Final
for this game
Kansas State holds off No. 10 Texas Tech
Jan 14, 2012 - 10:56 PM Lubbock, TX (Sports Network) - Jalana Childs scored 23 points and Brittany Chambers scored 15 points to go with 10 rebounds as Kansas State held off No. 10 Texas Tech, 62-61.
Tasha Dickey netted 17 points for the Wildcats (13-3, 4-0 Big 12), who are off to a 4-0 conference start for the first time since 2007-08, when they won the regular-season title.
Kierra Mallard scored 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds for Texas Tech (14-2, 2-2), which has lost two straight by a combined four points.
With her team trailing 58-53 with 4:43 left in the game, Childs put the Wildcats on her back.
She scored seven of Kansas State's final nine points, including the go-ahead free throws to give the Wildcats a 62-61 lead with 1:43 left.
Texas Tech missed an array of shots in the remaining time. Monique Smalls had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but her jumper didn't go down.
Chambers paced the Wildcats with 11 points in the opening 20 minutes, and they took a 37-27 advantage into the locker room.
- KANSAS STATE: 62
TEXAS TECH: 61
Final
Jan 14 5:03 PM - 200
rootsRUWTbot Added 62 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Kansas State 60, Texas Tech(10) 61 4th - 1:43Jan 14 4:49 PM - 138
rootsRUWTbot Added 69 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Kansas State 55, Texas Tech(10) 58 4th - 4:22Jan 14 4:39 PM - 69
rootsRUWTbot Took away 78 roots (Close Finish)
Kansas State 53, Texas Tech(10) 57 4th - 4:43Jan 14 4:39 PM - 147
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Kansas State 53, Texas Tech(10) 55 4th - 4:59Jan 14 4:38 PM - 64
rootsRUWTbot Took away 60 roots (Close Finish)
Kansas State 51, Texas Tech(10) 55 4th - 6:17Jan 14 4:35 PM - 124
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Kansas State 49, Texas Tech(10) 50 4th - 8:13Jan 14 4:28 PM - KANSAS STATE: 37
TEXAS TECH: 27
Halftime
Jan 14 3:49 PM - KANSAS STATE: 0
TEXAS TECH: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 14 3:09 PM
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