KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 11 West Virginia looked too deep and too fresh to allow another Texas comeback.
Behind Jevon Carter’s 21 points, the second-seeded Mountaineers survived a rugged second half to advance 63-53 Thursday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.
“We’ve got a lot of ways to win games,” said Nathan Adrian, who finished only six points but grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots. The senior made a steal in front of the West Virginia bench and passed to Carter for a key 3-pointer with 6:34 left.
After a blistering first half, West Virginia (25-7) cooled off to 28-percent shooting in the second half and missed 16 of its final 20 attempts.