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01/10 15:36 CST Maupin, Collins score 17 each and No. 17 Texas Tech women top
Cincinnati 71-60
Maupin, Collins score 17 each and No. 17 Texas Tech women top Cincinnati 71-60
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Bailey Maupin scored 17 points, Snudda Collins added 17 off
the bench and No. 17 Texas Tech defeated Cincinnati 71-60 on Saturday to remain
one of four undefeated teams in Division I.
Texas Tech, No. 1 UConn, No. 2 Texas and No. 7 Vanderbilt are the only
remaining undefeated teams. UConn, Texas and Vanderbilt all play on Sunday.
The Lady Raiders' 18-0 record extends the best start in program history.
Texas Tech (5-0 Big 12) led 56-52 with 4 1/2 minutes left in the game before
Maupin and Denae Fritz buried back-to-back 3-pointers for a 10-point lead with
just under 4 minutes left.
Fritz scored 13 points and she and Jalynn Bristow each hit three of Texas
Tech's 10 3-pointers. Bristow had nine points, six rebounds and three blocks.
Caliyah DeVillasee scored 14 points, Mya Perry 12 and Reagan Jackson and Kylie
Torrence 10 each for the Bearcats (6-11, 1-4), who defeated No. 11 Iowa State
71-63 last time out.
Cincinnati, which hadn't lost to Texas Tech in their three previous matchups,
led 11-8 after one quarter before Texas Tech caught fire in the second period.
The Lady Raiders hit 6 of 7 3-pointers in the second quarter and outscored the
Bearcats 32-12 for a 40-23 halftime lead. Texas Tech went cold again in the
third quarter and Cincinnati closed the gap to 47-37 heading to the fourth.
Texas Tech's Stephanie Okechukwa, a 7-foot-1, 21-year-old from Nigeria, did not
play after just recently receiving clearance from the NCAA. When she takes the
court she will be one of the tallest woman players in college basketball
history.
Up next
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders return home to play Houston on Tuesday.
Cincinnati: at Central Florida on Wednesday.
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