Texas Tech vs. Abilene Christian Postgame Notes
December 04, 2014 | Women's Basketball
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TEXAS TECH - ABILENE CHRISTIAN POSTGAME NOTES
TEXAS TECH 61, ABILENE CHRISTIAN 44 - FINAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014
UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA - LUBBOCK, TEXAS
GETTING STARTED
- Tonight's attendance was 6,447.
- There were no lead changes during the game.
- There was one tie during the game.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 25 (46-21) at 6:45 in the 2nd half.
- Abilene Christian never led.
- Texas Tech's largest run was 22-3 from 6:30 in the 1st half to 18:01 in the 2nd Half to make it 40-21, Tech.
- Texas Tech is 5-2 overall and 5-0 at home.
- Abilene Christian is 5-2 overall and 0-2 on the road.
- Texas Tech is 11-3 all-time vs. Abilene Christian.
- Candi Whitaker is 11-26 overall at Tech and 5-2 in her second season as Tech's head coach.
- Candi Whitaker is 1-1 vs. Abilene Christian.
- Candi Whitaker is 94-114 all-time as a head coach.
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Minta Spears (6), G Rayven Brooks (6), W Dayo Olabode (6), G Amber Battle (1), C Kelsi Baker (6)
5-0
Texas Tech moves to 5-0 at home this season.
BATTLE BACK
Texas Tech senior Amber Battle started and played her first game of the season. She finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Battle led Tech in both categories last season. It was her 7th double-double of her career.
IN THE PAINT
Texas Tech dominated the game in the paint once again at home. The Lady Raiders outscored ACU 26-10 in the paint and are averaging 29 points in the paint at home.
MINTA FOR THREE ...
Texas Tech redshirt sophomore Minta Spears continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in 3-pointers. Spears hit 5 of 8 outside the arc and led the Lady Raiders with season-high 17 points. She is 18 of 29 from beyond the arc this season (62 percent).
BOARD GAME
Kelsi Baker, Amber Battle, Dayo Olabode and Rayven Brooks each grabbed seven rebounds or more on Wednesday vs. Abilene Christian. They accounted for 35 of Tech's 48 rebounds in the game (72.9 percent). Tech outrebounded ACU 48-26 - its largest rebound margin this season (+22).
