Final
WVU tops Texas, will play Baylor for Big 12 crown
Mar 10, 2014 - 12:24 AM Oklahoma City, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - Bria Holmes scored 23 points and No. 7 West Virginia beat Texas 67-60 on Sunday in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals.The Mountaineers will carry a 12-game winning streak into Monday's tournament final against No. 9 Baylor, which beat Oklahoma State in the other semifinal.
Christal Caldwell added 15 points and Taylor Palmer had 10 for West Virginia (29-3), which hasn't lost since falling at Texas on Jan. 25.
The second-seeded Mountaineers shared the regular-season conference title with top-seeded Baylor. They won despite being out-shot and out-rebounded by Texas.
Chassidy Fussell had 15 points to lead the third-seeded Longhorns (21-11), who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Texas' biggest lead was two points in the opening seconds of the game.
- TEXAS: 60
WEST VIRGINIA: 67
Final
Mar 9 7:40 PM - 264
roots - TEXAS: 21
WEST VIRGINIA: 28
Halftime
Mar 9 6:20 PM - TEXAS: 0
WEST VIRGINIA: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 9 5:38 PM
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