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Allen scores 26, No. 20 Texas beats West Virginia 82-81

AP
Feb 26, 2022

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) This time around, Texas senior Timmy Allen played more like himself against West Virginia.

Allen scored 15 of his season-high 26 points over the final 10 minutes, and the 20th-ranked Longhorns beat the Mountaineers 82-81 on Saturday.

Allen also grabbed 10 rebounds. He went 7 for 9 from the field and 12 for 16 at the line.

The forward was limited to eight points in a 74-59 win over the Mountaineers on Jan. 1.

''We were watching film from our first game against them and it didn't even look like me,'' Allen said. ''I looked passive and I looked not as strong, so I just wanted to come out and be aggressive.''

Allen's brother, Teddy, was a popular backup player at West Virginia in 2017-18 before transferring after his freshman season. Timmy Allen said he doesn't know if that was a factor in how he performed Saturday, other than it helped him focus. He was eager after the game to call his sibling, who now plays at New Mexico State.

''I've been thinking about it all day,'' Timmy Allen said. ''I mean, that's my brother. That's my best friend.''

Marcus Carr had 15 points for the Longhorns (21-8, 10-6 Big 12), and Jase Febres scored a season-high 14.

Texas trailed by 10 midway through the second half, but it rallied in time to earn its second straight win and improve to 4-6 on the road.

''That's as happy as our locker room has been all year,'' Texas coach Chris Beard said.

Malik Curry scored a season-high 27 points for last-place West Virginia (14-15, 3-13). Taz Sherman added 13 points and Gabe Osabuohien had 12.

After starting the season 12-1, the Mountaineers have lost six straight and 13 of their last 14 games.

West Virginia was in position to post a big win. But Texas went ahead to stay on a 3-pointer by Febres with 4:38 remaining.

''We're up 10, and we do the dumbest things,'' West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. ''We've got guys trying to make plays that have no business trying to make plays. You can't keep making the same mistakes. We forced things that just weren't there.''

Carr flipped in an off-balance shot in the lane for an 80-76 lead with 1:47 left. Curry made a layup, was fouled and sank a free throw with 11 seconds left to close the gap to 82-81.

Texas lost the ensuing inbounds pass when the ball went out of bounds off Andrew Jones with 9 seconds remaining.

After a timeout, Sherman inbounded the ball to Curry, who missed a jumper from the top of the key.

''I don't know how you're going to get a better shot,'' Huggins said.

Allen was fouled getting the rebound with 1 second left. He missed both free throws but West Virginia couldn't get a shot off in time.

Texas shot 63% (26 of 41) from the floor and outrebounded the Mountaineers 28-17.

But the Longhorns were held to one field goal and committed five turnovers over the first six minutes of the second half, allowing West Virginia to gain momentum before Allen took over down the stretch.

CUNNINGHAM EJECTED

Texas backup forward Brock Cunningham was ejected midway through the first half after a hard foul on Curry during a breakaway layup. It did nothing to throw off the Longhorns, who made 13 of their first 17 shots and cruised into halftime leading 43-37.

BIG PICTURE

Texas: Despite committing 16 turnovers, the Longhorns won for the seventh time in the past nine meetings with West Virginia.

West Virginia: Huggins has seen stretches like this before. In the 2018-19 season, West Virginia lost 15 of 19 games to finish the regular season yet advanced to the league title game, where it lost to Kansas.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Texas could move up a spot in the AP Top 25 poll after a 2-0 week.

UP NEXT

Texas: Hosts No. 10 Baylor on Monday, then finishes the regular season at No. 5 Kansas next Saturday. The Longhorns lost to Baylor and beat the Jayhawks in earlier meetings.

West Virginia: Travels to Oklahoma on Tuesday before finishing at home against TCU on Saturday.

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1st Half
TEX
Longhorns
43
WV
Mountaineers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Christian Bishop vs. Isaiah Cottrell (Timmy Allen gains possession)
19:46		Andrew Jones misses two point layup
19:44		Taz Sherman defensive rebound
19:28	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:07	+2	Courtney Ramey makes two point driving layup	2-2
18:46	+2	Kedrian Johnson makes two point driving layup	2-4
18:23		Christian Bishop turnover (lost ball)
18:08	+2	Isaiah Cottrell makes two point layup (Sean McNeil assists)	2-6
17:55	+2	Marcus Carr makes two point pullup jump shot	4-6
17:35		Marcus Carr personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
17:28		Andrew Jones shooting foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
17:28		Isaiah Cottrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:28	+1	Isaiah Cottrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
17:19		Andrew Jones turnover (bad pass)
16:56		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
16:54		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
16:43		Isaiah Cottrell blocks Timmy Allen's two point jump shot
16:41		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup	4-9
16:16		Jalen Bridges personal foul (Christian Bishop draws the foul)
16:14	+2	Dylan Disu makes two point jump shot (Jase Febres assists)	6-9
15:50		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
15:48		Marcus Carr defensive rebound
15:41	+2	Marcus Carr makes two point jump shot	8-9
15:20		Marcus Carr shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:22		Kedrian Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:22	+1	Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-10
15:01		Jase Febres turnover (lost ball) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
14:59		Jase Febres personal foul
14:47		Dylan Disu personal foul (Dimon Carrigan draws the foul)
14:40		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point jump shot
14:38		Jase Febres defensive rebound
14:30		Courtney Ramey misses two point jump shot
14:28		Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
14:18		Kedrian Johnson turnover (bad pass)
13:58	+2	Jase Febres makes two point jump shot	10-10
13:31		Brock Cunningham shooting foul (Dimon Carrigan draws the foul)
13:31		Dimon Carrigan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:31		Dimon Carrigan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:31		Christian Bishop defensive rebound
13:23	+3	Jase Febres makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	13-10
13:04		Sean McNeil turnover (bad pass) (Courtney Ramey steals)
12:58	+2	Devin Askew makes two point driving layup	15-10
12:44		Kedrian Johnson misses two point layup
12:41		Mountaineers offensive rebound
12:34	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point hook shot	15-12
12:23	+3	Andrew Jones makes three point jump shot (Brock Cunningham assists)	18-12
11:59		Devin Askew personal foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Pauly Paulicap makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-13
11:57		Pauly Paulicap misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:57		Andrew Jones defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Andrew Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	20-13
11:34	+2	Pauly Paulicap makes two point layup (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	20-15
11:17	+3	Jase Febres makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	23-15
10:51		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point jump shot
10:49		Brock Cunningham defensive rebound
10:37		Christian Bishop turnover (lost ball) (Malik Curry steals)
10:30		Brock Cunningham flagrant 2 (Malik Curry draws the foul)
10:30		Malik Curry technical foul
10:30		Malik Curry turnover
10:30	+1	Andrew Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 2	24-15
10:30		Andrew Jones misses technical free throw 2 of 2
10:30		Mountaineers defensive rebound
10:30	+1	Malik Curry makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	24-16
10:30	+1	Malik Curry makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	24-17
10:25		Malik Curry misses two point layup
10:23		Pauly Paulicap offensive rebound
10:23		Jase Febres shooting foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Pauly Paulicap makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
10:23	+1	Pauly Paulicap makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-19
10:09	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point driving layup	26-19
9:55	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point pullup jump shot	26-22
9:30		Andrew Jones misses two point jump shot
9:28		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
9:18		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
9:16		Courtney Ramey defensive rebound
9:14		Jalen Bridges personal foul (Courtney Ramey draws the foul)
9:06		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
9:06	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-22
9:06		Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:06		Pauly Paulicap defensive rebound
8:35		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
8:33		Devin Askew defensive rebound
8:28		Dylan Disu offensive foul (Pauly Paulicap draws the foul)
8:28		Dylan Disu turnover
8:03		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
8:01		Andrew Jones defensive rebound
7:45		Pauly Paulicap personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:33	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Andrew Jones assists)	30-22
7:04		Timmy Allen blocks Sean McNeil's two point jump shot
7:02		Sean McNeil offensive rebound
7:02		Jump ball. Sean McNeil vs. Timmy Allen (Mountaineers gains possession)
6:59		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
6:57		Christian Bishop defensive rebound
6:51		Timmy Allen turnover (lost ball) (Dimon Carrigan steals)
6:32		Christian Bishop shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
6:30	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
6:30	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
6:10	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point pullup jump shot	32-24
5:57		Gabe Osabuohien offensive foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
5:57		Gabe Osabuohien turnover
5:39		Courtney Ramey misses two point jump shot
5:37		Dimon Carrigan defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point pullup jump shot	32-26
4:56	+3	Andrew Jones makes three point jump shot (Christian Bishop assists)	35-26
4:40		Timmy Allen shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-27
4:40	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-28
4:17		Andrew Jones misses three point jump shot
4:15		Malik Curry defensive rebound
3:46	+3	Malik Curry makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists)	35-31
3:36		Longhorns 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:28		Andrew Jones offensive foul (Seth Wilson draws the foul)
3:28		Andrew Jones turnover
3:17		Christian Bishop blocks Jalen Bridges's two point jump shot
3:15		Christian Bishop defensive rebound
3:03		Seth Wilson shooting foul (Courtney Ramey draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
2:57	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
2:35		Malik Curry misses two point layup
2:33		Devin Askew defensive rebound
2:27		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
2:27	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-31
2:04	+3	Malik Curry makes three point pullup jump shot	39-34
1:50	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point driving layup	41-34
1:24	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	41-36
1:05		Isaiah Cottrell personal foul (Christian Bishop draws the foul)
1:05		Christian Bishop misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:05		Timmy Allen offensive rebound
1:04		Jump ball. Timmy Allen vs. Dimon Carrigan (Longhorns gains possession)
0:55		Isaiah Cottrell personal foul (Courtney Ramey draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
0:55	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-36
0:36		Jase Febres shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-37
0:36		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Christian Bishop defensive rebound
0:08		Courtney Ramey misses three point jump shot
0:06		Timmy Allen offensive rebound
0:04		Jalen Bridges blocks Timmy Allen's two point layup
0:02		Jalen Bridges defensive rebound
0:02		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Devin Askew defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TEX
Longhorns
39
WV
Mountaineers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point pullup jump shot	43-39
19:22	+2	Marcus Carr makes two point pullup jump shot	45-39
18:44	+3	Isaiah Cottrell makes three point step back jump shot	45-42
18:11		Jalen Bridges shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
18:11	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-42
18:11	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-42
18:00		Christian Bishop shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
18:00	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
17:46		Andrew Jones misses three point jump shot
17:44		Mountaineers defensive rebound
17:27		Courtney Ramey flagrant 1 (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
17:27		Gabe Osabuohien misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
17:27	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	47-45
17:27		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
17:27		TV timeout
17:21	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot	47-47
17:03		Sean McNeil personal foul (Courtney Ramey draws the foul)
16:51		Christian Bishop turnover (traveling)
16:35		Courtney Ramey shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
16:35	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-48
16:35	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-49
16:26		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass) (Sean McNeil steals)
16:16		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
16:14		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
15:55		Marcus Carr turnover (out of bounds)
15:53		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point jump shot	47-51
15:10		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
15:08		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
14:41		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
14:39		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
14:31		Jase Febres turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Cottrell steals)
14:19		Marcus Carr personal foul (Taz Sherman draws the foul)
14:06	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Taz Sherman assists)	47-54
13:39	+3	Jase Febres makes three point jump shot (Timmy Allen assists)	50-54
13:20		Devin Askew shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
13:20		Malik Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:20	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
13:17		Malik Curry personal foul
13:05		Courtney Ramey turnover (bad pass) (Seth Wilson steals)
13:00	+2	Seth Wilson makes two point driving layup	50-57
12:38		Gabe Osabuohien personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
12:35		Malik Curry shooting foul (Marcus Carr draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Marcus Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 3	51-57
12:35		Marcus Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:35	+1	Marcus Carr makes regular free throw 3 of 3	52-57
12:21		Marcus Carr shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
12:21	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
12:09	+2	Christian Bishop makes two point dunk (Timmy Allen assists)	54-59
11:52		TV timeout
11:40	+2	Gabe Osabuohien makes two point layup	54-61
11:40		Devin Askew shooting foul (Gabe Osabuohien draws the foul)
11:40	+1	Gabe Osabuohien makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-62
11:22		Andrew Jones misses two point jump shot
11:20		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
11:12		Gabe Osabuohien offensive foul
11:12		Gabe Osabuohien turnover
10:44		Devin Askew turnover (traveling)
10:32	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	54-64
10:29		Longhorns 30 second timeout
10:17	+3	Marcus Carr makes three point jump shot (Timmy Allen assists)	57-64
9:55		Malik Curry misses two point layup
9:53		Andrew Jones defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point layup (Andrew Jones assists)	59-64
9:21	+2	Malik Curry makes two point pullup jump shot	59-66
9:09		Pauly Paulicap shooting foul (Christian Bishop draws the foul)
9:09		Christian Bishop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:09	+1	Christian Bishop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
8:50		Gabe Osabuohien offensive foul
8:50		Gabe Osabuohien turnover
8:35		Andrew Jones misses three point jump shot
8:33		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
8:20	+2	Taz Sherman makes two point layup (Seth Wilson assists)	60-68
8:10		Andrew Jones misses three point jump shot
8:08		Timmy Allen offensive rebound
8:05	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point putback layup	62-68
7:50		Timmy Allen blocks Taz Sherman's two point jump shot
7:48		Courtney Ramey defensive rebound
7:47		Jump ball. Courtney Ramey vs. Dimon Carrigan (Longhorns gains possession)
7:47		TV timeout
7:22		Kobe Johnson personal foul (Courtney Ramey draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
7:22	+1	Courtney Ramey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
7:00		Christian Bishop personal foul (Isaiah Cottrell draws the foul)
7:00		Isaiah Cottrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:00		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
6:43		Malik Curry personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
6:43	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
6:18	+3	Taz Sherman makes three point jump shot (Dimon Carrigan assists)	66-71
6:02		Andrew Jones misses three point jump shot
6:00		Dimon Carrigan defensive rebound
5:53		Taz Sherman misses three point jump shot
5:51		Courtney Ramey defensive rebound
5:42		Isaiah Cottrell shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
5:42		Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:42	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-71
5:25		Dimon Carrigan turnover (bad pass) (Timmy Allen steals)
5:14		Dimon Carrigan shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
5:14	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-71
4:53		Taz Sherman misses two point jump shot
4:51		Longhorns defensive rebound
4:39	+3	Jase Febres makes three point pullup jump shot	72-71
4:14		Courtney Ramey shooting foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-72
4:14		Sean McNeil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
4:12		Pauly Paulicap personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-72
4:12	+1	Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-72
3:57		TV timeout
3:55		Isaiah Cottrell misses two point hook shot
3:53		Gabe Osabuohien offensive rebound
3:51		Gabe Osabuohien misses two point layup
3:49		Courtney Ramey defensive rebound
3:49		Jump ball. Courtney Ramey vs. Gabe Osabuohien (Mountaineers gains possession)
3:49		Courtney Ramey turnover (lost ball) (Malik Curry steals)
3:47		Gabe Osabuohien turnover (bad pass) (Courtney Ramey steals)
3:20	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point driving layup	76-72
2:48		Courtney Ramey personal foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
2:48	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-73
2:48	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-74
2:40		Jase Febres misses three point jump shot
2:38		Timmy Allen offensive rebound
2:35	+2	Timmy Allen makes two point putback layup	78-74
2:17	+2	Malik Curry makes two point jump shot (Gabe Osabuohien assists)	78-76
1:49	+2	Marcus Carr makes two point pullup jump shot	80-76
1:30		Taz Sherman misses two point layup
1:28		Gabe Osabuohien offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Gabe Osabuohien makes two point putback layup	80-78
1:11	+2	Marcus Carr makes two point driving layup	82-78
1:08		Longhorns 30 second timeout
0:52		Malik Curry misses three point jump shot
0:50		Courtney Ramey defensive rebound
0:22		Timmy Allen offensive foul
0:22		Timmy Allen turnover
0:22		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
0:11	+2	Malik Curry makes two point driving layup	82-80
0:11		Jase Febres shooting foul (Malik Curry draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Malik Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-81
0:09		Timmy Allen turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Cottrell steals)
0:09		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
0:04		Malik Curry misses two point jump shot
0:02		Timmy Allen defensive rebound
0:01		Taz Sherman personal foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
0:01		Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Longhorns 60 second timeout
0:01		Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Isaiah Cottrell defensive rebound