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Lady Raiders achieve 1,000 program wins; Move on to QFs
March 06, 2025 | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It's been 22 years since Texas Tech Women's Basketball won two games at the Big 12 Tournament. Now in 2025, the Lady Raiders have done it again, taking down the 6-seeded Utah Utes by a 75-64 score on Thursday evening at the T-Mobile Center for the program's 1,000th win.
The 14-seeded Lady Raiders (17-16) won back-to-back games to open the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships, getting to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2019 and becoming one of 19 D1 schools to achieve at least 1,000 wins in program history. In the game against Utah (22-8), who is receiving votes in the national polls, junior Bailey Maupin led the way with 22 points while adding three 3-pointers and a perfect clip at the free throw line (11-for-11). Maupin also led the team with seven rebounds, six assists and a block.
Both Jasmine Shavers and Denae Fritz posted 12 points each as Fritz went 4-for-7 from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the arc. This was the second game in a row that Fritz recorded three 3-pointers in a game. In addition, Fritz totaled six rebounds and a couple steals, while Shavers added three rebounds and two assists. Junior Sarengbe Sanogo tallied eight points on perfect shooting (4-for-4) and had a team-leading three steals in the game.
The Lady Raiders shot 48.9 percent from the field (23-for-47) and 50 percent from three (10-for-20), while holding the Utes to just 28.6 percent from behind the arc and 39.3 percent from the field. Tech outrebounded Utah 33 to 24 and forced 15 turnovers. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Raiders shot 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and went 16-for-16 at the free throw line for 27 points in the period, the most scored in a quarter all season.
Utah hit a couple of threes to begin the game, but Fritz nailed one in response to cut the deficit in half. The Utes were able to take an 8-3 lead on a jumper halfway through the quarter as both teams remained scoreless heading into the media timeout at 3:27. Out of the timeout, Loghan Johnson drove it to the basket for a tough layup before the Utes made another three. Shavers answered with a long-range jumper as Utah led 11-7. Utah made two free throws for a six-point advantage, but Maupin hit a 3-pointer to make it 13-10 at the end of the quarter.
Utah began the scoring with a jumper in the second period, then Shavers made another Lady Raider triple to cut the Utes' lead to 15-13. Utah then took a 19-15 lead before Texas Tech went on an 8-2 run thanks to threes from Shavers and Maupin as well as layup from Maya Peat to lead for the first time in the game, 23-21. Coming out of the media timeout, Tech got a second chance layup from Sanogo thanks to a dish from Adlee Blacklock, then Jalynn Bristow made the team's six three of the game for a 28-21 advantage. Utah scored for the first time in almost four minutes at the 1:26 mark, then Maupin successfully converted an and-one play to give Tech a 31-23 lead at half.
The Utes started the second half on a 4-0 run with a made free throw and a 3-pointer to make it 31-27. Johnson responded with a steal and a layup, then the Lady Raiders got another steal and bucket from Sanogo right after for the 35-27 advantage. The Utes had a successful and-one play to follow but then the Lady Raiders got hot, going on an 8-0 run. In that span, Fritz converted an and-one play and hit a 3-pointer to force a Utah timeout as Tech led 43-30. But, the Utes responded with a 7-2 run to cut their deficit to eight. Sanogo stopped Utah's run with a second-chance basket for a 10-point lead, but Utah added two more free throws and a three right after to make it 47-42. Johnson would close the period with a free throw as Tech led 48-42.
The Lady Raiders opened the fourth quarter with a last-second three from Maupin to beat the shot clock, giving Tech the 51-42 advantage. Peat followed with two free throws before Utah got a layup. Tech went to score on its next drive, when Peat dished it to Shavers for two. Bristow came in and immediately made a three for the 58-44 lead. But the Utes answered with a 5-0 run. Utah would score four of the next six points before Fritz made her third triple of the game for a 10-point lead. The Utes got three points back, however, on a layup and free throw. Utah then cut their deficit to six on a second-chance three, but Maupin nailed four-consecutive free throws and took a charge to help give Tech the momentum to hold on to the lead and win it, 75-64.
Up next, the Lady Raiders take on No. 3-seeded and No. 21-ranked Oklahoma State on Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN+.
