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#12 · 4-0

West Virginia

42–34
Final
#25 · 3-2

Texas Tech

 Galaxy Stadium, LubbockWVU -3.5
FINALWest Virginia 42, Texas Tech 34WVU covered -3.5CLOSED WVU -3.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Mountaineers' defense comes up with huge pick-6VIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
TTU WINNING
WVU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: TTU 60% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 8 PTS

Scoring plays

12 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Gary Jennings Jr. 13 Yd pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley Kick)

12:21
7-0
Rushing Touchdown

Leddie Brown 1 Yd Run (Evan Staley Kick)

8:06
14-0
Passing Touchdown

Marcus Simms 45 Yd pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley Kick)

3:03
21-0
Passing Touchdown

Antoine Wesley 40 Yd pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield Kick)

2:06
21-7
Rushing Touchdown

Kennedy McKoy 38 Yd Run (Evan Staley Kick)

0:04
28-7
Q2
Field Goal Good

Clayton Hatfield 25 Yd Field Goal

9:38
28-10
Passing Touchdown

Gary Jennings Jr. 14 Yd pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley Kick)

1:08
35-10
Q3
Passing Touchdown

De'Quan Bowman 2 Yd pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield Kick)

3:02
35-17
Q4
Field Goal Good

Clayton Hatfield 27 Yd Field Goal

12:31
35-20
Rushing Touchdown

Jett Duffey 3 Yd Run (Clayton Hatfield Kick)

7:50
35-27
Interception Return Touchdown

Keith Washington 51 Yd Interception Return (Evan Staley Kick)

2:58
42-27
Rushing Touchdown

Ta'Zhawn Henry 1 Yd Run (Clayton Hatfield Kick)

0:38
42-34

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Grier, No. 12 WVU hold on to beat No. 25 Texas Tech, 42-34

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Will Grier threw for 370 yards with three touchdowns, Keith Washington thwarted a rally with 51-yard interception return for a score and No. 12 West Virginia held on for a 42-34 win over 25th-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday. Marcus Simms had nine catches for a career-high 138 yards -- all in the first half -- for his third straight 100-yard game. The Mountaineers (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) scored 28 first-quarter points. Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman , the nation's leading passer coming in, didn't return after getting injured in the first half when he was sandwiched on hits by Ezekiel Rose and Washington as he threw a pass. Sophomore Jett Duffey had his first career touchdown pass and TD run filling in for Bowman as the Red Raiders (3-2, 1-1) stayed close after trailing 35-10 at halftime.

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Top performers

WVU
PASSINGWill Grier27/41, 370 YDS, 3 TD
RUSHINGKennedy McKoy11 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGMarcus Simms9 REC, 138 YDS, 1 TD
TTU
PASSINGJett Duffey16/27, 172 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJett Duffey15 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGAntoine Wesley8 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

WVU · TTU
489
TOTAL YARDS
463
370
PASSING
295
119
RUSHING
168
26
1ST DOWNS
28
7-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-17
0
TURNOVERS
3
12-115
PENALTIES
7-60
30:26
POSSESSION
29:34

GALAXY STADIUM, LUBBOCK · ATTENDANCE 55,283

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