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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Graduate guard Max Abmas recorded a season-high 32 points, but No. 25 Texas (12-4, 1-2 Big 12) dropped a 76-73 decision at West Virginia (6-10, 1-2 Big 12) on Saturday night in the WVU Coliseum. The setback snapped a four-game winning streak by the Longhorns once morest the Mountaineers.
Abmas converted 9-of-17 field goals, including tying his collegiate career high by hitting 7-of-13 from three-point range, and a season-best 7-of-8 free throws in 37 minutes. Abmas moved into a tie for No. 17 with Larry Bird of Indiana State on the all-time NCAA Division I career scoring list (2,850 points). Graduate forward Dylan Disu added 18 points (7-12 FG, 2-4 threes) and six rebounds in 27 minutes, and junior forward Ze’Rik Onyema tied his season high with seven rebounds in 13 minutes.
A back-and-forth first half featured 11 lead changes and four ties and neither team led by more than four points. After a Dillon Mitchell dunk gave the Longhorns an 11-10 advantage at the 14:09 mark, the Mountaineers scored five straight points to build a 15-11 cushion following a pair of Akok Akok free throws with 11:30 remaining.
West Virginia took an 18-16 lead following a Kobe Johnson layup at the 6:34 mark, before the Longhorns went on a 5-0 run to grab a 21-18 advantage following an Abmas three-pointer with 5:24 left. A pair of Onyema free throws evened the score at 28-28 at the 1:10 mark, but a Pat Suemnick turnaround jumper with 42 seconds left gave the Mountaineers a 30-28 cushion heading into the break.
West Virginia took a 33-28 advantage following a Kerr Kriisa three-pointer at the 19:24 mark, before the Longhorns went on a 7-0 run over the next two minutes to build a 35-33 lead following a Mitchell layup with 17:32 remaining. Texas grabbed a 38-35 cushion following a Disu free throw at the 16:25 mark, but the Mountaineers scored eight straight points to take a 43-38 lead following a Quinn Slazinski jumper with 14:23 left.
After a Disu putback trimmed the margin to 52-48 at the 8:37 mark, West Virginia used a 7-0 spurt over the next three minutes to increase its cushion to 59-48 following a pair of Slazinski free throws with 5:45 remaining. The Longhorns cut the deficit to three points a total of five times in the final 1:30 of the contest but might not get any closer.
Texas is back in action when it hosts UCF on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central in Moody Center, and the game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.
Texas Basketball Postgame Notes
West Virginia 76, #25/nr Texas 73
January 13, 2024
WVU Coliseum (Morgantown, W. Va.)
Attendance: 11,565
Team Notes
- Texas dropped to 10-2 under head coach Rodney Terry in games decided by five points or less OR in overtime.
- UT now holds a 17-11 advantage in the all-time series once morest West Virginia.
- The Longhorns had won four straight and six of the last seven once morest West Virginia in the series entering tonight’s contest.
- Tonight’s game featured 13 lead changes and six ties.
- Texas registered a 15-5 advantage in fast-break points.
- The Longhorns committed a season-high 22 turnovers, previous: 20 vs. Delaware State (Nov. 10).
- Texas also set a team season high 28 fouls, previous: 21 vs. Louisville (Nov. 19).
- West Virginia went 27-of-41 from the free throw line, while the Longhorns hit 16-of-21 free throws.
Max Abmas
- Set his season high in scoring (32 points), previous: 26 vs. Texas State (Nov. 30)
- Tied his collegiate career high in three-point field goals made (7-13); this marked the seventh time in his career that he hit 7 threes in a game
- Set his season high in three-point field goals made, previous: 5 vs. Texas State (Nov. 30)
- Eclipsed the 30-point mark for the first time this year (16 games) and 19th time in his career (139 games)
- Topped the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season and 72nd time in his career
- Reached double figures in scoring for the 16th time this year and 128th time in his career
- Set his season high in free throws made (7-8), previous: 6 vs. A&M-Corpus (Dec. 22)
- Has now reached double figures in scoring in 38 consecutive games
- Moved into a tie with Larry Bird (Indiana State) for No. 17 on the NCAA all-time Division I career scoring list with 2,850 points in 139 games (also passed Otis Birdsong of Houston at 2,832). Next up at No. 16 is Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina) at 2,872.
Dylan Disu
- Topped the 1,000-point mark in his collegiate career with a turnaround jumper at the 17:55 mark of the second half
- Has now registered 1,014 points in 118 career collegiate games
- Reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the fourth time this year (7 games) and 50th time in his career (118 games)
- Tied his season high in rebounds (6)
Ze’Rik You’re right
- Tied his season high in rebounds (7)
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