2022; Austin).
Notables
• 20 WINS IN FEBRUARY: With Wednesday's victory over TCU, the Longhorns reached the 20-win mark in the month of February for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
• SECOND-HALF RALLY AGAINST TCU: Texas trailed the Horned Frogs 48-38 with 13:20 remaining in Wednesday's contest. The Longhorns finished the game on a 37-18 run to earn the 75-66 victory. UT converted 17-of-18 free throws in the second half.
• AJ1 HEATING UP: Andrew Jones has topped the 20-point mark in three straight games for the first time in his collegiate career. During this three-game stretch, Jones has averaged 20.3 ppg in 37.9 mpg while converting 45.7-percent from the floor (21-46), including a 42.1-percent mark from three-point range (8-19), and 11-of-14 free throws (.786).
• BISHOP'S BLOCK PARTY: Christian Bishop registered a collegiate-best five blocks, 10 points and seven boards in 28 minutes against TCU on Wednesday. Bishop has nine rejections over the last three games and leads the team in blocks on the season (23).
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