MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Javan Felix scored 17 points to lead Texas to a 56-49 victory over sixth-ranked West Virginia on a snowy Wednesday night in Morgantown.
The Mountaineers were ranked fourth in the country in scoring averaging 84.2 points per game heading into this week’s action, but West Virginia was nowhere close to that tonight against the Longhorns because of poor shooting – from everywhere.
WVU was 16 of 40 on its two-point tries, three of 21 on its threes and was disappointing eight of 23 from the foul throw line.
Texas (12-6, 4-2) wasn’t that much better, shooting 39 percent overall and missing 12 free throws, but the Longhorns made up the difference on their six three-point field goals - the big one coming from Felix with 1:38 left in the game to make it a seven-point game - and the 14-point advantage they had at the free throw line.