COMMENTARY
Three takeaways from West Virginia’s 81-50 loss at No.18 Texas Tech on Big Monday:
Offensive futility
Not a typo: West Virginia reached halftime with three field goals and 14 turnovers.
The execution looked so nasty that Bob Huggins — typically known for elongated postgame chewings — tried giving his team an extended midgame chewing. The Mountaineers barely made it out for a few seconds of warmups before the second half started.
They finished the night 9-of-39 for 23 percent shooting, the program’s fewest baskets in a game since 1942.
Their 22 total turnovers showed more carelessness than Huggins can stomach.