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Morgantown, WV (SportsNetwork.com) - Hoping to keep pace in the race for the Big 12 Conference crown, the 17th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers play host to the struggling Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday afternoon. Texas Tech dropped an embarrassing 81-36 decision at Oklahoma on Wednesday night, giving the team losses in seven of its last eight games and nine of its last 11 overall. As a result, the Red Raiders find themselves at 11-10 on the season and just 1-7 in conference. That one triumph was a shocker as they upset a ranked Iowa State squad at home last Saturday, 78-73. West Virginia enters this fray sporting an impressive 17-3 record, which includes a 5-2 league ledger. That latter figure has the team tied for second place in the Big 12 standings coming into the weekend, and it will try to secure its third straight victory with a win today. The Mountaineers are 7-2 at home this season, with their two blemishes coming against LSU and Iowa State. West Virginia owns a 6-1 series advantage against Texas Tech, and the Mountaineers won both meetings last season. Texas Tech could do little right in its recent clash with Oklahoma, as the team shot just 21.2 percent from floor, missing 14 of its 17 3-point tries in the process. An 11-of-19 effort at the free-throw line didnt help matters, nor did 17 turnovers and the fact that the Sooners knocked down 52.5 percent of their total shots, including nine treys. No player scored in double digits for Tech, with Robert Turner and Stan Mays coming closest with eight points apiece. Despite a tough night against OU in which he went just 1-of-7 from the field to tally four points, Devaugntah Williams (10.6 ppg) is the only player on the roster presently averaging double figures. The Red Raiders struggle on offense, netting a mere 63.3 ppg in hitting only 39.9 percent of their field goal attempts, which includes a 30.7 percent showing from beyond the arc. Fortunately, they play pretty well at the defensive end in yielding only 63.0 ppg behind typical shooting outputs of .408 overall and .321 from distance. West Virginia was in a real fight the last time out, as it picked up a 65-59 win at Kansas State on Tuesday night. Tarik Phillip paced the Mountaineers with 12 points and Juwan Staten tacked on 11 more, but the squad struggled to hit just 36.4 percent of its field goal attempts, which included a dismal 4- of-17 performance out on the perimeter. WVU was also guilty of an unsightly 20 turnovers, but the Wildcats were even more careless as they coughed the ball up a whopping 25 times. They too had a tough time hitting their shots, doing so at a 36.7 percent clip. Staten (14.9 ppg) and Devin Williams (11.0 ppg) are the only two players currently averaging double digits in the scoring column for a West Virginia team that puts up 77.1 ppg behind shooting efforts that see just 41.4 of its field goal attempts find the bottom of the net. The Mountaineers are converting just 29.7 percent of their long-range launches, but their defensive stance permits only 63.9 ppg. Additional stats proving WVUs worth are that the team leads the nation in steals (251), steals per game (12.6), turnover margin (+9.7) and offensive rebounds (17.7). Myles Turner Jersey . Villar connected off Joe Saunders (11-14), sending a drive well over the left-field fence for his first career homer. The Astros scored six times in the first three innings to chase Saunders. Cory Joseph Jersey ., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in womens competition Sunday at the ISU world junior figure skating championships. http://www.cheappacersjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-mark-jackson-jersey . -- The guys in green raced off the court and into the locker room where they danced and sang, compared whose shot was most likely to end up featured on "One Shining Moment," and checked Twitter to see who was giving them a shoutout. 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Like the Bucks (13-52), the Hawks entered the game having lost 14 of 16, and their first home game after a six-game road trip had an odd feel. "The last two havent been pretty, but theyre wins and its two in a row so were going to try to build on that," said Korver, who was 4 for 4 from the foul line and 3 for 4 from the field in the final period, including 2 for 3 on 3-pointers. "The first game back after a (long) road trip is notoriously a trap game, and I think we fell for it a bit in the first half and didnt come out with the right energy and focus, at least I didnt." Korvers backcourt mate, Jeff Teague, scored 22 points with eight in a final period that saw 12 lead changes and four ties. The Hawks took the lead for good when Korvers 3-pointer gave them a 90-89 edge with 2:15 left. That came moments after Korver missed from long distance, and reserve centre Elton Brand grabbed the rebound and fired it back to the sharpshooter. That play more than any ruined the Atlanta homecoming of Bucks coach Larry Drew, who was the Hawks head coach from 2010-13. He was not asked to return for the final season of his contract, although Atlanta never officially fired him. "If we come up with that rebound were not in that position," Drew said. "You cant leave a guy like that that open. Or even put him in that position, because Kyle is, if not the best shooter, hes one of the top three in our league." Korvers 3 triggered a 9-0 run that waas punctuated by Teagues thunderous dunk with 27 second remaining for a 96-89 lead.dddddddddddd Ersan Ilyasova had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee, and guard Brandon Knight added 20 points. Every Atlanta starter, even centre Pero Antic, made at least one 3-pointer. The Hawks were 13 for 29 from beyond the arc. Milwaukee had just eight turnovers and a modest 43-41 rebounding edge, but went 3 for 19 on 3-point attempts. Trailing 53-47 at halftime, the Hawks took a 68-67 lead by closing the third quarter with a 9-0 run during which they made four straight shots. Milwaukee shot 4 for 21 in the period, and scored one point over the final 4:08 of a 14-point quarter. "Our defence picked us up and allowed us to get back in the game," Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. "We keep talking about being better defensively, and at some point weve got to carry it over to the court." Both teams found energy in the final quarter, when the Hawks outscored the Bucks 34-30. Teague, who pitched in eight assists but also committed seven turnovers, was happy with the win because, he said, "Nobody is bad in the NBA. On any given night, anybody can beat anybody." Budenholzer was more mindful of Atlantas opponent. He did not consider his team to be back on track. "No; not really. I think were going to have to play a whole lot better than this going forward," Budenholzer said. "Wins are important ... but I dont think anybody thinks were settled." NOTES: Hawks centre Al Horford, who has been out since tearing his right pectoral muscle Dec. 26 in an overtime win at Cleveland, said he will not return to play this seven even if Atlanta makes the playoffs. He returned after suffering a similar injury to his left pectoral in 2011-12. "No. I think it would be hard. This injury, honestly, was a little more severe than the other one," he explained in his first meeting with reporters since the injury. "And its my right side, shooting arm, and I need to feel 100 per cent confident with it, so I think its going to be a little bit slower." 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