The No. 7 Texas Longhorns (15-3, 4-2 Big 12), one of the nation’s top scoring teams, head to face the West Virginia Mountaineers (11-7, 1-5 Big 12) on Saturday. Texas lost to the Iowa State Cyclones 78-67 at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday. Christian Bishop was a top performer in the loss with 12 points.
The Longhorns remain fourth in the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia triumphed on Wednesday at WVU Coliseum, beating the TCU Horned Frogs 74-65. Kedrian Johnson had 20 points, carrying the team. The Mountaineers remain ninth in the Big 12 Conference.
The teams are meeting for the only time this season. Texas won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was an 82-81 triumph at WVU Coliseum in February 2022. Timmy Allen led the Longhorns with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Malik Curry had 27 points in defeat.
The Longhorns have been led this season by Marcus Carr, who is averaging 17.1 points per game. Carr also has dished 4.3 assists per game. Meanwhile, Allen is grabbing 5.5 rebounds.
Erik Stevenson (13.2 ppg) and Tre Mitchell (13.2) have powered the Mountaineers’ offense. Jimmy Bell Jr. is posting 6.1 rebounds per game, and Johnson is recording 3.1 assists.
The Longhorns are averaging 80.7 points per game, ranking as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NCAA (26th).The teams have split their last 10 matchups at WVU Coliseum (5-5).In the last 10 games, Texas is 8-2 with an average margin of +6.2 (80.3-74.1).
For the season, the Longhorns are averaging 80.7 points per game, compared to 66.7 for opponents. West Virginia has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 76.3 points per game on average while allowing 72.6 (+3.7 margin).
LONGHORNS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Sir’Jabari Rice: 11.8 | 9.1 | +2.7
Dillon Mitchell: 4.0 | 6.9 | -2.9
Rebounds per game:
Timmy Allen: 4.0 | 5.5 | -1.5
Assists per game:
Timmy Allen: 2.2 | 3.6 | -1.4
MOUNTAINEERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mohamed Wague: 4.8 | 8.2 | -3.4
Assists per game:
Kedrian Johnson: 1.8 | 3.1 | -1.3
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
West Virginia (-120)
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