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Texas Tech Takes Down Baylor, 72-66
March 02, 2005 | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2005
WACO, Texas (AP) - Ronald Ross scored 18 points to lead Texas Tech to a 72-66 win over Baylor on Wednesday.
Devonne Giles and Darryl Dora each added 14 points for Texas Tech, which gave coach Bob Knight his 850th career win with the victory.
After Baylor (9-17, 1-14 Big 12) opened the second half with a Richard Hurd layup, Texas Tech reeled off eight straight points to move in front 48-38.
The Bears regrouped, and back-to-back Aaron Bruce 3-pointers tied the game with just over nine minutes remaining.
Baylor knotted the score once more at 57-57, but the Red Raiders put together a 10-0 run and went ahead 67-57 at the four-minute mark.
The Bears mounted a final comeback, and trailing 69-66, forced Texas Tech (18-8, 10-5) in a shot clock violation with 49 seconds left.
But Giles stole the ball from Bruce, and the Red Raiders hit three of four free throws in the final 30 seconds to clinch the win.
Bruce paced Baylor's scoring with 19 points, while Tommy Swanson contributed 15.
With 23 seconds to play in the first half, Swanson connected on two free throws, narrowing the Bears' deficit to 37-36.
But Curtis Marshall nailed a three-pointer with five seconds remaining to give Texas Tech a 40-36 halftime lead.
