Feb. 3, 2001
Box Score
WACO, Texas - The Bears held off a late Red Raider run as the Baylor men's basketball team beat Texas Tech in Waco Saturday afternoon, 82-74.
Baylor (14-5, 3-5 Big 12) led by as much as 17 with 8:05 to go in the game, but Texas Tech (8-10, 2-5) steadily worked away at that lead. A 3-pointer by Tech's Marcus Shropshire with 6.9 seconds to go cut the Baylor lead to seven, but that was as close as the Red Raiders would get.
The Bears controlled the game all night. Texas Tech held two brief first-half leads, and Baylor's biggest lead of the first period was six. The Bears took a 34-30 lead into the locker room.
Baylor opened the second half with a 14-4 run over the first 4:08 to build their lead to 16. Texas Tech got within 10 at the 9:05 mark, but the Bears answered the Red Raider charge with a run of their own to go up by 17, the biggest margin of the game.
"Our energy level was terrific, and I'm pleased that we had this chance to win the game," Baylor head coach Dave Bliss said.
The win ups the Bears' record to 12-2 at home this season and broke a four-game losing streak for Baylor.
"It seems like we've been losing for two months," Bliss said. "When you make your shots, everything seems a little prettier."
Six Bears reached double-digit point totals, the first time Baylor has reached that total this season. Terry Black led the way with 19 points, followed by DeMarcus Minor (14), Chad Elsey (13), Greg Davis (11), Wendell Greenleaf and Matt Sayman (10 each).
Black also had four steals on the day, giving him 122 in his two years at Baylor. That total ranks third all-time in school history, passing Terry Teagle (1979-82).
Brown led the Red Raiders with 19 points and four assists. Jayson Mitchell pulled down 10 rebounds to lead all players. Black had nine rebounds and Minor notched five assists to lead the Bears.
Saturday's game set several highs for conference totals by Baylor. The Bears had their highest totals for steals and assists and their highest field-goal percentage of any Big 12 game this season. Baylor's 82 points were the school's most against a Big 12 team under Bliss, and Black's 21 points were the most he has had against a Big 12 team in his career.
Baylor heads down Highway 6 to College Station on Tuesday to play Texas A&M. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
