AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Brooke McCarty scored 18 points and No. 8 Texas defeated West Virginia 73-50 on Sunday.
Imani Boyette had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Texas (24-2, 13-2 Big 12). Ariel Atkins scored 10 points.
With the victory, Texas assured itself of no worse than the No. 2 seed for the Big 12 tournament and its best conference regular season record since 2004-05.
Tynice Martin led West Virginia (20-8, 9-6) with 12 points, two more than Chania Ray. Bria Holmes scored six points, nearly 11 fewer than her team-best average. She hit just 2 of 11 shots.
The Mountaineers' most one-sided defeat this season was by 12 points against Oklahoma State.
Texas trailed by seven early before overwhelming the Mountaineers with a 27-11 run in the second quarter - including an 8-0 push -- for a 42-27 halftime lead.
