No. 5/6 Men's Basketball preview: West Virginia

Game 25: #5/6 Texas (19-5, 8-3 Big 12) vs. West Virginia (15-9, 4-7 Big 12)

Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 11 a.m. Central

Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Lowell Galindo (pxp) and Tom Crean (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, 16-10. Last meeting: Texas 69-61 (Jan. 21, 2023; Morgantown).

Notables

• RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST WVU: Texas has won five of the last six and eight of the last 10 meetings against the Mountaineers entering Saturday's contest. The Longhorns claimed a 69-61 victory in Morgantown earlier this season (Jan. 21).

• ALLEN NEARS 2,000 POINTS: Super senior F Timmy Allen enters Saturday's contest just one point shy of reaching the 2,000 career points plateau. He has posted 1,999 points in 143 career games (14.0 ppg).

• CARR LIGHTS IT UP: Graduate G Marcus Carr registered 29 points (10-21 FG, 3-8 threes, 6-7 FT) in 36 minutes during Monday's game at No. 9/8 Kansas. This was the fifth time in Big 12 play (11 games) that Carr has topped the 20-point mark and the fourth time this season that he has posted at least 27 points in a game. Carr leads the Longhorns in scoring (17.0 ppg), assists (95), steals (39) and minutes (32.4 mpg).

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Players Mentioned

Timmy Allen

Marcus Carr

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