National Basketball Association
Missouri 81, Texas Tech 59
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2012
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Paul Janssen, # Rick Randall, # Joe Stigliano
Attendance:
7892
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Missouri 81, Texas Tech 59: Kim English led five players in double figures with 20 points for the No. 8 Tigers, who put on a 3-point shooting display in a victory over the host Red Raiders.
Missouri (27-4, 14-4 Big 12) had already clinched the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big 12 Tournament but set a school record for most regular-season wins in coach Frank Haith’s first year with the program.
The Tigers shot 16-of-27 from 3-point range, with 12 of those makes coming after halftime as they pulled away from the overmatched Red Raiders.
Texas Tech (8-22, 1-17 Big 12) shot 54 percent in the first half to hang in the game and trailed only 32-28 at the break.
Marcus Denmon went scoreless in the first period for the first time this season, but he led the 3-point barrage in the second half. The Tigers immediately built the lead to 43-33 on Denmon’s 3-pointer with 16:32 remaining, and then Denmon nailed two more from long distance on back-to-back possessions that stretched the edge all the way up to 58-40 with about 10 minutes left.
Denmon finished with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from long range.
Game notebook: Mizzou big man Ricardo Ratliffe had 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds … Texas Tech has lost six straight… The Red Raiders lost by double digits for the 12th time in Big 12 play.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Kim English 20 |
Scoring |
Jaye Crockett 17 |
|
Phil Pressey 8 |
Assists |
Robert Lewandowski 2 |
|
Ricardo Ratliffe 15 |
Rebounds |
Jaye Crockett 8 |
|
Kim English 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Luke Adams 3 |
|
Marcus Denmon 2 |
Steals |
Javarez Willis 2 |
|
Ricardo Ratliffe 2 |
Blocks |
Jaye Crockett 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
81 |
50.9 |
16-26 |
11-16 |
18 |
29 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Texas Tech
|
59 |
54.8 |
4-7 |
9-14 |
11 |
23 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
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