National Basketball Association
Baylor 73, Texas Tech 60
When: 1:45 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2012
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Hal Lusk, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
8247
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Pierre Jackson had a game-high 19 points as No. 5 Baylor remained unbeaten with a 73-60 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday at United Spirit Arena.
Brady Heslip finished with 16 points and Quincy Miller added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Bears (15-0, 2-0 Big 12), who are off to the best start in school history and are one of just three remaining unbeatens in the country.
Baylor took a 32-31 lead into halftime, but quickly extended the advantage early in the second half behind Jackson, who helped ignite a 12-2 run. Jackson, a junior guard, scored eight points during the stretch for the Bears, who earned their third straight win in Lubbock.
Texas Tech (7-7, 0-2 Big 12) didn’t make its first field goal of the second half until the 13:48 mark, when Ty Nurse made a 3-pointer to pull the Red Raiders within 46-38. Nurse finished with 10 points for Texas Tech, which dropped its first home game of the season after a 6-0 start.
The Red Raiders got as close as 57-53 with 6:54 left, but Baylor responded with an 8-1 run to stretch the lead back to double figures.
Javarez Willis had a team-high 13 points and Jaye Crockett added 11 for the Red Raiders, who were held to 39.6 percent shooting.
Baylor outrebounded Texas Tech 31-20, including a 10-5 advantage on the offensive glass.
Top Game Performances
| Baylor |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Pierre Jackson 19 |
Scoring |
Javarez Willis 13 |
|
Pierre Jackson 7 |
Assists |
DeShon Minnis 5 |
|
Quincy Miller 9 |
Rebounds |
Jaye Crockett 4 |
|
Quincy Miller 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Tolbert 7 |
|
Pierre Jackson 3 |
Steals |
DeShon Minnis 2 |
|
Perry Jones III 3 |
Blocks |
Jaye Crockett 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Baylor
|
73 |
48.9 |
7-15 |
20-30 |
13 |
31 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
| Texas Tech
|
60 |
39.6 |
6-16 |
16-22 |
12 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
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