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February 14, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2009
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Texas Tech women's basketball team suffered a six-point lost at Nebraska, 62-56, on Saturday afternoon, which snapped a 12-game winning streak against the Huskers.
Nebraska (11-12/2-8) dominated most of the game as Tech (14-10/4-6) led only one time which was early in the first half, 7-5, at the 14:54 mark. The Huskers took the lead back at 9-7 on a jumper by Yvonne Turner with 14:09 to go before the Tiny Henderson hit a jumper for the Lady Raiders to knot the score at 19 with five minutes remaining in the half. From there, the Huskers finished the half on a 9-4 run to lead 28-23 at the break.
Nebraska opened the second half on a13-4 run in the first five minutes of action to go up 41-27. Turner hit a layup at the 7:47 mark to give the Huskers a 19-point lead at 56-37, their largest advantage of the game.
After a timeout called by Tech coach Kristy Curry with 7:45 remaining, the Lady Raiders went on a 16-2 run over the next six minutes to cut the lead to five at 58-53. Tech got within four at 60-56 on a three-pointer by Jordan Murphree with 50 seconds left in the contest. Murphree's three-pointer was her third-straight in under a minute and a half of play. However, Nebraska hung on to claim the six-point victory.
Murphree led the Lady Raiders with 18 points, while Kierra Mallard finished with 13 and Henderson added 10. Mallard also grabbed nine rebounds.
Cory Montgomery had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskers.
Tech outrebounded Nebraska 43-32, and the Huskers outshot the Lady Raiders 43.4 percent to 35.9 percent.
The Lady Raiders also committed 23 turnovers, their second most in Big 12 play this year and the third most this season.
Tech returns home to face No. 2 Oklahoma on Tues., Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. The game will be Tech's WBCA Pink Zone game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to show their support for breast cancer awareness.
