The Texas Tech women’s basketball team couldn’t solve Kansas State this season, even when it looked like the Lady Raiders would.
The 12-seed Wildcats erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to stun the 5-seed Tech 58-51 in the second round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Lady Raiders didn’t score the final 7:43 of the game, missing their final 13 field goal attempts. KSU, which advanced to face 4-seed Oklahoma State, closed on a 21-0 run.
It was the second time this season the Wildcats bested Tech. The first was the Lady Raiders’ first loss of the season after a 19-0 start.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal brought you live coverage of Thursday’s game. Read below for score updates, highlights and more.
Texas Tech women’s basketball vs Kansas State live score updates
1:07 p.m. — KSU storms back to win 58-51. Lady Raiders are one and done at the Big 12 tournament.
12:45 p.m. — Well, that escalated quickly. KSU on an 11-0 run to cut Tech’s lead to 51-48 with 5:14 remaining.
12:38 p.m. — Tech has pushed its lead to 51-39. The Lady Raiders’ defense has been smothering in the second half.
12:31 p.m. — Tech leads 47-37 after three quarters. Collins leads all scorers with 12 points, followed by Nunez with the nine she’s had since the first quarter.
12:19 p.m. — Tech leads 39-34 with 4:46 in the third quarter. Lady Raiders have gone cold, with no field goals the past 3:51.
11:53 a.m. — Tech leads 34-29 at halftime. KSU was within two points following a 10-0 run, before Maupin hit a 3 just before the buzzer. It was a reversal of the first quarter, with the Lady Raiders committing six turnovers while KSU committed one.
11:40 a.m. — Tech leads 28-19 with 4:39 until halftime. Foy has six points for KSU in the quarter to chip away at the deficit.
11:27 a.m. — Tech leads 21-9 after the first quarter. The Lady Raiders closed on a 9-0 run. Tech forced seven turnovers and held KSU to 36.4% shooting.
11:23 a.m. — Tech has opened up a 20-9 lead with 1:25 in the first quarter on the heels of an 8-0 run.
11:13 a.m. — Tech leads 12-9 at the first break. Nunez is looking for her shot early and has nine points for the Lady Raiders on 3 of 3 shooting.
10:57 a.m. — Tech’s Nunez, Maupin, Fritz, Bristow and Sanogo will start their 31st game together. KSU going with Harrod, Garcia, Sides, Heal and Claessens.
Texas Tech women’s basketball vs Kansas State injury/availability report
Below is the availability report released Wednesday night. An updated version will be sent out 90 minutes before tipoff.
OUT FOR TEXAS TECH: Bird Martin, Stephanie Okechukwu
OUT FOR KANSAS STATE: None
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Big 12 women’s basketball tournament schedule
All games at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
Game 5: No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 Kansas State, 11 a.m., ESPN+
Game 6: No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 BYU, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7: No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Arizona State, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 8: No. 6 Colorado vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m., ESPN+
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Game 9: No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. Game 5 winner, 11 a.m., ESPNU
Game 10: No. 1 TCU vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU
Game 11: No. 2 West Virginia vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 12: No. 3 Baylor vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m., ESPN+
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Semifinal: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3 p.m., ESPN+
Semifinal: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
SUNDAY, MARCH 8*
Championship: Semifinal winners, 4 p.m., ESPN
*Should BYU reach the final, the game will be at 3 p.m. Monday
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech wilts in fourth quarter of Kansas State win at Big 12 tournament
Reporting by Stephen Garcia, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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