Texas Tech University Athletics
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Red Raiders Blow By Buffaloes, 97-79
February 16, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Feb 16, 2002
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Andre Emmett had 33 points and 10 rebounds and Will Chavis added 22 points Saturday as Texas Tech won in Boulder for the first time in more than 17 years with a 97-79 rout of Colorado.
Emmett shot 14-for-23 and Texas Tech (18-6, 7-5 Big 12 Conference) shot 55 percent as it won in Boulder for the first time since Dec. 27, 1984. It also marked only the fifth Red Raider win in 19 meetings with the Buffaloes.
D.J. Harrison had 23 points and six rebounds for Colorado (13-10, 4-8), which lost its third straight and had its five-game home winning streak snapped. Stephane Pelle added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Texas Tech combined hot shooting with smothering interior defense to lead 43-33 at the half. The Red Raiders shot 61 percent in the first half and held Colorado 7-foot center David Harrison to three shots and four points in building as much as an 18-point lead.
Two baseline jumpers by Emmett put Texas Tech ahead 40-22. Baskets by D.J. Harrison and Pelle in the last minute cut Colorado's deficit to 10 points.
The Red Raiders extended their lead to 57-41 on Kasib Powell's three-point play early in the second half, but Michel Morandais hit three shots in an 8-0 run for Colorado to cut the lead to 62-49.
Emmett hit a reverse layup over David Harrison to start a 10-2 run to put Texas Tech ahead 79-61.
Blair Wilson's 3-pointer with 2:38 left got Colorado as close as 86-77. Then Chavis hit eight free throws in the final 2:32.
