National Basketball Association
Alabama 66, Texas Tech 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Craig Griffith, # Keith Kimble, # Guy Thomas
Attendance:
7172
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Alabama 66, Texas Tech 62: Trevor Lacey scored 21 points and the visiting Crimson Tide staved off a second-half comeback by the Red Raiders to end their three-game losing skid.
Trevor Releford added 17 points for Alabama (7-3), which led by 20 early in the second half. Texas Tech cut the lead to 63-61 with 1:15 left before Levi Randolph scored with 36 seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Jaye Crockett paced Texas Tech (5-3) with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordan Tolbert added 12 points. The Red Raiders used a 16-3 run to cut the lead to 56-49 with 5:21 left, and they trailed by four after Josh Gray drilled a 3-pointer with 2:18 remaining.
Texas Tech shot 37.9 percent from the field and made just three of their 18 shots from 3-point range. Alabama, which shot 51.1 percent, won despite tying a season high with 18 turnovers.
Alabama bounced back from a 73-54 loss at VCU by scoring the first eight points of the game. Crockett cut the Crimson Tide to 65-62 with two seconds left, but Releford answered with a free throw to end the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lacey was 8-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. .... The Red Raiders entered the game averaging 80.3 points. … Randolph had seven points after scoring in double figures in four of the last five games.
Top Game Performances
Alabama |
|
Texas Tech |
Trevor Lacey 21 |
Scoring |
Jaye Crockett 22 |
Devonta Pollard 3 |
Assists |
Daylen Robinson 4 |
Moussa Gueye 7 |
Rebounds |
Jaye Crockett 11 |
Trevor Releford 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaye Crockett 4 |
Trevor Releford 3 |
Steals |
Daylen Robinson 5 |
Moussa Gueye 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Tolbert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Alabama
|
66 |
51.1 |
5-14 |
15-22 |
9 |
32 |
4 |
9 |
20 |
Texas Tech
|
62 |
37.9 |
3-18 |
15-21 |
15 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
14 |