National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 68, Oklahoma 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # David Hall, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
9956
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Texas Tech 68, No. 25 Oklahoma 60: Robert Turner scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half as the visiting Red Raiders held off a big second-half comeback by the Sooners.
Jaye Crockett had 10 points and eight rebounds and Dusty Hannahs scored 10 points off the bench as Texas Tech (13-11, 5-6 Big 12) won its third straight and avenged a 74-65 home loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 25. Jordan Tolbert contributed seven points, six rebounds and three steals to lift the Red Raiders to their second win in their last nine visits to Norman.
Cameron Clark scored 16 points and Isaiah Cousins added 12 for the Sooners (18-7, 7-5), who lost for the third time in four games overall and fell to 11-3 at home. Je'lon Hornbeak scored all nine of his points off the bench in the second half for Oklahoma, which hit on only 6-of-27 3-point attempts.
Oklahoma trailed by 20 before Frank Booker buried a pair of 3-pointers and Hornbeak scored nine points in a 21-4 burst to cut the deficit to 51-48 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining. Hannahs responded with a clutch 3-pointer to stem the rally before Crockett hit a layup and Turner nailed two free throws to push the lead back to eight and the Sooners never got closer than six the rest of the way.
The Red Raiders took control with an early 10-0 run to double up Oklahoma 20-10 and extended the lead to 37-21 at halftime. A 3-pointer by Turner and a dunk by Dejan Kravic gave Texas Tech its biggest lead at 47-27 with just over 16 1/2 minutes left before the Sooners began their comeback.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sooners leading scorer Buddy Hield managed only three points on 1-for-13 shooting, including 1-for-10 from behind the arc. ... The Red Raiders limited Oklahoma to its lowest first-half total of the season and had the Sooners facing their largest halftime deficit of the season. ... Clark continued his sizzling career shooting against Texas Tech, connecting on 24-of-32 in the past four meetings.
Top Game Performances
Texas Tech |
|
Oklahoma |
Robert Turner 16 |
Scoring |
Cameron Clark 16 |
Robert Turner 5 |
Assists |
Je'lon Hornbeak 4 |
Jaye Crockett 8 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Clark 6 |
Jaye Crockett 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Cameron Clark 2 |
Jordan Tolbert 3 |
Steals |
Je'lon Hornbeak 3 |
Jaye Crockett 1 |
Blocks |
D.J. Bennett 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Tech
|
68 |
45.8 |
4-11 |
20-27 |
10 |
30 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
Oklahoma
|
60 |
42.1 |
6-27 |
6-12 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
14 |