National Basketball Association
Baylor 59, Texas Tech 49
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Kipp Kissinger, # Bret Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
8827
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Baylor 59, Texas Tech 49: Royce O'Neale had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the host Bears held off the Red Raiders' late rally.
Brady Heslip hit four 3-pointers for 14 points for Baylor (19-10, 7-9 Big 12), which didn't make a field goal during the final eight minutes. Kenny Chery went 0-of-6 from the floor but finished with nine points and five assists.
Robert Turner led Texas Tech (13-16, 5-11) with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Toddrick Gotcher and Aaron Ross each added 10 points for the Red Raiders, who were outrebounded 40-24.
Cory Jefferson's 3-pointer with just over eight minutes left in the first half capped Baylor's 8-0 run for a 20-12 lead and O'Neale's 3-pointer started a 7-0 Bears run to end the half with a 33-22 advantage. The Bears pushed their lead to 16 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Heslip and O'Neale early in the second half.
Ross scored twice during Texas Tech's 9-0 run that was capped by Turner's layup with just over three minutes left to cut the gap to 50-45. The Bears made 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch - the first seven by Chery - to seal the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Heslip's four 3-pointers give him 273 in his career, putting him one behind second-place Tweety Carter on Baylor's all-time list. ... Texas Tech has lost five in a row. ... Ross scored all of his points in the second half on 5-of-6 shooting.
Top Game Performances
Texas Tech |
|
Baylor |
Robert Turner 12 |
Scoring |
Royce O'Neale 16 |
Toddrick Gotcher 3 |
Assists |
Kenny Chery 5 |
Alex Foster 5 |
Rebounds |
Royce O'Neale 12 |
Jordan Tolbert 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Chery 9 |
Toddrick Gotcher 2 |
Steals |
Isaiah Austin 2 |
Alex Foster 1 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Austin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Tech
|
49 |
47.6 |
2-11 |
7-17 |
12 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
Baylor
|
59 |
30.2 |
7-31 |
20-25 |
11 |
36 |
4 |
6 |
9 |