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Tech falls at No. 20 UT despite fourth quarter charge
February 08, 2023 | Women's Basketball
The Lady Raiders cut a 22-point UT lead to 10 with 1:15 to play before falling
AUSTIN – Despite winning the fourth quarter 32-25, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders fell at No. 20 Texas, 80-71 Wednesday night at the Moody Center.
Down by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter, Texas Tech (16-8, 4-7 Big 12) kept fighting cutting the deficit to just 73-63 with 1:15 to play.
The catalyst for the 23-13 run was Texas (19-6, 10-2 Big 12) guard Rori Harmon fouling out with 4:04 to play and Texas up 67-48.
The Lady Raiders multiple times cut the UT lead to just 10, but each the first place Longhorns found an answer to close out the game.
Guard Bre'Amber Scott dropped a game-high 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting while classmate Bryn Gerlich added 16 points. Freshman Bailey Maupin was the third Lady Raider in double figures, finishing with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
Texas grabbed 16 offensive rebounds on Wednesday turning those into 23 second chance points.
Harmon finished the game with 15 points and 10 assists in 35 minutes and 56 seconds of action, while Shaylee Gonzales added 25 points in 40 minutes of action. Coming into the game 4-of-28 from 3-point range, Harmon knocked down 3-of-5 from distance including three of her first four attempts.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Lady Raiders and Longhorns traded punches early, as Tech used five quick points from Gelrich to race out to a 6-5 lead with 4:25 to play in the first quarter.
After UT scored the next five, Tech used a jumper from Maupin to pull to within 10-8 with 2:07 to play in the quarter.
Over the final 127 seconds, Texas scored the final seven, to take a 17-8 lead after 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Raiders managed just eight field goal attempts in the opening quarter. The eight points scored were the fewest in a quarter since they scored five at Kansas back on Jan. 4.
Texas scored the first four of the second quarter and nine of the first 11 to take a 26-10 lead. The UT run dating back to the first quarter reached 16-2.
Tech used five quick points from Scott and a triple from Maupin to spark an 8-0 run that eventually ballooned to 13-4.
The run brought the Lady Raiders to within 30-23 with 3:14 to play in the opening half.
Texas clamped down on the defensive end, holding Tech to just one bucket over the next one minute and 58 seconds. The defensive effort allowed UT to take a 37-23 lead with 1:30 to play in the half.
Gerlich scored four of the final six to pull the Lady Raiders to within 38-27 at the half.
In the first two minutes and 56 seconds of the third quarter Texas outscored Tech 7-2 to take a 45-29 lead with 17:04 left to play in the game.
After a pair of Scott free throws brought Tech to within 42-29 with 7:15 to play in the third, UT scored seven of the next 10 points, to take a 49-30 lead with 5:04 to play in the third.
Tech used a triple from guard Rhyle McKinney to close a 9-4 run that cut the UT lead to just 53-39 with 1:11 to play in the quarter.
UT used a layup form DeYona Gaston to take a 55-39 lead after three quarters of play.
In the fourth, Tech scored the first two points to draw to within 55-41 with 9:41 left in the game, but UT scored the next eight points to take a game-high 63-41 lead with 6:49 to play.
After the two teams traded buckets, Tech used a couple of three pointers, to score 12 of the next 16 points.
The 12-4 run brought Tech to within 67-53 with 3:32 to play.
UT used a pair of free throws from former Lady Raider Khadija Faye to take a 69-53 with 3:16 to play.
Tech scored the next six points to draw to within 69-59, but UT scored nine of the next 13 to take a 78-63 lead with 46 seconds to play.
The Lady Raiders scored eight of the final 10 points before falling 80-71.
After shooting just 4-of-10 from the line in the opening half, Tech was able to go 18-of-21 in the second half including 11-of-12 in the fourth.
COACH SPEAK (HC KRISTA GERLICH):
"The Moody Center is a beautiful arena and tonight was a fantastic atmosphere. Our kids fought really hard and never quit. We certainly could have quit at one point the second half and we certainly did not. But I would never expect that from this group. Texas is a really good basketball team and they dominate the boards really well. We knew that was going to be an issue for us. And that was the difference in the game, the presence they had on the glass. Secondly, we turned the basketball over too much. Particularly in the first half. We were on our heels and didn't do a good job of keeping our composure and sticking to our offensive gameplan. But again, our kids made some good adjustments in the second half and found a way to extend the game at least."
UP NEXT:
The Lady Raiders return to action on Saturday afternoon when the Jayhawks of Kansas visit United Supermarkets Arena. Tip-off for the annual 'Pink Game' is set for 2 p.m.
Down by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter, Texas Tech (16-8, 4-7 Big 12) kept fighting cutting the deficit to just 73-63 with 1:15 to play.
The catalyst for the 23-13 run was Texas (19-6, 10-2 Big 12) guard Rori Harmon fouling out with 4:04 to play and Texas up 67-48.
The Lady Raiders multiple times cut the UT lead to just 10, but each the first place Longhorns found an answer to close out the game.
Guard Bre'Amber Scott dropped a game-high 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting while classmate Bryn Gerlich added 16 points. Freshman Bailey Maupin was the third Lady Raider in double figures, finishing with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
Texas grabbed 16 offensive rebounds on Wednesday turning those into 23 second chance points.
Harmon finished the game with 15 points and 10 assists in 35 minutes and 56 seconds of action, while Shaylee Gonzales added 25 points in 40 minutes of action. Coming into the game 4-of-28 from 3-point range, Harmon knocked down 3-of-5 from distance including three of her first four attempts.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Lady Raiders and Longhorns traded punches early, as Tech used five quick points from Gelrich to race out to a 6-5 lead with 4:25 to play in the first quarter.
After UT scored the next five, Tech used a jumper from Maupin to pull to within 10-8 with 2:07 to play in the quarter.
Over the final 127 seconds, Texas scored the final seven, to take a 17-8 lead after 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Raiders managed just eight field goal attempts in the opening quarter. The eight points scored were the fewest in a quarter since they scored five at Kansas back on Jan. 4.
Texas scored the first four of the second quarter and nine of the first 11 to take a 26-10 lead. The UT run dating back to the first quarter reached 16-2.
Tech used five quick points from Scott and a triple from Maupin to spark an 8-0 run that eventually ballooned to 13-4.
The run brought the Lady Raiders to within 30-23 with 3:14 to play in the opening half.
Texas clamped down on the defensive end, holding Tech to just one bucket over the next one minute and 58 seconds. The defensive effort allowed UT to take a 37-23 lead with 1:30 to play in the half.
Gerlich scored four of the final six to pull the Lady Raiders to within 38-27 at the half.
In the first two minutes and 56 seconds of the third quarter Texas outscored Tech 7-2 to take a 45-29 lead with 17:04 left to play in the game.
After a pair of Scott free throws brought Tech to within 42-29 with 7:15 to play in the third, UT scored seven of the next 10 points, to take a 49-30 lead with 5:04 to play in the third.
Tech used a triple from guard Rhyle McKinney to close a 9-4 run that cut the UT lead to just 53-39 with 1:11 to play in the quarter.
UT used a layup form DeYona Gaston to take a 55-39 lead after three quarters of play.
In the fourth, Tech scored the first two points to draw to within 55-41 with 9:41 left in the game, but UT scored the next eight points to take a game-high 63-41 lead with 6:49 to play.
After the two teams traded buckets, Tech used a couple of three pointers, to score 12 of the next 16 points.
The 12-4 run brought Tech to within 67-53 with 3:32 to play.
UT used a pair of free throws from former Lady Raider Khadija Faye to take a 69-53 with 3:16 to play.
Tech scored the next six points to draw to within 69-59, but UT scored nine of the next 13 to take a 78-63 lead with 46 seconds to play.
The Lady Raiders scored eight of the final 10 points before falling 80-71.
After shooting just 4-of-10 from the line in the opening half, Tech was able to go 18-of-21 in the second half including 11-of-12 in the fourth.
COACH SPEAK (HC KRISTA GERLICH):
"The Moody Center is a beautiful arena and tonight was a fantastic atmosphere. Our kids fought really hard and never quit. We certainly could have quit at one point the second half and we certainly did not. But I would never expect that from this group. Texas is a really good basketball team and they dominate the boards really well. We knew that was going to be an issue for us. And that was the difference in the game, the presence they had on the glass. Secondly, we turned the basketball over too much. Particularly in the first half. We were on our heels and didn't do a good job of keeping our composure and sticking to our offensive gameplan. But again, our kids made some good adjustments in the second half and found a way to extend the game at least."
UP NEXT:
The Lady Raiders return to action on Saturday afternoon when the Jayhawks of Kansas visit United Supermarkets Arena. Tip-off for the annual 'Pink Game' is set for 2 p.m.
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