The Mountaineers got back on the Red Raiders a few weeks later, but now the real rematch begins in the conference tournament. The WVU basketball team faces Texas Tech Friday at 9 p.m.
Texas Tech has recently defeated Texas, which beat West Virginia in the final regular season game of the year. The Longhorns will wait their NCAA Tournament fate but definitely improved their odds with the overtime win against West Virginia. Texas Tech was catching Texas at the right time then.
The worn out Longhorns couldn’t keep up with the Red Raiders in the tournament quarterfinals, despite beating Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.