West Virginia 77, Texas Tech 61: Freshman Eron Harris scored a game-high 18 as the Mountaineers defeated the Red Raiders for their second true road win.
Aaric Murray added 12 points for West Virginia (10-11, 3-5 Big 12). Gary Browne and Juwan Staten chipped in 11 points apiece for the Mountaineers, who shot 56.5 percent and made 10-of-18 3-pointers.The Mountaineers finally stretched their lead to double digits with four minutes left in the game on Browne's 3-pointer and sealed the game by getting consecutive layups from Dominique Rutledge and Staten.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Tech fell to 1-4 in day games this season; the Red Raiders are 8-5 at night. … This was the first regular-season meeting between the two schools. ... West Virginia entered the game 318th in Division I with a .394 field-goal percentage.
West Virginia | Texas Tech | |
Eron Harris 18 | Scoring | Ty Nurse 14 |
Gary Browne 2 | Assists | Josh Gray 5 |
Eron Harris 4 | Rebounds | Jaye Crockett 5 |
Eron Harris 5 | Free Throws Made | Ty Nurse 6 |
Gary Browne 3 | Steals | Jaye Crockett 3 |
Deniz Kilicli 2 | Blocks | Dejan Kravic 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
West Virginia | 77 | 56.5 | 10-18 | 15-20 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
Texas Tech | 61 | 47.6 | 4-9 | 17-21 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 22 |