MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Andrew Jones buried a 3-pointer from the wing with 1.8 seconds to cap a game-ending 7-0 run for No. 4 Texas as they knocked off No. 14 West Virginia 72-70 Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum.
The Mountaineers led by five points with 90 seconds left after a jumper in the lane from Taz Sherman. But Texas outscored WVU 5-0 in the final minute, setting up the heroics from Jones. The Mountaineers went 0-for-3 from the free throw line in the final 1:05.
“Andrew Jones, I don’t think anybody is surprised that he made that shot,” said Texas head coach Shaka Smart. “He is a great shooter. I don’t think anyone is surprised he is putting the ball in the basket for us because he is really good at that.” You can talk about Emmitt (Matthews) missing free throws but even if he makes two, they still could have tied it and won it in overtime,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins. “But I think if we get up eight with two minutes to go, that it pretty tough to overcome.”
