March 13, 2003

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Baylor and Texas Tech met for the second time in six days. It's the first time the two schools have met in Big 12 Conference tournament play. BU defeated TTU, 74-68, Saturday in Waco, Texas, snapping the Red Raiders' three-game winning streak in the series.

Baylor has made at least one three-pointer in 350 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 21, 1990.

Baylor led 36-32 at the half, marking only the second time in 13 games this season it lost a game it led at the half.

Kasib Powell's layup gave Texas Tech its largest lead of the first half, 24-11, at the 9:13 mark. Baylor ended the half by outscoring TTU, 25-8, to take a 36-32 halftime lead. Texas Tech scored only one field goal in the final 7:12 of the first half.

The Bears' largest first-half lead was five points, 34-29, at the 2:33 mark. Baylor overcame its 13-point first-half deficit to take a 11-point lead (47-36) at the 17:18 mark in the second half.

Texas Tech lost the lead with 3:09 left in the first half and didn't regain the lead until the :11 mark of the second half, trailing Baylor for 22:58.

Texas Tech tied the tourney record for least fouls in a half with three in the first half. Texas Tech's 11 fouls ties a season low. Texas Tech's two first-half turnovers tied the Big 12 Conference tournament record for fewest turnovers in a half.

Baylor did not go to the free throw line in the first half, tying seven other Big 12 schools for the least free throws made record and three other conference schools for the least free throw attempted record in Big 12 Conference tournament play. Baylor finished the game a season-low 0-of-2 from the line, which was also the least free throws made and attempted in Big 12 Conference tournament history. The 0-of-2 was an opponent season-low for Texas Tech.

Baylor's 13 three-point field goals is the most allowed by Texas Tech this season. The Bears' 29 three-point attempts tied TTU's opponent high.

Texas Tech's four turnovers was a season low, previous low was seven at Kansas State (Jan. 11) and vs. Nebraska (Feb. 5).

With its three steals tonight, Baylor finished with the eighth-most team thefts (232) in a single season.

Of Baylor's 28 first-half field goal attempts, 17 (60.7 percent) were from behind the arc.

Baylor made its first trip to the free throw line with 2:12 left in the game. Matt Sayman, who entered tonight's game 14-of-14 from the line in the game's final three minutes this season, missed the first shot of a one-and-one.

Baylor shot a season-high 51.0 percent (26-of-51) from the field, marking the first time the Bears shot 50 percent or better since Feb. 3, 2002. BU shot 53.4 percent (31-of-58) in its 97-45 victory vs. Texas Tech.

Baylor's Kenny Taylor tallied a first-half game-high 11 points-three points more than he scored in the last three games combined. He entered today's game hitting three of his last 19 field goals. His 22 points was one shy of his career high.

In his second career start at Baylor, Andre White tallied a career scoring high with six points. White entered tonight's game with four total points in eight games played.

With his 17 points tonight, Baylor's R.T. Guinn tallied his ninth double-digit scoring effort in his last 10 games. Guinn, who was 7-of-9 tonight vs. Texas Tech, has made 22-of-40 (.550) field goals during the last four games. In five career games vs. Texas Tech, Guinn averaged 14.4 points, shooting 56.8 percent (25-of-44) from the field, including 11-of-21 from behind the arc.

Texas Tech's Will Chavis dished out a season high eight assists in tonight's game.

Texas Tech's Nathan Doudney set a season high with four field goals made and 11 field goals attempted. His 11 field goal attempts tied a career high.