For the first time in the 2021-22 season, the No. 17 Texas Longhorns are set for a challenging game at the Erwin Center with the West Virginia Mountaineers coming to Austin on Saturday to open Big 12 play for both schools.
After completing the second-worst non-conference schedule in the country, the Longhorns are 10-2 with the nation’s best scoring defense bolstered by forcing turnovers on 28.7 percent of opposing possessions, also the top mark in the country. Offensively, Texas isn’t converting from three-point range at the rate head coach Chris Beard would like and and hasn’t gotten to the free-throw line frequently, but ranks No.