West Virginia Drops Seventh Straight
The West Virginia Mountaineers fell to the the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders 60-53 Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers were without their leading scorer Taz Sherman, and the loss marked the seventh straight.
West Virginia started the game on an 11-2 run behind six points from senior guard Sean McNeil, who capped off the run with a four-point play.
After the Mountaineers began shooting 4-6 from the field, the went through a stretch hitting just 4-14 while Tech battled to take its first lead of the game before forward Jalen Bridges buried a three from the right wing on his way to a 16-point first half peformace and retaking the lead 20-19.
Texas Tech guard Kevin McCullar quickly regained the lead with a jumper but the Mountaineers forced three turnovers, constructing a 10-0 run for the nine-point lead before McCullar buried a wide-open three from the corner to cut the deficit to six before the half.
Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Mylik Wilson (13) shoots a layup during the first half against the West Virginia Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum.
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The Red Raiders scored six straight out of the break before West Virginia forward Dimon Carrigan hit a pair of free throws to put the Mountaineers back up two.
West Virginia started the second half just 1-14 from the field, opening the door for a Texas Tech seven-point lead with eight minutes remaining in game.
The Mountaineers were 4-32 from the field in the second half as Texas Tech was able to hold on for the 60-53 win. Bridges led all scorer with 16 points, all coming in the first half.
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