National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 73, Texas-Arlington 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Kevin Mathis, # Greg Rennegarbe, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
8171
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Mike Singletary scored 16 points as Texas Tech snapped a three-game losing streak with a 73-56 home victory over Texas-Arlington.
The Red Raiders (6-6) shot just 36.8 percent (21-of-57), but hit six 3-pointers and made 25-of-35 free throws to win for the first time since Nov. 30.
It took a while for Texas Tech to get going. LaMarcus Reed gave the Mavericks a 13-12 lead on a 3-pointer with 9:18 left in the first half. But the Red Raiders outscored Texas-Arlington 25-11 to take a 37-24 halftime lead.
Texas Tech scored the first seven points of the second half, pushing the lead to 44-24 on two Brad Reese free throws three minutes into the half. Texas-Arlington pulled within 12 before pushing the lead back to 20 points late in the game.
Singleton went 12-of-15 from the free-throw line, Reese added 15 points and Robert Lewandowski scored 12 for the Red Raiders.
Bradley Gay scored 14 points for the Mavericks (5-5), who lost their fourth in a row.
The Red Raiders play host to New Mexico on Dec. 29. Texas-Arlington plays at No. 3 Kansas on Dec. 29.
Top Game Performances
| Texas-Arlington |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Bradley Gay 14 |
Scoring |
Mike Singletary 16 |
|
Bryant Smith 3 |
Assists |
John Roberson 6 |
|
Brandon Edwards 10 |
Rebounds |
Brad Reese 16 |
|
Bo Ingram 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Singletary 12 |
|
Shaquille White-Miller 3 |
Steals |
Brad Reese 3 |
|
Brandon Edwards 2 |
Blocks |
Paul Cooper 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-Arlington
|
56 |
29.3 |
5-22 |
17-19 |
8 |
32 |
3 |
7 |
|
| Texas Tech
|
73 |
36.8 |
6-14 |
25-35 |
13 |
41 |
3 |
8 |
|
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