Women's Basketball falls to Texas Tech, 69-62

Sunday, February 17

Lubbock, Texas

2:30 PM

University of Texas

9-15; 2-11

Texas Tech

19-7; 9-5

Texas

Texas Tech

02.17.2013 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 17, 2013

Box Score

LUBBOCK, Texas - Chassidy Fussell scored a game-high 27 points and Imani McGee-Stafford picked up her 10th double-double of the season, but the Texas Women's Basketball team fell to the Texas Tech Lady Raiders, 69-62, on Sunday afternoon at United Spirit Arena.

Returning from halftime with Texas down nine points, Fussell spurred a second-half comeback for the Longhorns with 20 points in the period, including four makes from behind the arc. But Texas Tech prevailed with clutch shooting down the stretch to earn the win at home. Texas outshot the Lady Raiders in the game, 51.1 percent to 36.7 percent, and also outrebounded them 39-28, but UT committed 24 turnovers to the Raiders' five, which Tech converted into 26 points.

McGee-Stafford recorded her fourth double-double in six games with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Empress Davenport added 10 points, her fourth-straight game in double digits, and played all 40 minutes for the Longhorns.

UT started the game on a 9-2 run thanks to strong play in the frontcourt. McGee-Stafford and Nneka Enemkpali scored the Longhorns' first 13 points but each picked up a pair of early fouls to limit them the rest of the half. Texas led 19-14 before the Lady Raiders embarked on a 15-0 run to take a double-digit lead.

The Longhorns opened the second half on an 11-1 run spurred by eight Chassidy Fussell points to take a brief lead at 38-37 with13:12 to play. But Tech responded with an 8-2 run of its own to reclaim control. The Raiders would go up by as many as 10, and Texas would get no closer than five the rest of the way.

Chynna Brown's 16 points led Texas Tech (19-7, 9-5 Big 12) and Casey Morris and Kelsi Baker added 15 and 14, respectively.

UT (9-15, 2-11 Big 12) returns home to take on Kansas this Wednesday, Feb. 20, in a 7 p.m. game at the Frank Erwin Center. The game will be televised nationally by Longhorn Network.

POSTGAME NOTES

TEAM NOTES

After 91 meetings between Texas and Texas Tech, the longest-running series in school history, the Longhorns maintain a 61-29 advantage over the Lady Raiders.
The 14-point Tech lead at the 0:54 mark of the first half was the largest UT has overcome to reclaim a lead this season (38-37 at 13:12 of the second half).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Chassidy Fussell

Scored 27 points (10-of-17 FG, 4-of-7 3FG, 3-of-4 FT), her most since putting down 31 at home against Tennessee on Dec. 16, including 20 in the second half ... her four 3-pointers matched her season high and her 11 made field goals matched a Texas team high this season.

Imani McGee-Stafford

Posted 11 points (5-of-9 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and pulled down 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double in six games ... also recorded a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) against Tech when the teams met on Jan. 16, the only Big 12 series in which she has accomplished the feat.

Celina Rodrigo