No. 5 Longhorns vs. West Virginia Mountaineers: Live Game Updates

The Longhorns are back in action in a Saturday Big 12 showdown against the Mountaineers.

The Texas Longhorns (19-5, 8-3) are back in action on Saturday afternoon as they host the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9, 4-7) in a Big 12 showdown. 

Texas enters the matchup with sole possession of first place in the conference and hopes to maintain that with a win on Saturday. The Longhorns also look to get back in the win column following their 88-80 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. 

As for the Mountaineers, they find themselves down in eight currently in the conference standings, which only speaks to how tough the schedule has been in the Big 12 this season.

They are riding a mini two-game winning streak, looking to make it three on Saturday. However, in the first matchup between these two teams earlier in the season the Longhorns secured a 69-61 road victory. 

Stay tuned as we provide live updates from the Longhorns Big 12 showdown against the Mountaineers.

Live updates will be available shortly after tip off.

FIRST HALF

Under-16 media timeout

We've hit the first media timeout in this one and the Longhorns find themselves trailing by 2. Three separate Longhorns have two points as they look for the season sweep of West Virginia.

West Virginia 8

Texas 6 

Under-12 media timeout

At the under-12 media timeout the Longhorns have taken a 3-point lead. The defense has been active, already forcing five Mountaineer turnovers. Rice leads the way for Texas with five points off the bench.

West Virginia 14

Texas 17

Under-8 media timeout

The Longhorns are in the bonus for the rest of the half, at the under-8 media timeout. Disu takes advantage, drilling both free throws to give Texas a 12-point lead. Carr leads the way with 9 points for Texas. 

West Virginia 17

Texas 29

HALFTIME

The Longhorns 13th Mountaineer turnover which is thrown ahead to Rice who slams it home ahead of the buzzer to give Texas a 21-point lead at halftime. Rice leads the way for Texas with 14 points off the bench. 

West Virginia 30

Texas 51

SECOND HALF

Under-16 media timeout

We've hit the first media timeout of the second half and the Longhorns have recovered from a sluggish start to the half. Rice drilled a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 22 points, and give him 19 on the day.

West Virginia 34

Texas 56

Under-12 media timeout

We head to the under-12 media timeouts with the Longhorns holding a 26-point lead. Rice has been a flamethrower today, leading the way for Texas with 22 points on 5-of-6 shooting (4-of-5 from three) and 8-of-8 from the free throw line. 

West Virginia 37

Texas 63

Under-8 media timeout

The Longhorns are in complete control of this one at the under-8 media timeout, managing a comfortable 28-point lead. They've stifled the Mountaineers on defensive, forcing 17 turnovers while committing only 5. 

West Virginia 43

Texas 69

FINAL:

West Virginia 60

Texas 94

This was a flat out dominant win for the Longhorns, as they flat out dismantled the Mountaineers. Rice led the way with 24 points to help Texas sweep the season series against West Virginia. 

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You can find Connor Zimmerlee on Twitter @Connorjz98

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