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 ATLANTA (AP) - West Virginia's 1-3-1 zone defense and fondness for having its 6-foot-11 center shoot 3-pointers make the Mountaineers a difficult NCAA tournament draw — even for a coach who already survived the challenge in the regular season.
Texas beat the Mountaineers 76-75 on Nov. 21 in the Guardians Classic in Kansas City. Now the second-seeded Longhorns are gearing up for a rematch against No. 6 seed West Virginia on Thursday in the Atlanta Regional semifinals.
Pulling out the tapes of the earlier matchup didn't seem to embolden Texas coach Rick Barnes, who was asked Wednesday whether devising a game plan for West Virginia could be compared to a football coach preparing for a wishbone attack.
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