Lady Raiders Rally Past Auburn, 73-71, in Fourth-Quarter Thriller

Friday, November 13

Lubbock, Texas

6 p.m.

Texas Tech Athletics

3-0,0-0Big 12

Auburn University

3-1,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Auburn	19	17	22	13	71
Texas Tech	10	24	17	22	73

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Jalynn Bristow scores a three-pointer to put the Lady Raiders up 4 points with a minute to go in the game.

November 13, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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Texas Tech overcomes a 13-point deficit behind Bristow's late three-pointers to secure a 73-71 victory and improve to 3-0.

By: Aiden Kocol

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Lady Raiders survived a thriller Friday evening inside United Supermarkets Arena. Trailing by as many as 13 points, the Lady Raiders mounted an impressive fourth-quarter comeback to take down the Auburn Tigers, 73-71.

Senior Jalynn Bristow led the way for the squad, recording her second consecutive double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Her 13-point performance included a 3-of-5 mark from beyond the arc, including two three-pointers in the closing two minutes that helped lead the team to victory.

Friday evening's win was an all-around team effort, as three other Lady Raiders tallied double figures: Destinee Hooks (13), Ambrosia "Bro Bro" Cole (11) and Martina Anyango (11). Rhema Collins, making her debut as a Lady Raider, also made an impact with nine points and five rebounds, while Jalayah Ingram added eight points of her own.

Cole orchestrated the offense, dishing out a team-high five assists, while the team combined for 32 rebounds, narrowly beating Auburn on the glass, 32-29. The Lady Raiders' free-throw shooting also proved to be a difference-maker Friday night, as Texas Tech knocked down 20 of its 33 attempts.

Though Tahys Da Silva opened the scoring with a three-pointer, the Lady Raiders struggled to find their rhythm on both ends of the floor early, committing five turnovers in the opening five minutes. Auburn capitalized, putting together an unanswered 8-0 run to take an 8-3 lead at the seven-minute mark. A quick jumper from Bristow briefly halted the run, but Texas Tech continued to struggle offensively, trailing 19-10 at the end of the opening quarter.

Hooks finally sparked the Lady Raider offense to open the second quarter, knocking down a three-pointer before driving to the basket for another two. Collins, making her Lady Raider debut, also made an immediate impact, adding a three-pointer and a jumper of her own to pull Texas Tech within four, 26-22.

The offensive momentum carried over to the defensive end, where the Lady Raiders settled into their usual form and held the Tigers scoreless over the final three minutes of the half. The defensive effort paid its dividends as a three-pointer from Bristow evened the score at 32-32, before a layup from Anyango gave Texas Tech its first lead of the night with just over a minute remaining. However, a pair of Auburn free throws in the closing seconds sent the Tigers into the locker room with a narrow 36-34 advantage.

Texas Tech struggled to find its offensive rhythm coming out of the break, enduring a scoring drought of more than four minutes as Auburn surged ahead with a 13-0 run. A steal and an and-one from Ingram helped halt the run and bring the Lady Raiders within single digits, 58-50, but Texas Tech entered the fourth quarter trailing for the first time this season.

The Lady Raiders cut the deficit to three in the opening minutes of the quarter, but Auburn quickly pushed its lead back to seven. Anyango sparked a response, though, with a jumper and a steal that led to a Cole basket in transition. Cole came in clutch again, adding on two free throws following another Auburn turnover to pull Texas Tech within one, 63-62. But it was Bristow who made the difference.

After a defensive stop, Bristow took over, drilling a three-pointer off a pass from Cole with 1:49 left to give Texas Tech its first lead since the second quarter. Just 26 seconds later, she struck again from beyond the arc, this time off an assist from Collins, to push the advantage to 72-68.

Auburn pulled within one at the free-throw line and had a chance to reclaim the lead following a Texas Tech turnover, but Bristow's final block sealed the 73-71 win and kept the Lady Raiders unbeaten at 3-0.

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