The junior guard came up with two critical steals and baskets late in the game to power the Mountaineers to an 80-76 come-from-behind victory over the fired-up Red Raiders.
Phillip’s biggest steal happened with 30 seconds left in the game when Aaron Ross was driving in for a layup to put Texas Tech back in the lead. Phillip was able to strip the ball out of Ross’ hands and turn Ross’ turnover into a twisting layup at the other end for a traditional three-point play when he was fouled by Zach Smith.
That made the score, 78-76, West Virginia with 24 seconds remaining.