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Lady Raiders Fall To No. 11 Kansas State, 76-63
January 27, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Jan 27, 2002
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Nicole Ohlde had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to lead No. 11 Kansas State over No. 12 Texas Tech 76-63 Sunday.
The Wildcats (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) made 18 of 22 shots in the second half and pulled away from the Lady Raiders (12-6, 4-4) in the final eight minutes to win their 10th straight at home.
A sellout crowd of 13,340, the second largest crowd in Kansas State women's basketball history, watched the Wildcats shoot 62 percent and make 7 of 10 3-point shots.
Ohlde scored 10 points in a six-minute stretch in the second half as the Wildcats turned a 33-33 halftime tie into a 55-49 advantage with nine minutes remaining.
Texas Tech stayed close, but Ohlde scored again and Shalondra Booker hit a 3-pointer with four minutes left to secure Kansas State's fourth straight win over a ranked opponent.
Kristin Rethman had 15 points, Laurie Koehn had 13 and Megan Mahoney scored 11 for Kansas State.
Jia Perkins scored 24 points, and Casey Jackson had 11 for the Lady Raiders.
