Texas Tech Athletics
Iowa State
Lady Raiders Roll Cyclones in 71-58 Win
February 11, 2015 | Women's Basketball
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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Ivonne CookTaylor scored 19 points capped by a 3-pointer in the final seconds to help secure a 71-58 win on Wednesday over Iowa State at United Supermarkets Arena.
CookTaylor was one of four Lady Raiders to score in double digits with three of them doing so before halftime to help Tech score its most points (44) in a first half this season. Senior Amber Battle added 17 for her 16th game in double figures while Rayven Brooks and Minta Spears added 12 and 11, respectively.
Tech (14-10, 4-8 Big 12) ended a three-game slide with its first win over Iowa State (15-8, 6-6) nearly three years to the day. The last Lady Raider win over the Cyclones came on Feb. 12, 2012 in Lubbock.
The game was dominated in two different fashions by each team early on. Tech relied heavily on its outside shooting while sometimes playing five guards on the floor without senior forward Kelsi Baker, who sat out to nurse a leg injury sustained in Sunday's loss to TCU. Tech was 8 of 13 from outside the arc in the first half with Battle (14), CookTaylor (12), and Brooks (10) each scoring in double figures and hitting 6 of 11 from outside.
The Cyclones took a 13-11 lead nearly midway through the first half until CookTaylor and Battle ignited a 16-2 run that would carry Tech to a 44-28 lead at the break.
Tech expanded its lead to as much as 19 points before the Lady Raiders' hot shooting began cooling off as the Cyclones went on a 10-0 run to pull within nine with 10 minutes to go. Tech held off Iowa State the rest of the way, never letting the Cyclones get closer than seven points.
The Lady Raiders hit seven or more 3-pointers in a game for the fourth time in Big 12 Conference play and eighth time overall this season.
The team will now pack up and head to Manhattan for a 1 p.m. tip on Sunday at Kansas State (15-8, 5-7) on FOX Sports Southwest.
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- Travis Cram (@traviscram) February 12, 2015
