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Men's Basketball Falls To Baylor, 82-74
February 03, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2001
WACO, Texas (AP) - Terry Black scored 21 points Saturday as Baylor broke a four-game losing streak with a 82-74 win over Texas Tech.
Baylor (15-5, 3-5, Big 12) built a 50-34 lead early in the second half.
Black, who also had nine rebounds and four steals, was one of six Bears to score in double figures as Baylor ended a seven-game scoring slump. The Bears shot 58.6 percent from the field in the second half, and 46.9 percent for the game.
Baylor was coming off its worst shooting game of the year, at 31.1 percent effort in a 65-51 loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday.
Jamal Brown scored 19 to lead the Red Raiders (8-10, 2-5). Jayson Mitchell added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Baylor's defense held Tech's leading scorer, Andy Ellis, to 11 points - 5 below his season average.
Tech has lost three straight.
The Red Raiders had not played in a week, as their Jan. 30 game against Oklahoma State was postponed after the OSU plane crash.
Baylor's victory avenged a 68-58 loss to the Red Raiders on Jan. 9 in Lubbock.
