Sweet 16
No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big East (23-10)
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No.6 Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big XII (22-10)

Albuquerque, New Mexico
The PIT/ Bob King Court (18,018)
9:40 p.m. EST
CBS
Sweet 16 matchup
Albuquerque Region
Texas Tech favored by 1.5
First ever meeting between Texas Tech and West Virginia

WVU is 15-18 in the NCAA Tournament
This is WVU's fourth sweet 16 appearance


Mountaineer Starters
4 Tyrone Sally F 6-7 210lbs Senior 12.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg
20 Mike Gansey F 6-4 205 Junior 12.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
34 Kevin Pittsnogle C 6-11 250 Junior 11.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg
5 Johannes Herber G 6-6 215 Junior 8.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg
1 J.D. Collins G 5-10 180 Junior 3.6 ppg, 3.2 apg

Texas Tech Starters
21 Devonne Giles F 6-8 225 Senior 11.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg
44 Darryl Dora F 6-9 235 Sophomore 6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
3 Martin Zeno G 6-5 190 Freshman 12.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
22 Jarrius Jackson G 6-1 185 Sophomore 15.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
24 Ronald Ross G 6-2 185 Senior 17.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg

The closest the Mountaineers have ever come to a national title is a 71-70 loss in the 1955 title game against California.
Bobby Knight is 0-1 against the Mountaineers, he lost to them while coaching at Army in 1970
In the PIT, the Mountaineers are 3-1, with their last wins coming in 2001
Tyrone Sally was the only Mountaineer on the roster at the time of playing in the PIT


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