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Carr leads No. 17 Texas past short-handed West Virginia 74-59
Read full article: Carr leads No. 17 Texas past short-handed West Virginia 74-59Marcus Carr scored a season-best 20 points and No. 17 Texas defeated short-handed West Virginia 74-59 i n the Big 12 opener, snapping the Mountaineers’ eight-game winning streak.
Without Cunningham, No. 17 Oklahoma State beats No. 6 WVU
Read full article: Without Cunningham, No. 17 Oklahoma State beats No. 6 WVU17 Oklahoma State to an 85-80 victory over No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday in their Big 12 regular-season finale. Oklahoma State was without star freshman Cade Cunningham, who injured his left ankle late in a loss to No. Freshman Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe added 18 points for Oklahoma State. UP NEXTBoth teams have first-round byes in the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, and will play quarterfinal games on Thursday.
No. 3 Baylor clinches B12 title in OT, 94-89 over No. 6 WVU
Read full article: No. 3 Baylor clinches B12 title in OT, 94-89 over No. 6 WVU6 West Virginia 94-89 Tuesday to clinch the Bears' first Big 12 regular season championship. Baylor (19-1, 11-1 Big 12) bounced back in a big way from its only loss of the season at No. Mitchell’s layup with 59 seconds left in overtime put Baylor ahead to stay. He then took a charge against McBride with 27 seconds left, and Mitchell hit two free throws with 18 seconds left for the final margin. West Virginia: The Mountaineers saw a three-game winning streak snapped but are still looking at a solid NCAA Tournament seeding.
Florida beats No. 11 WVU in Big 12-SEC Challenge 85-80
Read full article: Florida beats No. 11 WVU in Big 12-SEC Challenge 85-8011 West Virginia 85-80 on Saturday in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. Derek Culver led West Virginia (11-5) with a career-high 28 points, but he was bottled up in the second half. NICHOLS BACKFlorida assistant coach Darris Nichols faced West Virginia coach Bob Huggins for the third time. The Gators beat West Virginia in the 2016 Big 12/SEC Challenge in Gainesville, Florida, and at the 2018 Jimmy V Classic. 10 Texas Tech last Monday, Saturday's loss could prevent West Virginia from moving into the top 10 of the AP poll.
Jones' 3 lifts No. 4 Texas over No. 14 West Virginia 72-70
Read full article: Jones' 3 lifts No. 4 Texas over No. 14 West Virginia 72-7014 West Virginia on Saturday. West Virginia was poised to add to a 54-45 lead midway through the second half, then Texas got tough on defense. West Virginia: The Mountaineers became the first team to score 40 points in the first half against Texas this season. It was a reversal of fortunes for West Virginia after terrible starts in their two previous games. But it was the second half Saturday where West Virginia struggled this time, making just 10 of 34 field goals (29%).
Culver leads No. 14 West Virginia from 19 down past Okla St
Read full article: Culver leads No. 14 West Virginia from 19 down past Okla St14 West Virginia rally from 19 down in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 87-84 on Monday night. Miles McBride scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime for the Mountaineers (9-3, 2-2 Big 12), including 14 in the final four minutes. “He loves those moments,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said of McBride, who had two fouls in 10 minutes during the first half. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys led for virtually the entire first half and well into the second. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys head out on the road to face Kansas State on Saturday.