National Basketball Association
Missouri 92, Texas Tech 84
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Antinio Petty, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
10488
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 21 Missouri won for the third time in four games Tuesday night, using a second-half surge to pull past Texas Tech at home 92-84.
Marcus Denmon scored 20 points for the Tigers (20-6, 6-5 Big 12), who improved to 16-0 at Mizzou Arena this season. John Roberson’s 21 points paced Texas Tech (11-15, 3-8 Big 12), which lost its fourth straight game.
The Tigers took control of a back-and-forth affair in the second half. Trailing 58-57 early in the half, Ricky Kreklow’s layup gave the Tigers a 59-58 advantage and started a 19-6 run. Five different Tigers scored during the surge. Kreklow, Michael Dixon, Kim English and Matt Pressey each scored four points, and Missouri went ahead 77-64 on two English free throws with 9:31 left.
The Red Raiders pulled within 87-84 on Roberson’s 3-pointer with 1:18 left, but Laurence Bowers’ layup with 56 seconds to play gave the Tigers an 89-84 advantage.
The teams traded big runs throughout the first half. Missouri took a 25-16 lead with 10:54 left in the half on Kreklow’s 3-pointer. Brad Reese’s three-point play with 5:28 to go capped a 22-7 surge as the Red Raiders rallied to go ahead 38-32. But Missouri scored 13 of the next 14 points and led 45-44 at halftime.
Missouri entered sixth in the nation in scoring offense at 83.5 points. The Tigers topped 90 points for the first time since a 98-58 victory Jan. 5 over North Alabama.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Missouri |
|
John Roberson 21 |
Scoring |
Marcus Denmon 20 |
|
Brad Reese 3 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 4 |
|
Jaye Crockett 9 |
Rebounds |
Kim English 7 |
|
John Roberson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Kim English 7 |
|
Brad Reese 3 |
Steals |
Marcus Denmon 2 |
|
Robert Lewandowski 1 |
Blocks |
Steve Moore 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
84 |
49.2 |
6-13 |
16-26 |
13 |
34 |
1 |
8 |
|
| Missouri
|
92 |
58.1 |
8-17 |
12-20 |
18 |
29 |
4 |
9 |
|