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MORGANTOWN, WV - FEBRUARY 20: Jarrett Allen #31 of the Texas Longhorns dunks against Sagaba Konate #50 of the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on February 20, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - FEBRUARY 20: Jarrett Allen #31 of the Texas Longhorns dunks against Sagaba Konate #50 of the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on February 20, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Moments of bliss for the Texas basketball team have been sparse this season.
There was Andrew Jones’ heavenly game-winner against Oklahoma on Jan. 23, Jarrett Allen’s clutch free throws against Iowa State, Eric Davis’ cold-blooded 3-pointer against Texas Tech – and not much aside from that.
Until Monday night in Morgantown.
Texas suffered its 18th loss of the season, falling to No. 12 West Virginia, 77-62, but Allen left an indelible mark all the same.
Midway through the second half, Allen uncorked what may be the Dunk of the Year.
After snagging a pass from Kerwin Roach, Allen loaded up and detonated like Mount Vesuvius, briefly turning Morgantown into his own personal Pompeii.
Texas' Jarrett Allen drops a monster slam pic.twitter.com/0Ou3Z0zBCQ
It’s a miracle WVU forward Sagaba Konate didn’t disintegrate after that.
Allen’s slam sparked the Longhorns, who cut a 20-point deficit to 11 with 5:40 remaining.
But the freshman did not score again after the dunk – he did not even attempt a shot from the field, and missed his lone free throw attempt.
“I mean, it was a good play, I’ll be honest,” Allen said, per the Austin American-Statesman. “It was a strong play at the rim. But you’ve got to go onto the next play.”
Unfortunately for Allen and UT, they were unable to use that play as a catalyst, but at least it will live forever in highlight heaven.
"It was incredible," Roach said. "I was surprised myself. It was big time."
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