North Texas 64 at Texas Tech 69
North Texas 64, Texas Tech 69
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—Robert Lewandowski scored 17 points, converting all seven free throw attempts, to lead Texas Tech over North Texas 69-64 on Wednesday night as the Red Raiders withstood a late rally.
Chris Jones led North Texas with 31 points, shooting 12 of 13 from the foul line.
The Mean Green (1-1) cut the Red Raiders’ lead to one three times in the final 2 minutes, but Texas Tech hit a pair of free throws after each North Texas basket during the stretch to put the lead back to three.
North Texas went on two 5-minute field-goal droughts early in the second half, letting the Red Raiders (2-0) balloon a three-point halftime lead to a 53-40 cushion midway through the second half.
For the game, North Texas shot 36 percent, including a 1-for-16 mark from beyond the 3-point line.
