WVMetroNews · Jan 10, 2018
Baylor’s upset ploy foiled by ‘Carter Time’
Jevon Carter’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 56 seconds left helped No. 2 West Virginia down Baylor 57-54 on Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Across the previous 32 minutes, West Virginia’s Jevon Carter had attempted only five shots and missed them all. Yet in the opposing huddle, facing a tie-game scenario, Baylor coach Scott Drew warned his players that it was “Carter Time.”
Drew’s prophesy played out accordingly.
Carter’s off-balanced 3-pointer in the final minute — a difficult jumper over tight defense from Jake Lindsey — helped No. 2 West Virginia survive a 57-54 dogfight against Baylor in Big 12 action Tuesday night.