National Basketball Association
Texas 76, Texas Tech 60
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Randy McCall, # Brent Meaux, # Rick Randall
Attendance:
16734
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Jordan Hamilton had 16 points and nine rebounds as No. 3 Texas never trailed en route to a 76-60 victory over visiting Texas Tech on Saturday.
Gary Johnson also scored 16 points for the Longhorns (20-3, 8-0 Big 12), who shot 50 percent from the field, including 8 of 16 from 3-point range.
John Roberson scored 16 points, and David Lewandowski had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Red Raiders (11-13, 3-6 Big 12), who were coming off an 88-66 loss to No. 2 Kansas on Tuesday.
Texas led by as many as 19 in the first half en route to a 46-30 lead. Texas Tech scored the first seven points of the second half, and trimmed the lead to 53-47 on David Tairu's basket with 11:22 to go.
The Longhorns responded with an 8-0 run, highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by J'Covan Brown, and coasted to their 14th victory in their last 15 games.
Tairu finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Texas |
|
John Roberson 16 |
Scoring |
Jordan Hamilton 16 |
|
Javarez Willis 3 |
Assists |
J'Covan Brown 3 |
|
Robert Lewandowski 8 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Hamilton 9 |
|
John Roberson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Johnson 4 |
|
David Tairu 2 |
Steals |
Gary Johnson 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Tristan Thompson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
60 |
38.2 |
5-11 |
13-21 |
8 |
30 |
0 |
5 |
|
| Texas
|
76 |
50.0 |
8-16 |
12-19 |
15 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
|