National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 86, Texas Tech 71
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Darron George, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
8248
By SportsDirect Inc.
Oklahoma 86, Texas Tech 71: Steven Pledger enjoyed his best perimeter shooting game of the year, and Amath M'Baye contributed a double-double as the visiting Sooners won in Lubbock for the first time since February of 2009.
Pledger sank a season-high six 3-pointers as part of a 22-point performance. Romero Osby added 21 points and M'Baye totaled 15 points with a career-best 13 rebounds for the Sooners (17-8, 8-5 Big 12), who shot 53.3 percent from the field.
Texas Tech freshman Josh Gray scored a career-best 26 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and four steals. The Red Raiders (9-15, 2-11) got 15 points from Jaye Crockett and 10 from Jordan Tolbert.
Oklahoma made 16-of-27 shots from the field in the first half and its 44-36 lead marked the team's largest halftime point total of the season. The Sooners widened the gap to 68-53, but Gray scored six straight to cue a 10-2 rally by the Red Raiders.
Oklahoma pulled ahead by double digits once again in the final minutes, getting four straight points from Osby to rebuild a 76-65 advantage. That was too much for Texas Tech, which lost its seventh consecutive game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cameron Clark (10 points) and Sam Grooms (12) also scored in double figures for the Sooners. ... Osby finished a rebound shy of his second consecutive double-double. ... The game was played with only two referees after the third official's flight to Lubbock was diverted due to the winter storm affecting the Midwest.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Steven Pledger 22 |
Scoring |
Josh Gray 26 |
|
Sam Grooms 5 |
Assists |
Josh Gray 5 |
|
Amath M'Baye 13 |
Rebounds |
Jaye Crockett 7 |
|
Romero Osby 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Gray 6 |
|
Steven Pledger 2 |
Steals |
Josh Gray 4 |
|
Romero Osby 1 |
Blocks |
Dejan Kravic 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma
|
86 |
53.3 |
8-17 |
14-20 |
17 |
38 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
| Texas Tech
|
71 |
41.4 |
6-13 |
17-28 |
6 |
29 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
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