Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 84
Carter, Miles help No. 20 WVU beat No. 12 Texas Tech 84-74
West Virginia (22-8, 11-6 Big 12) broke a second-place tie with the Red Raiders (22-8, 10-7) and moved closer to earning the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament with one game left.
Sagaba Konate added 16 points, Esa Ahmad had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and James "Beetle" Bolden scored 10 for the Mountaineers, who have won three straight.
Freshman guard Jarrett Culver scored 26 points, Niem Stevenson added 24 and Zhaire Smith scored 12 for Texas Tech, which lost its fourth straight. The Red Raiders were without injured starters Justin Gray, Keenan Evans and Zach Smith.
West Virginia busted out to a 16-0 lead with Carter scoring seven points and Miles hitting a 3-pointer and feeding Ahmad for a pair of dunks.
The Mountaineers have blown several double-digit leads in losses this season, including in a 72-71 setback at Texas Tech, and a hush came over the crowd when Brandone Francis' 3-pointer brought the Red Raiders within seven early in the second half.
Despite the solid play of Stevenson, Smith and Culver, the short-handed Red Raiders couldn't keep up with West Virginia's 10-player rotation.
Lamont West and Bolden made 3-pointers and Bolden followed with two free throws to push the lead to 52-38, and it stayed in double digits the rest of the game.
BIG PICTURE
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders shot 1 for 11 from the floor over the first seven minutes and were desperate to catch up after that. They went 23 of 44 (52 percent) the rest of the game.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers made just 16 of 27 free throws (59 percent), a stat they'll need to improve on if they hope to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech finishes the regular season at home against TCU on Saturday.
West Virginia plays at Texas on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:23 | West Virginia Timeout | 74 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Niem Stevenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Sorrells. | 74 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Jevon Carter made Free Throw. | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Jevon Carter made Free Throw. | 71 - 83 |
Statistics
 TTU |
 WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 29-59 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 16-25 | FT | 16-27 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 14,542 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |