Williams, Shannon help No. 14 Texas Tech beat West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Terrence Shannon yelled after falling to the floor following a first-half dunk and had to be helped off the court, dragging his right leg.

He returned in time to help No. 14 Texas Tech get a rare road win.

Bryson Williams scored 15 points, Shannon sparked a second-half comeback and the Red Raiders beat West Virginia 60-53 on Saturday.

“It was ugly, but I’m certainly excited and proud of our guys,” Texas Tech coach Mark Adams said. “These are the type of games that we can build on, build character and toughness from.”

Under the first-year coach, the Red Raiders (18-5, 7-3 Big 12) have matched their win total from each of the past two seasons.

And while Texas Tech won for the second time in six road games, the Red Raiders have won three straight and five of their last six, with the lone loss at Kansas in double overtime.

“We knew that we only had one win on the road, and we wanted to change that tonight,” Williams said. “We just came with our hard hats and went to work.”

West Virginia couldn’t hold onto a six-point halftime lead, making just four field goals in the second half.

“You can’t win when you’re 4-for-32,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said.

After Shannon’s awkward fall, Adams said he didn’t expect his second-leading scorer, who had a season-high 23 points in an earlier meeting with West Virginia, to return.

“He was in pain, but he was also, I think, scared at the same time,” Adams said.

When Shannon did come back, the Red Raiders took control.

“He went to work and played hard,” Adams said.

Shannon gave Texas Tech its first lead of the second half with a layup and free throw, and later made a jumper and a layup to extend the lead to 48-41 with 8:01 remaining.

“He’s a warrior. That fall