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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
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