COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three takeaways from West Virginia’s 75-53 loss to Texas on Saturday night at the WVU Coliseum:
1. Roach’s return
After sinking two deep 3s, Kerwin Roach went to the bench with two fouls at the 14:41 mark of the first half. But Texas coach Shaka Smart was compelled to reinsert his lead guard with 2:13 remaining. At that juncture, West Virginia was on a 10-1 run that trimmed the deficit to 29-28.
After Roach re-entered, the Longhorns scored six unanswered to close the half, and then they opened the second half on a 10-1 spurt.