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January 28, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2012
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TEXAS TECH -TEXAS NOTES
No. 21/23 Texas Tech 75, Texas 71, FINAL
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
GETTING STARTED
- Texas Tech came into the game ranked No. 21 in The Associated Press Poll and No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Tech has been ranked in The AP poll for 10 consecutive weeks and nine in the Coaches poll.
- Today's attendance was 10,411.
- There were 4 lead changes during the game.
- There were 3 ties during the game.
- Texas' largest lead was 1 at 7:53 in the second half.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 15 at 8:25 in the first half.
- Texas Tech moves to 15-5 on the season, 3-5 in Big 12 play.
- Texas moves to 13-7 on the season, 3-5 in Big 12 play.
- Kristy Curry is now 103-78 at Texas Tech (6 seasons).
- Kristy Curry is 282-129 overall (13 seasons).
- Kristy Curry is 4-8 against Texas
- Texas Tech is 26-60 all-time against Texas.
- Texas Tech is now 811-378 all-time.
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Monique Smalls (20), G Casey Morris (20), G Christine Hyde (20), F Jordan Barncastle (1), F Shauntal Nobles (4).
STREAK SNAPPED
Texas Tech ended a five-game losing streak this season and five-game losing streak to Texas with a win on Saturday.
MALLARD OUT
Texas Tech senior Kierra Mallard did not start for the second game this season. Mallard has been ruled ineligible to play due to an undisclosed injury.
BARNCASTLE STARTS
Texas Tech senior Jordan Barncastle started her first game this season, scoring 19 points with 10 rebounds. It was her first double-double since Nov. 21, 2008 against Lamar - her third game at Tech and first start of her career. She started her first game since Jan. 22, 2011 at Baylor. It was also her first start in Lubbock against Texas.
NOBLES DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Texas Tech sophomore forward Shauntal Nobles started her fourth game of the season and second consecutive in place of Kierra Mallard. She scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and career. She had 10 points and 12 rebounds against Texas State on Nov. 30.
PACK THE HOUSE
Texas Tech's crowd of 10,411 packed the United Spirit Arena on Saturday for the arena's second-largest crowd of the season. There were 12,403 at last week's game against No. 1 Baylor.
