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02-01-2018, 08:36 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas ââ Texas Men's Basketball fell to No. 10/10 Texas Tech in an overtime thriller, 71-73 on Wednesday night after fighting back from a double-digit second-half deficit. Junior guard Kerwin Roach II paced the Longhorns with 20 points and four assists, adding four rebounds.
Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba added seven blocks to break the UT single-single block record. He posted 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 10 boards for his 11th double-double of the season and sixth of nine Big 12 contests.
Sophomore guard Eric Davis Jr. and freshman guard Matt Coleman registered 11 points each. Davis Jr. matched his season-high mark with five rebounds while Coleman dished out three assists in 31 minutes.
The Texas defense held TTU to just 5-of-17 (29%) shooting from beyond the arc and forced 15 Red Raider turnovers. UT finished 24-of-65 from the field and knocked down 10 3-pointers.
Coleman and Roach II connected from deep in the opening four minutes to give the Longhorns an early 8-4 lead. Texas Tech used a 6-0 spurt to pull ahead by four (16-12) for their first lead of the contest at the 11:42 mark, but UT responded quickly with four-straight to even the scoring at 16.
Texas was held without a field goal for a 2:54 stretch as the Red Raiders opened up a 22-17 advantage with eight minutes to play in the opening half. Roach knocked down his second 3-pointer to trim the deficit to 28-26 for the Longhorns at the 3:40 mark. UT couldn't find a basket over the final 3:39 as Texas headed to the break trailing by seven (36-29).
Roach II paced the Longhorns in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Osetkowski added five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.
Texas surrendered the first five points out of the locker room as Tech built a 41-29 lead with 17:52 to play in regulation. Coleman and freshman Jericho Sims connected from short range to trim the deficit to seven, but the Red Raiders answered with 8-2 spurt to extend the Tech lead back to double-digits (51-38) with 13:07 remaining.
Five-straight from Bamba spurred an 8-1 Longhorn run over a two-minute stretch to bring the Longhorns back within six (52-46) at the 9:29 mark. Texas evened the scoring at 55 after holding the Red Raiders scoreless for a 3:10 period following a jumper from Coleman with 5:55 to go. A Jase Febres dunk with 4:12 remaining reclaimed the lead (59-57) for the Longhorns for the first time since the 12:41 mark in the first half.
A Bamba dunk and Roach free throw extended the Texas advantage to five (64-59) at the 1:25 mark. Tech was fouled on a three-point attempt with 49 seconds remaining, converting on all three to make it a one-point (64-63) game. The Red Raiders connected from the charity stripe with three seconds left to send the contest into overtime.
Texas held TTU without a field goal in the closing 4:40 and outscored the Red Raiders by a 26-13 margin over the final 12 minutes after trailing by as many 13 in the second half.
Tech opened a five-point (70-65) lead with 2:20 to play in overtime, but Roach answered with two 3-pointers to bring the Longhorns even (71-71) with 13 seconds to play. Keenan Evans hit a jumper for the Red Raiders with one second as the Longhorns fell in overtime, 73-71.
Evans led Texas Tech with 36 points, including an 18-of-20 mark from the free throw line.
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Freshman forward Mohamed Bamba added seven blocks to break the UT single-single block record. He posted 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 10 boards for his 11th double-double of the season and sixth of nine Big 12 contests.
Sophomore guard Eric Davis Jr. and freshman guard Matt Coleman registered 11 points each. Davis Jr. matched his season-high mark with five rebounds while Coleman dished out three assists in 31 minutes.
The Texas defense held TTU to just 5-of-17 (29%) shooting from beyond the arc and forced 15 Red Raider turnovers. UT finished 24-of-65 from the field and knocked down 10 3-pointers.
Coleman and Roach II connected from deep in the opening four minutes to give the Longhorns an early 8-4 lead. Texas Tech used a 6-0 spurt to pull ahead by four (16-12) for their first lead of the contest at the 11:42 mark, but UT responded quickly with four-straight to even the scoring at 16.
Texas was held without a field goal for a 2:54 stretch as the Red Raiders opened up a 22-17 advantage with eight minutes to play in the opening half. Roach knocked down his second 3-pointer to trim the deficit to 28-26 for the Longhorns at the 3:40 mark. UT couldn't find a basket over the final 3:39 as Texas headed to the break trailing by seven (36-29).
Roach II paced the Longhorns in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Osetkowski added five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.
Texas surrendered the first five points out of the locker room as Tech built a 41-29 lead with 17:52 to play in regulation. Coleman and freshman Jericho Sims connected from short range to trim the deficit to seven, but the Red Raiders answered with 8-2 spurt to extend the Tech lead back to double-digits (51-38) with 13:07 remaining.
Five-straight from Bamba spurred an 8-1 Longhorn run over a two-minute stretch to bring the Longhorns back within six (52-46) at the 9:29 mark. Texas evened the scoring at 55 after holding the Red Raiders scoreless for a 3:10 period following a jumper from Coleman with 5:55 to go. A Jase Febres dunk with 4:12 remaining reclaimed the lead (59-57) for the Longhorns for the first time since the 12:41 mark in the first half.
A Bamba dunk and Roach free throw extended the Texas advantage to five (64-59) at the 1:25 mark. Tech was fouled on a three-point attempt with 49 seconds remaining, converting on all three to make it a one-point (64-63) game. The Red Raiders connected from the charity stripe with three seconds left to send the contest into overtime.
Texas held TTU without a field goal in the closing 4:40 and outscored the Red Raiders by a 26-13 margin over the final 12 minutes after trailing by as many 13 in the second half.
Tech opened a five-point (70-65) lead with 2:20 to play in overtime, but Roach answered with two 3-pointers to bring the Longhorns even (71-71) with 13 seconds to play. Keenan Evans hit a jumper for the Red Raiders with one second as the Longhorns fell in overtime, 73-71.
Evans led Texas Tech with 36 points, including an 18-of-20 mark from the free throw line.
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