Texas Tech vs. West Virginia Postgame Notes
January 29, 2015 | Women's Basketball
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TEXAS TECH - WEST VIRGINIA POSTGAME NOTES
TEXAS TECH 73, WEST VIRGINIA 57 - FINAL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA - LUBBOCK, TEXAS
GETTING STARTED
- Tonight's attendance was 3,345.
- There were 2 lead changes during the game.
- There were 3 ties during the game.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 19 (73-54) at 0:31 in the 2nd half.
- West Virginia's largest lead was 1 (19-18) at 6:27 in the 1st half.
- West Virgnia's largest run was 8-0 from 6:39 to 4:55 in the 2nd half to make it 60-50, Tech.
- Texas Tech's largest run was 12-2 from 20:00 to 16:29 in the 2nd half to make it 41-29, Tech.
- Texas Tech is 13-7 overall, 3-5 in Big 12 Conference and 12-2 at home this season.
- West Virginia is 12-8 overall, 2-6 in Big 12 Conference and 2-6 on the road this season.
- Texas Tech is 4-2 all-time vs. West Virginia and 2-1 in Lubbock.
- Candi Whitaker is 102-119 all-time, 19-31 at Tech, and 13-7 this season as a head coach.
- Candi Whitaker is 2-2 vs. West Virginia.
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Minta Spears (20), G Rayven Brooks (20), W Dayo Olabode (20), G Amber Battle (14), C Kelsi Baker (20)
BATTLE NUMBERS
Texas Tech senior Amber Battle scored a career-high 33 points to lead Texas Tech on Wednesday against West Virginia.
- She led Tech in points for the 10th time in the last 11 games.
- It was her 13th game in double figures out of 14 games played this season.
- She's scored 16 points or more in five of the last six games, averaging 20.2 points per game in that span.
- It was the seventh time she has scored 20 points or more against a Big 12 opponent in the last two seasons.
- She is the only Tech player to score 30 points or more since 2007.
FOR THREE …
Texas Tech was 10 of 23 from outside the 3-point line on Wednesday against West Virginia. It was the third consecutive game with seven 3-pointers or more and seventh overall this season. Tech is 25 of 61 from behind the arc in its last three games (41 percent).
OFF THE GLASS
Texas Tech outrebounded West Virginia for the second time this season, 40-34 on Wednesday. It was the fourth time in the last five games and seventh overall this season that the Lady Raiders totaled 40 rebounds or more in a game.
ON THE ASSIST
Texas Tech senior Kelsi Baker led the Lady Raiders with a career-high seven assists on Wednesday night. Tech totaled a season-high 19 assists and had just 17 turnovers. It was the most assists in a game by Tech since dishing out 19 against Iowa State on Jan. 25, 2014. The Lady Raiders came into Wednesday night's game averaging just 10.3 assists per game this season.
STEALING POINTS
Texas Tech had six steals on Wednesday night against West Virginia led by three from junior Rayven Brooks. The Lady Raiders scored 28 points off 19 turnovers by the Mountaineers - the most points off turnovers this season for Tech.
