Lubbock, Texas – LaToya Davis scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting and was one of four Lady Raiders in double figures as Texas Tech defeated Colorado 76-56 on Saturday night.
Jackie McFarland had 22 points for Colorado and was the only Buffalo in double digits.
Erin Grant and Alesha Robertson each had 16 for Tech (12-10, 7-4 Big 12), which has won nine straight at home. Erin Myrick was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine rebounds and 12 points.
The Lady Raiders were coming off back-to-back season-low point outputs, getting 48 in each of the past two games. But in this game, Tech exceeded its 65.6 points per game average.
Tech led Colorado (7-17, 2-10) in rebounds, 35-25, and in shooting percentage, 50 percent to 39 percent.
The Buffaloes used a 7-0 run midway through the second half to cut Tech’s lead to 55-43, but wouldn’t get any closer the rest of the game.
Tech closed out the first half on a 16-2 run that was sparked by Darrice Griffin, who blocked two shots on defense and then scored on the ensuing fast break. Griffin also hit a buzzer- beater to push Tech’s lead to 34-20 at halftime.
COLORADO (7-17, 2-10 Big 12)
Nedovic 3-7 0-0 7, Ilic 0-2 0-0 0, McFarland 9-15 4-4 22, Escalera 1-4 0-0 3, Lubin 0-1 0-0 0, Skildum 2-5 1-1 6, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Dow 3-9 0-0 7, Garnett 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 20-52 13-16 56.
TEXAS TECH (12-10, 7-4)
Davis 9-10 4-6 22, Robertson 6-14 2-2 16, Myrick 3-9 6-6 12, Baughman 2-7 0-0 6, Grant 5-9 4-4 16, T. Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Flowers 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 0-2 0-0 0, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, D. Griffin 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 27-54 16-18 76.
Halftime – Texas Tech 34-20. 3-point goals – Colorado 3-8 (Escalera 1-2, Skildum 1-2, Dow 1-2, Ilic 0-2), Texas Tech 6-15 (Grant 2-4, Baughman 2-5, Robertson 2-6). Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Colorado 25 (Law, Dow 5), Texas Tech 35 (Myrick 9). Assists – Colorado 13 (Escalera 6), Texas Tech 16 (Baughman, Grant 6). Total fouls – Colorado 15, Texas Tech 14. A – 11,754.
