Feb. 12, 2002

Box Score

By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer

LUBBOCK, Texas - Andre Emmett scored 30 points and Kasib Powell had a double double as Texas Tech defeated Baylor 90-65 Tuesday night to end a two-game losing streak.

Tech (17-6, 6-5 Big 12) took control of the game in the first half and passed the ball deftly throughout. The Red Raiders spotted open teammates and zipped and lofted the ball through Baylor's zone defense. On 36 shots from the field, Tech had 30 assists, many that led to easy baskets inside.

Powell scored 16 points for Tech and had 10 assists. He also snagged seven rebounds. Nathan Doudney got all his 15 points on 3-pointers, hitting on 5-of-11 attempts, and Andy Ellis added 10.

The loss was the 14th straight for Baylor (14-10, 4-7) on opponents' home courts, a mark that dates to January 2001. It was Baylor's second largest margin of defeat this season.

Lawrence Roberts scored 26 points and R.T. Guinn added 12 to lead the Bears. The Bears turned the ball over 20 times and Tech had 12 steals.

Tech was coming off back-to-back losses on the road, losing to then-No. 14 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Kansas.

The coaching matchup was the first between Knight and Baylor coach Dave Bliss, who are longtime friends. Bliss worked with Knight at West Point in 1967 and when Knight became Indiana's coach in 1971, he hired Bliss as his assistant coach. It was Knight who helped Bliss land his first head coaching post at Oklahoma in 1975.

Tech led 49-26 at halftime and held the Bears scoreless for five minutes. Tech, meanwhile, was hot offensively and defensively. The Red Raiders had nine steals, 18 assists and carved out a 19-2 run to take a 22-7 lead. They had another run of 9-0 a few minutes later and shot just better than 63 percent on 21-of-33.