Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

College Sports

January 10, 2013

Mountaineers beat Longhorns in overtime

AUSTIN, Texas — Aaric Murray scored 12 points and West Virginia defeated Texas 57-53 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Jabarie Hinds added 11 points for the Mountaineers (8-6, 1-1 Big 12), who won their first conference game since moving over from the Big East this season.

Jonathan Holmes had 12 points for Texas (8-7, 0-2), which gave up a double-digit lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation, then scored only three points in the extra period.

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