Texas Longhorns at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Morris, Harmon help No. 24 Texas top West Virginia 69-56
The Longhorns led from the start, running their stretch without trailing to 143 minutes, but it wasn't until Harmon scored Texas' last seven points over 2 1/2 minutes that the win was secured. The final margin matched the largest of the game.
With No. 12 Iowa State losing at Kansas State, Texas is alone at the top of the Big 12.
Taylor Jones had 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting for Texas (17-6, 8-2), which held its seven opponents below 60 points. Shaylee Gonzales added 11 points. Harmon had six rebounds, six assists and four steals. Deyona Gaston had eight points and nine rebounds.
The Longhorns had a 39-25 rebounding average and held West Virginia to 3 of 18 behind the arc.
Sarah Bates had 12 points off the bench for the Mountaineers (14-6, 5-4).
Gaston opened the game with a three-point play and after a West Virginia basket the Longhorns ran off 10 straight point, the last four by Jones. But the Mountaineers scored the last six to trail 19-14 after one quarter.
West Virginia scored the last eight points of the third quarter to trail 48-45. The Longhorns led by 13 in the middle of the quarter.
Texas is at Kansas on Saturday when West Virginia goes to No. 20 Oklahoma.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 56 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 69 - 56 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Texas Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 56 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Sarah Bates missed Jumper. | 69 - 56 |
| 4th 0:09 | |
West Virginia Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 56 |
Statistics
 TEX |
WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 21-50 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 42.0 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 30.8 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 13-21 | FT | 11-21 |
| 61.9 | Free Throw % | 52.4 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 3 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 1,651 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 15-3 | - | 23-10 |
| Texas | 14-4 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
| Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
| TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
| BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
| Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |