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No. 21 Oklahoma
Men's Basketball Falls To No. 21 Oklahoma, 80-72
February 07, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 7, 2001
By OWEN CANFIELD
AP Sports Writer
NORMAN, Okla. - J.R. Raymond scored 19 points and Daryan Selvy added 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 21 Oklahoma held off Texas Tech 80-72 on Wednesday night.
The Sooners (18-4, 7-3 Big 12) won their sixth straight by outscoring Tech 13-3 in the final 2:23 after the Raiders (8-11, 2-6) had erased a nine-point second-half deficit.
Texas Tech has lost four in a row since handing the Sooners their last loss, 69-60, on Jan. 16.
Selvy had not scored in double figures in the past seven games and was scoreless in the past two, but had a key rebound and putback with 55.7 seconds left to give the Sooners a 73-70 lead.
After Jayson Mitchell missed a 3-point try from deep in the right corner, Raymond sank a 3 from the left side with 30 seconds remaining to push the lead to 76-70.
Raymond sealed it with two free throws and a jumper in the final 16 seconds.
The Sooners only shot 37 percent, but outrebounded Tech 47-36 and held the Red Raiders without a field goal in the final 3 1/2 minutes.
Nolan Johnson scored 15 and Aaron McGhee had 13 for Oklahoma. Andre Emmett had 15 for the Red Raiders.
Back-to-back baskets by Selvy gave Oklahoma a 59-50 lead with 9:10 remaining, but Tech rallied behind Mitchell to take the lead. Mitchell, who had 16, scored inside with 3:42 left to make it 69-67. But it was all Oklahoma after that.
Oklahoma got two 3-pointers from Kelley Newton, another from McGhee and a three-point play by Johnson in a 14-0 run that made the score 22-10 midway through the first half.
The Red Raiders worked their way back into it by getting better shots and playing better defense. They held Oklahoma to one field goal in the final 3 1/2 minutes to get within 37-35 at halftime.
