Bailey Maupin scored 12 of her game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and lifted No. 16 Texas Tech to a 70-65 victory over Kansas on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Snudda Collins added 17 points and Sidney Love chipped in nine points and four assists for the Lady Raiders (23-3, 10-3 Big 12), who won their third game in a row after dropping three of four. They rebounded from a slow start and dug out of a 10-point first-quarter deficit.
Texas Tech couldn’t maintain a six-point lead in the fourth quarter, and S’Mya Nichols evened the game at 59 with a three-point play at the 1:34 mark. However, the Lady Raiders made 11 of 12 free-throws attempts the rest of the way to escape.
Nichols paced Kansas (15-11, 5-9) with 15 points, Jaliya Davis scored 14, Elle Evans had 11 and Regan Williams added 10. Kansas lost despite outshooting Texas Tech 45.5% to 35% from the field, as the hosts turned 11 offensive boards into 10 second-chance points and also benefited from the Jayhawks’ 20 turnovers.
–Field Level Media
