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Texas Tech - Penn State Notes
December 03, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 3, 2011
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TEXAS TECH - PENN STATE NOTES
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011
United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech 70, Penn State 66
GETTING STARTED
- Texas Tech moves to 7-0
- Tonight's attendance was 8,923. That is the fourth consecutive game with more than 6,000 fans in attendance and the most this season.
- Texas Tech and Penn State both came in ranked in the Top 25 in both polls. Texas Tech is No. 19 in The Associated Press Poll and No. 25 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll while Penn State is No. 16 in The AP Poll and No. 15 in the USA Today/Coaches Poll. That's the first top 25 matchup at United Spirit Arena since then-No. 13 Texas Tech lost to then-No. 3 LSU in 2005.
- Texas Tech's win over Penn State is the fourth consecutive win over a ranked opponent at United Spirit Arena, dating back to the win over No. 1 Baylor on Feb. 19.
- There were 17 lead changes during the game.
- There were 13 ties during the game.
- Penn State's largest lead was 21-13 (8 points) with 9:56 left in the first half.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 64-57 (7 points) with 3:26 left in the second half.
- The four-point victory is smallest margin of victory for Texas Tech this season.
- Tech improves to 7-0 this season. It's only the third time for Tech to start the season 7-0 under head coach Kristy Curry (2007, 2010).
- Kristy Curry is now 95-73 at Texas Tech (6 seasons).
- Kristy Curry is 274-124 overall (12 seasons).
- Kristy Curry is 8-8 against Penn State.
- Texas Tech is 3-3 all-time against Penn State.
- Texas Tech is 10-5 all-time against the Big Ten Conference.
- Texas Tech is now 803-373 (15th all-time NCAA Women's Basketball in wins)
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Monique Smalls (7), G Casey Morris (7), G Christine Hyde (7), F Kelsi Baker (4), F Kierra Mallard (7).
DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Texas Tech junior forward Kierra Mallard scored 18 points and had a career-high 15 rebounds for her third double-double of the season and 19th of her career. Mallard has led Tech in rebounding in all but two games this season and is averaging 11.3 rebounds per game.
WIN, WIN, WIN
Texas Tech extended its non-conference home winning streak to 38 games with the 70-66 win over Penn State. The Lady Raiders have not lost a non-conference game at home since Dec. 4, 2007. Tech has now won 10 consecutive games at home overall. Tech's last home loss was to Texas A&M (79-65) on Feb. 5.
