Belt game 1,752 · March 23, 2006 · postseason
Texas take the belt
Texas beat West Virginia 74–71 at home to start reign 494 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
West Virginia had held it since March 19, 2006, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Texas held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to LSU on March 25, 2006.
494Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
West Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pittsnogle | 36 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gansey | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 |
| Patrick Beilein | 26 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Joe Herber | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| J.D. Collins | 30 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Frank Young | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Rob Summers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alex Ruoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darris Nichols | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Texas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 37 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| P.J. Tucker | 36 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mike Williams | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| A.J. Abrams | 29 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Kenton Paulino | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Brad Buckman | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Daniel Gibson | 30 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| J.D. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.