National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 59, Texas Tech 49
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Kipp Kissinger, # Bret Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 8827
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Baylor 59, Texas Tech 49: Royce O'Neale had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the host Bears held off the Red Raiders' late rally.

Brady Heslip hit four 3-pointers for 14 points for Baylor (19-10, 7-9 Big 12), which didn't make a field goal during the final eight minutes. Kenny Chery went 0-of-6 from the floor but finished with nine points and five assists.

Robert Turner led Texas Tech (13-16, 5-11) with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Toddrick Gotcher and Aaron Ross each added 10 points for the Red Raiders, who were outrebounded 40-24.

Cory Jefferson's 3-pointer with just over eight minutes left in the first half capped Baylor's 8-0 run for a 20-12 lead and O'Neale's 3-pointer started a 7-0 Bears run to end the half with a 33-22 advantage. The Bears pushed their lead to 16 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Heslip and O'Neale early in the second half.

Ross scored twice during Texas Tech's 9-0 run that was capped by Turner's layup with just over three minutes left to cut the gap to 50-45. The Bears made 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch - the first seven by Chery - to seal the win.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Heslip's four 3-pointers give him 273 in his career, putting him one behind second-place Tweety Carter on Baylor's all-time list. ... Texas Tech has lost five in a row. ... Ross scored all of his points in the second half on 5-of-6 shooting.

Top Game Performances
 
Texas Tech   Baylor
Robert Turner 12 Scoring Royce O'Neale 16
Toddrick Gotcher 3 Assists Kenny Chery 5
Alex Foster 5 Rebounds Royce O'Neale 12
Jordan Tolbert 4 Free Throws Made Kenny Chery 9
Toddrick Gotcher 2 Steals Isaiah Austin 2
Alex Foster 1 Blocks Isaiah Austin 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Tech 49 47.6 2-11 7-17 12 23 2 4 12
Baylor 59 30.2 7-31 20-25 11 36 4 6 9