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Lady Raiders Get Past Baylor 64-63
January 17, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Jan 17, 2004
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Alesha Robertson made three free throws in the final 7.6 seconds and finished with 18 points to lead No. 2 Texas Tech past No. 24 Baylor 64-63 on Saturday night.
Trailing by four points with 1:53 remaining, Tech (16-1, 2-1 Big 12) got two free throws from Erin Grant and a spinning layup by LaToya Davis to tie the score at 61 with 43.9 seconds left.
Baylor (14-3, 2-2) took the lead again when Dionne Brown hit a 15-footer with 27.5 seconds left.
After Robertson made two free throws to tie it at 63-all, Baylor's Jessika Stratton turned the ball over when she was called for stepping backward onto the baseline. A television replay of the call showed that Stratton's heel did not step onto the line.
Robertson then missed a layup attempt but was fouled with 2.2 seconds left and hit her third free throw.
Tech played without leading scorer Jia Perkins (16.5 points per game), who left the team for undisclosed medical reasons. The announcement was made about four hours before the game.
Tech had four players in double figures despite shooting just 26 percent (17-for-65). Davis scored 12 points, Grant added 11 and Chesley Dabbs got 10.
Young scored 24 points and Ebony Jackson added 13 for the Lady Bears.
Tech led 28-24 at halftime. The Lady Raiders used a 17-8 run to take a 28-20 lead with 1:22 remaining in the half. Robertson and Davis accounted for 11 points in Tech's run.
