National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 79, Liberty 71
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Tim Ebersole, # Andrew Maira, # Jeremy Mosier
Attendance:
8856
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The Red Raiders beat Liberty 79-71 on Sunday at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas. David Tairu led Texas Tech with 15 points.
Texas Tech outscored the Flames 53-41 in the second half. Part of that was a 14-2 run in the first four minutes of the second half, which the Red Raiders entered trailing by four. They never trailed again.
The Flames (2-3) jumped to an early 2-0 lead on a jumper by David Minaya before Texas Tech responded with a 3-pointer from Brad Reese. That gave the Red Raiders (3-1) their only lead of the first half.
Liberty went on an 18-10 run, giving the Flames a comfortable seven-point lead halfway through the first half. Texas Tech closed the gap to within four, 30-26, at halftime.
Evan Gordon led the Flames with 18 points.
Top Game Performances
| Liberty |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Evan Gordon 18 |
Scoring |
David Tairu 15 |
|
Jesse Sanders 7 |
Assists |
Mike Singletary 8 |
|
John Brown 14 |
Rebounds |
Robert Lewandowski 7 |
|
Antwan Burrus 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Singletary 5 |
|
Evan Gordon 2 |
Steals |
Mike Davis 2 |
|
John Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Mike Singletary 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Liberty
|
71 |
40.6 |
5-15 |
10-18 |
14 |
40 |
3 |
8 |
|
| Texas Tech
|
79 |
48.4 |
6-18 |
13-19 |
19 |
31 |
6 |
6 |
|
