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Lady Raiders Fall To Cyclones In Big 12 Semis
March 08, 2001 | Women's Basketball
March 8, 2001
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Angie Welle had 25 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday night as No. 13 Iowa State beat No. 11 Texas Tech 73-62 to advance to the finals of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
Third-seeded Iowa State (24-5) will play No. 7 Oklahoma for the championship Saturday.
Second-seeded Texas Tech (23-6) led most of the first half, but Erica Haugen hit a 3-pointer to give the Cyclones a 55-53 lead with 7:47 left. Iowa State then scored seven straight points to put the game out of reach.
Lindsey Wilson added 15 points, and Megan Taylor had 10 for the Cyclones. Plenette Pierson scored 13, Jia Perkins 12 and Katrisa O'Neal 10 for Texas Tech.
The Lady Raiders led 33-29 at halftime.
Iowa State lost to Texas Tech 68-60 in the final game of the regular season
