WVU tops Texas, will play Baylor for Big 12 crown

Published February 05, 2015

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.

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