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No. 20 Baylor Outlasts Texas Tech, 54-49
February 17, 2015 | Men's Basketball
February 17, 2015
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Royce O'Neale hit a 3-pointer with 4:08 to go to put the Bears up 48-43 after the Red Raiders pulled within two points on a dunk by Keenan Evans.
Texas Tech scored 16 points off of 16 turnovers by Baylor and outscored the Bears 12-4 on second-chance points.
The Red Raiders "do a great job being active, just not giving you good looks, contesting shots on the penetration," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "They compete. Coach (Tubby) Smith does a great job always getting them to do that."
Baylor's offense went silent a couple of times in the second half, allowing the Red Raiders to creep back. Rico Gathers, who averages 11.5 points and 12.4 rebounds, came up short in both -- finishing with only two points and six rebounds.
A 3-pointer by Devaugntah Williams with 13 seconds remaining pull the Red Raiders to 52-49 but they got no closer.
Williams scored 15 points and Zach Smith added 10 to lead Texas Tech (12-15, 2-12).
Taurean Prince scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half to lead Baylor.
Prince was 9 for 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers. He didn't score in the second half until 8:32 remained.
Lester Medford scored 10 points for the Bears (19-7, 7-6 Big 12).
Texas Tech's Smith became the school's freshman single-season blocks record holder with 38 after swatting a pair of shots Tuesday night.
Texas Tech looks to bounce back when they host Oklahoma on Saturday.
