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No. 22 Oklahoma
Texas Tech Stuns No. 22 Oklahoma In Lubbock, 60-59
January 16, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2001
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Jamal Brown hit a 5-foot bank shot between two defenders with 1.5 seconds remaining to give Texas Tech a 60-59 victory over No. 22 Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
Brown patiently held the ball before finding a crease in Oklahoma's defense and dropping in the game-winner for the Red Raiders (8-7, 2-2 Big 12).
Oklahoma (12-4, 1-3) had taken a 59-58 lead with 29 seconds left on a driving 8-footer by guard Nolan Johnson.
The victory ended Texas Tech's 12-game losing streak to ranked teams. It was the Red Raiders' first win over a ranked opponent since they beat Kansas on Feb. 13, 1999.
Brown led the Raiders with 18 points, while Andy Ellis had 16 and Cliff Owens 12.
Johnson had 19 points for the Sooners, while Aaron McGhee finished with 16.
The Red Raiders led 57-50 with 5:04 remaining after Mikey Marshall made one of two free throws, but the Sooners came back behind Johnson and McGhee.
McGhee connected on a 3-pointer with 4:45 left that cut Tech's lead to 57-53. After Owens made one free throw with 3:29 left for a 58-53 lead, Johnson hit four straight free throws, cutting the lead to 58-57 with 1:56 left.
The Raiders failed to score on their next two possessions as Ellis and Brown missed 3-pointers in the game's final 79 seconds.
The Red Raiders took advantage of Oklahoma's cold shooting in the first half to take a 27-20 halftime lead.
The Sooners roared out in the second half, outscoring the Raiders 13-4 over the first three minutes to take a 33-31 lead at the 17:22 mark.
Tech recovered, putting together a 14-5 run that was keyed by six points by Ellis to take 45-38 lead with 13:11 left.
