National Basketball Association
Texas 83, Texas Tech 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Paul Janssen, # Gerry Pollard, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
9366
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Tristan Thompson scored 20 points and No. 14 Texas opened its conference schedule by coasting to an 83-52 road win over Texas Tech Wednesday night.
The Longhorns (13-3, 1-0 Big 12) put together a run of 10 straight points mid-way through the first half to take a 21-12 lead with 8:05 left before the break. A 10-1 spurt to open the second half extended the margin to 48-23, effectively sealing the outcome.
It was primarily a dominating effort inside that propelled the Longhorns. Texas finished with a 42-23 rebounding edge and outscored the Red Raiders in the paint, 50-26.
Jordan Hamilton scored 16 points for Texas, while Cory Joseph added 15.
Robert Lewandowski scored 13 points to lead Texas Tech (8-9, 0-2), which missed on all 11 of its 3-point attempts and shot just 39 percent (23 of 59) overall.
Top Game Performances
| Texas |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Tristan Thompson 20 |
Scoring |
Robert Lewandowski 13 |
|
Dogus Balbay 3 |
Assists |
Brad Reese 1 |
|
Gary Johnson 10 |
Rebounds |
Mike Singletary 8 |
|
Jordan Hamilton 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Brad Reese 3 |
|
Dogus Balbay 2 |
Steals |
John Roberson 2 |
|
Tristan Thompson 2 |
Blocks |
Robert Lewandowski 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas
|
83 |
54.7 |
3-12 |
22-35 |
14 |
39 |
3 |
6 |
|
| Texas Tech
|
52 |
39.0 |
0-11 |
6-10 |
2 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
|
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