Big 12's Playoff Hopes Rest With Baylor, West Virginia
The Big 12 has hardly been mentioned in any playoff discussions. Yet Baylor and West Virginia remain very much alive for a spot in the postseason.
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The Big 12 has hardly been mentioned in any playoff discussions. Yet Baylor and West Virginia remain very much alive for a spot in the postseason.
West Virginia can improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2012, with home games still ahead against league powers Oklahoma and Baylor. Texas Tech aims to rebound after 44-38 loss at Kansas State last week.
Two men who were presumed dead when their camper was swept away in rushing waters during the West Virginia floods have been found alive.
Luken Baker's solo home run in the top of the tenth inning earned TCU the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship with an 11-10 win over West Virginia on Sunday.
Senior left-hander Ross Vance held Oklahoma to one hit over the last 8 2/3 innings and Kyle Davis hit a three-run homer, leading West Virginia to a 6-0 victory over Oklahoma.
When Hillary Clinton tries to vanquish Bernie Sanders in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary next month, she will also have to watch out for Keith Judd, a political nobody and a felon.
Devin Williams had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced attack, and the No. 2 seed never trailed in an 86-66 victory over TCU in the quarterfinals Thursday nigh
No. 6 Texas defeated No. 22 West Virginia 67-51 in a Big 12 women's tournament semifinal Sunday. The Longhorns will face No. 4 Baylor in the championship game on Monday.
No. 10 West Virginia wrapped up second place in the Big 12 Conference.
Jaysean Paige and Daxter Miles Jr. each scored 15 points and No. 10 West Virginia closed out its home regular season on senior night Wednesday by trouncing Texas Tech 90-68.
After struggling in their last two games, the Texas Longhorns showed why they are one of the top teams in the country.
Buddy Hield helped get No. 3 Oklahoma out of a temporary lull.
Isaiah Taylor scored 23 points and Eric Davis Jr. added 15 and led a flurry of 3-pointers that sparked the 24th-ranked Longhorns to an 85-78 victory over No. 10 West Virginia.
West Virginia is 8-0 all-time against TCU with all the games being played in the Big 12.
Alexis Jones scored 20 points and freshman Beatrice Mompremier had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
TCU hit seven 3-pointers and shot 58 percent in the second half.
The Red Raiders were up 76-72 with 1:10 remaining.
The Longhorns turned it over just eight times against West Virginia's vaunted "Press Virginia" and walked away with a 56-49 upset over 6th-ranked WVU.
Khadeem Lattin tipped the ball in with one second remaining.
Alexis Jones scored 20 points and the Lady Bears used their size and experience to beat the Mountaineers 69-64 on Tuesday night.
The Cowboys cut an eight-point lead to 3 with 9:18 left in the first half.
Jaysean Paige scored seven of his 20 points in the late game-clinching run for foul-plagued No. 17 West Virginia, which beat TCU 95-87 on Monday night for its sixth straight victory.
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen has seen for himself over the past few weeks how Baylor's Corey Coleman and TCU's Trevon Boykin can wreck a defense.
It was Baylor's FBS-best 19th consecutive home game.
The Bears, now with their highest AP ranking ever, were coming off their epic 61-58 comeback victory over TCU last season when they went to West Virginia and lost 41-27.
