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West Virginia Downs Texas 97-59 - Match Report

The battle between West Virginia and Texas didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Texas was handed a 97-59 defeat on Monday at WVU Coliseum.

West Virginia was a -8.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

Derek Culver had 13 points for West Virginia and Oscar Tshiebwe chipped in with 13 points. Taz Sherman had 4 assists for them, while Oscar Tshiebwe was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Texas got 18 points from Jase Febres in a losing cause and another 15 points from Matt Coleman III. Matt Coleman III contributed 4 assists for them, while Courtney Ramey had 3 rebounds.

West Virginia was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored West Virginia as they grabbed 50 boards, while Texas only had 19

Next game, West Virginia takes its act home to face Missouri looking for another win. For Texas, they head home to face LSU.