Game Thread: #4 Texas @ #14 West Virginia

[Aaron Carrara]

The Longhorns look to continue their winning ways as they travel to Morgantown to face a ranked Mountaineer team on Saturday.  

Texas notched their third Big 12 victory on Tuesday, defeating Iowa State in Austin 78-72.

West Virginia defeated Oklahoma State 87-84 in Stillwater to even their Big 12 record at 2-2.



What:  #4 Texas Longhorns (9-1, 3-0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3, 2-2)
When:  Saturday, January 9, 2021
Time:  12:00 NOON
Venue:  WVU Coliseum
Location:  Morgantown, WV
Television:  ESPN

Last meeting between these two teams: Texas defeated West Virginia 67-57 (Feb. 24, 2020; Austin, TX)
All-time series record:  Texas leads West Virginia 12-9.

 

[longhorn_mig]

Big game. I assume this will be a rock fight.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

WVU has taken a 29-25 lead over Texas with 7:47 left in the 1st half.  Mountaineers are playing solid right now - they aren't missing much.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Congrats to Andrew Jones.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Mountaineers lead Texas 40-36 at the half in Morgantown.  

 

[Sirhornsalot]

A lot can happen but just based on what I see, Texas is going to drop this one.

 

[DBut82]

Andrew Jones!!! These damn Horns!!! \\m//

 

[Oldmanastro]

I liked the fact they didn’t take the timeout and used the fast pace, drove to the hole and kicked it out to the open Jones. Didn’t allow the defense to set up. 

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Good grief, Andrew Jones.

Huge road win for Texas to win their 6th straight.  They improve to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in Big 12 play.  

 

[Aaron Carrara]

 

[texbound]

That is what I call fight.  Was a little disappointed they didn't secure the rebound with 14 seconds to go. Thank goodness that Mountaineer decided to try and score instead of kicking it back out to run clock.  Awesome road win, ice-water shot and good coaching at the end to trust your players.

 

[longhorn_mig]

Hell of an effort right there. Solid road win in Morgantown.

 

[Baron]

It's time to get excited about this team.

Right now you have to give props to CDC for not firing Shaka.

 

[Huskie1]

Great win. Kept plugging along and took advantage of the big shot opportunity. Congrats to Jones!!! 
I tough defense, toughness, and effort were great. Offense lagged at time but WV is always good at mucking things up. Winning these types of games is big.

I’m starting to become a believer. Not sure they are #4 team in the country, but they are good. 

Hook ‘em

 

[Huskie1]

It's time to get excited about this team.

Right now you have to give props to CDC for not firing Shaka.

I don’t think he had a choice at the time. I thought Shaka should go, I’ll admit it. I’m glad to eat crow because I think Shaka is a great dude and representative of UT. If you don’t like Shaka the person, you need to check yourself.

 

[Baron]

I don’t think he had a choice at the time. I thought Shaka should go, I’ll admit it. I’m glad to eat crow because I think Shaka is a great dude and representative of UT. If you don’t like Shaka the person, you need to check yourself.

I think last year played out a lot like this year regarding Herman. The only difference was Herman didn't represent the university with even a modicum of dignity and class, while Shaka oozes it.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Road win in the Big 12 against a high ranked opponent, . . can't beat that. Great game for Andrew Jones. What a player

 

[TB14]

And this team has won different ways. Really excited for them!