Longhorns Basketball Live Updates: Texas vs West Virginia
The No. 17 Texas Longhorns will face off against the West Virginia Mountaineers at noon ET Jan. 1 at Frank Erwin Center.
Looking to make it five straight wins, the Longhorns will face a Mountaineers (11-1) squad who will be missing some key pieces.
On Saturday morning, it was announced that leading scorer Taz Sherman (20.9) along with Gabe Osabuohien and Kobe Johnson will miss the game due to Covid protocols.
Last season, the two teams split the series in dramatic fashion, with the Longhorns winning the first 72-70 on the road and West Virginia coming out on top 84-82 in the second game.
Make sure to stick around with LonghornsCountry.com as we provide live updates for the matchup.
West Virginia Wins The Tip
UNDER-16: Texas 8 , West Virginia 8
Courtney Ramey opened the scoring for the Longhorns, hitting a three-pointer in the first possession followed by a smooth jumper to give Texas a 5-0 lead. The Mountaineers quickly answered with a three of their own and a couple of good possessions on the defensive end.
UNDER-12: Texas 12, West Virginia 10
Transfer Christian Bishop hits back-to-back buckets giving Texas a lead in a close matchup thus far. The Longhorns defense continues to make an early impact forcing four quick turnovers, yet can't capitalize on the offensive end.
UNDER-8: Texas 19, West Virginia 14
Courtney Ramey continues to come through for the Longhorns with another pair of buckets bringing him up to 10 early points on the day. The Texas pressure on defense continues to force turnovers as the offense begins to pull away.
UNDER-4: Texas 26, West Virginia 16
Another Texas transfer Marcus Carr gets on the board with a step back three-pointer extending the Longhorns run to 8-0. Another strong defensive possession that forces a shot clock violation gets head coach Chris Beard on his feet hyping up the crowd.
HALFTIME: Texas 39, West Virginia 20
Carr continues to shine with a three-point play the old fashioned way right after the timeout. Texas continues to pile it on with Andrew Jones getting in on the action extending the Longhorns run to 18-2.
UNDER-16: Texas 47, West Virginia 27
The intensity and effort continues on both ends of the floor, with the Longhorns slowly taking the game out of reach. Carr gets a quick steal and bucket to push his stat-line to 10 points on the day. The Longhorns continue to shoot well from the perimeter going 7-13 on the day.
UNDER-12: Texas 55, West Virginia 32
The confidence on the offensive is evident with the smooth ball movement and scoring opportunities. Carr once again gets in front of the Mountaineer defense to get up an easy layup and boost his team-high score line to 15 points.
UNDER-8: Texas 65, West Virginia 46
Andrew Jones hits a three-pointer, making him the third Longhorn to reach double-figure points on the day (14). West Virginia starting to find a rhythm on the offensive end forcing Chris Beard to call a timeout.
UNDER-4: Texas 72, West Virginia 52
Back and forth from both teams. The Longhorns are shooting well from the line, going a near perfect 13-14 on the day. Marcus Carr goes to the line, hitting two free throws and establishes a new season-high of 20 points.
FINAL: Texas 74, West Virginia 59
The Longhorns dominate a short-handed West Virginia team at the Frank Erwin Center 74-59 . The Longhorns will next travel to Manhattan and face Kansas State on Tuesday night.
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