Texas Tech at Kansas Postgame Notes
February 05, 2015 | Women's Basketball
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TEXAS TECH - KANSAS POSTGAME NOTES
KANSAS 71, TEXAS TECH 67 - FINAL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
ALLEN FIELDHOUSE - LAWRENCE, KAN.
GETTING STARTED
- Tonight's attendance was 1,937.
- There were 11 lead changes during the game.
- There were 6 ties during the game.
- Texas Tech's largest lead was 7 (53-46) at 10:35 in the 2nd half.
- Kansas' largest lead was 9 (62-53) at 3:59 in the 2nd half.
- Texas Tech's largest run was 12-2 from 12:53 to 10:35 in the 2nd half to make it 53-46, Tech.
- Kansas' largest run was 16-0 from 10:05 to 3:59 in the 2nd half to make it 62-53, Kansas.
- Texas Tech is 13-9 overall, 3-7 in Big 12 Conference and 1-4 on the road this season.
- Kansas is 13-10 overall, 4-6 in Big 12 Conference and 11-4 at home this season.
- Texas Tech is 16-9 all-time and 4-8 in Lawrence vs. Kansas.
- Texas Tech is now 3-5 this season following a loss.
- Candi Whitaker is 102-121 all-time, 19-33 at Tech, and 13-9 this season as a head coach.
- Candi Whitaker is 0-7 vs. Kansas.
TEXAS TECH STARTERS (GAMES STARTED THIS YEAR)
G Ivonne CookTaylor (1), G Rayven Brooks (22), W Dayo Olabode (22), G Amber Battle (16), C Kelsi Baker (22)
COOKTAYLOR CAREER HIGH
Texas Tech redshirt sophomore Ivonne CookTaylor scored a career-high 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting Wednesday night in her first start of the season. It topped her previous high of 18 against TCU on March 7, 2014 in the first round of the Big 12 Championship - which was also her last career start.
NEW LINEUP
Texas Tech used its third different starting lineup tonight with Ivonne CookTaylor making her first start of the season alongside Rayven Brooks, Amber Battle, Dayo Olabode and Kelsi Baker. It was the first time Minta Spears did not start a game since coming back from her season-ending injury during the 2012-13 season, ending a streak of 51 consecutive starts.
