No. 4 Texas heads to No. 18 West Virginia in Big 12 battle
By DAVE SKRETTAJanuary 7, 2021 GMT
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
Fourth-ranked Texas aced its first road test of the season when it went into Allen Fieldhouse last weekend and bludgeoned then-No. 3 Kansas, tying the most lopsided loss handed to the Jayhawks in the 65-year history of the building. After the Longhorns (9-1, 3-0) avoided a letdown in a nip-and-tuck win over Iowa State, they head back on the road Saturday to face No. 14 West Virginia. The Mountaineers (9-3, 2-2) should be riding a wave of momentum after rallying from 19 down in the second half to steal a road win over Oklahoma State. It was the 300th win for Bob Huggins at his alma mater.
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Umoja Gibson made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 29 points, and Oklahoma recovered after blowing an 18-point halftime lead to beat No. 9 West Virginia 75-71 on.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Texas Tech came painfully close to starting its Big 12 season with two losses.
With some grit and a little luck, the Red Raiders avoided that fate. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 21 points and Marcus Santos-Silva had 18 to help No. 15 Texas Tech hold off Oklahoma 69-67 on Tuesday night.
The game came down to the final seconds.
Texas Tech, leading by three, fouled Oklahoma’s De’Vion Harmon with 4 seconds left. Harmon made the first free throw, then missed the second intentionally. Victor Iwuakor rebounded for Oklahoma and was fouled with 2.8 seconds to play. He missed the first free throw, then missed the second intentionally. Oklahoma got the offensive rebound and got off several shots near the basket but none went in.