LIVE GAME THREAD: No. 13 West Virginia vs No. 12 Texas
Saturday evening's matchup between No. 12 Texas and No. 13 West Virginia will be one of the top games of the weekend and a whole lot is on the line. The Mountaineers are looking to avoid being swept by Texas, who defeated them 72-70 earlier in the season. If West Virginia can come out on top with a win, they will essentially move back into a tie for third place in the Big 12 with Oklahoma.
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No. 13 West Virginia (14-6, 7-4) vs No. 12 Texas (13-5, 7-4)
Where: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX
Tipoff: Approx. 3 p.m.
TV: ABC
Stream: Watch ESPN, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV
Listen: Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College
Starting Five: Jalen Bridges, Derek Culver, Miles McBride, Emmitt Matthews Jr., Sean McNeil
Texas wins the Jump Ball.
Miles McBride scores the first field goal of the game for WVU, Texas leads 5-3.
Jalen Bridges makes a 3-pointer, WVU takes the lead, 6-5.
First media timeout. Texas leads 15-8.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. scores to end a Texas run. Texas leads 20-11.
Gabe Osabuohien converts the and-one. Texas leads 22-14.
Technical foul and shooting foul on Brock Cunningham. West Virginia makes all four free throws. Texas leads 24-22.
Texas leads West Virginia 27-22 at the under-12 media timeout in the first half.
Derek Culver hits a pair of free throws to end a 2-minute scoreless drought for WVU. Texas leads 31-24.
Texas leads West Virginia 34-27 at the under-8 media timeout in the first half.
Miles McBride makes two free throws to end another 2-minute scoreless drought for WVU. Texas leads 36-29.
Texas calls a timeout. Texas leads 36-32.
Texas leads West Virginia 41-35 at the under-4 media timeout in the first half.
Taz Sherman makes a 3-pointer from the corner. Texas leads 41-39.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. is shaken up after being fouled on a drive to the basket. He makes both free throws. Texas leads 46-41.
Miles McBride grabs an offensive rebound and scores. Texas leads 51-43.
Andrew Jones scores an easy layup. Texas is shooting 70% from the field. Texas leads 53-43.
Halftime: Texas 53 - West Virginia 43
Courtney Ramey opens the half with a 3-pointer. Texas leads 56-43.
Derek Culver misses a pair of free throws. Texas leads 56-43.
Matt Coleman III makes a 3-point jumper. Texas leads 59-43.
Courtney Ramey makes a 3-pointer. Texas is shooting 73% from the field. Texas leads 62-43.
Derek Culver scores a pair of buckets. Jericho Sims answers. Texas leads 64-47.
Texas leads West Virginia 64-50 at the under-16 media timeout in the second half.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes a layup. Texas leads 64-52.
Sean McNeil hits a 3-pointer. Texas leads 64-55.
Texas timeout after a Courtney Ramey 3-pointer. Texas leads 67-55.
Emmitt Matthews Jr. is shaken up again after being knocked down on an offensive foul by Courtney Ramey. Texas leads 67-55.
Jalen Bridges makes a 3-point jumper. Texas leads 70-58.
Sean McNeil makes a jumper from the top of the key. Texas leads 70-60.
Texas leads West Virginia 70-60 at the under-12 media timeout in the second half.
Sean McNeil makes a jumper on an inbounds play. Texas leads 70-62.
Derek Culver hits a pair of free throws. Texas leads 72-64.
Courtney Ramey (Texas) commits his 4th personal foul. Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes one out of two free throws. Texas leads 72-65.
Miles McBride hits a 3-point jumper. Texas calls a timeout. Texas leads 72-68 with 9:08 left in the 2nd half.
Andrew Jones grabs an offensive rebound and scores. Texas leads 74-68.
Sean McNeil makes a contested 3-pointer from the right wing. Texas leads 74-71.
Matt Coleman III answers with a basket for Texas. Texas leads 76-71.
Texas leads West Virginia 76-73 at the under-8 media timeout in the second half.
Miles McBride ties the game with a 3-point jumper. 76-76.
Jalen Bridges commits his 4th personal foul of the game. The game is tied at 76.
After trailing by 19 points, West Virginia takes the lead on a pair of Taz Sherman free throws. West Virginia leads 78-76.
Greg Brown (Texas) commits his 4th personal foul on a Sean McNeil 3-point attempt.
West Virginia leads Texas 78-76 at the under-4 media timeout in the second half. Sean McNeil will have three free throws after the timeout.
Sean McNeil makes all three free throws. West Virginia leads 81-76 with 3:52 left in the 2nd half.
Courtney Ramey makes a 3-point jumper. West Virginia leads 81-79.
Courtney Ramey makes another 3-point jumper. Texas leads 82-81.
Courtney Ramey (28 points) fouls out of the game on a Taz Sherman shot attempt.
Taz Sherman makes both free throws. West Virginia retakes the lead, 83-82.
Miles McBride makes one out of two free throws. West Virginia leads 84-82 with 1:48 left in the 2nd half.
Timeout West Virginia. West Virginia leads 84-82 with 1:16 left in the 2nd half.
Kai Jones turns the ball over with 36 seconds left. West Virginia leads 84-82.
Sean McNeil turns the ball over and fouls Matt Coleman III. 1-and-1 for Coleman III. West Virginia leads 84-82 with 9.5 seconds left.
Matt Coleman III misses the free throw. Sean McNeil grabs the rebound but falls out of bounds. Texas ball with 6.8 seconds left. West Virginia leads 84-82.
Andrew Jones misses a 3-point attempt. The ball went out of bounds off a West Virginia player. It will be Texas ball. The referees are reviewing to see how much time is left. West Virginia leads 84-82 with less than a second left.
Timeout West Virginia. Texas ball with 0.3 seconds left. West Virginia leads 84-82.
FINAL SCORE: West Virginia 84 - Texas 82
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