WBB: No. 21 Baylor 61, Texas Tech 32

[Hild, Shelby]

Game book attached.

No. 21/21 Baylor (19-6, 8-6 Big 12) 61, Texas Tech (16-11, 5-9 Big 12) 32
Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024


  *   The No. 21 Baylor women’s basketball team powered past Texas Tech, 61-32, on Sunday afternoon at Foster Pavilion.
  *   Baylor has won 29 consecutive meetings with Texas Tech, with the last loss coming on Feb. 19, 2011, the only TTU win in the series dating back to 2006-07.
  *   The Lady Raiders have not won in Waco since 2004.
  *   Baylor retired Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey in a pre-game ceremony on Sunday. It marks the seventh jersey retired in Baylor women’s basketball history, joining Odyssey Sims, Melissa Jones, Nina Davis, Suzie Snider Eppers, Shelia Lambert and Sophia Young.
  *   Baylor Coach Nicki Collen is 67-26 in her third season at Baylor.
  *   The Bears are 38-10 at home under Collen.
  *   The Bears are 5-2 all-time at the Foster Pavilion, which debuted earlier in 2024.
  *   BU moved to 5-2 in 2023-24 in nationally televised games.
  *   Baylor is 17-2 in 2023-24 when leading at halftime and 62-6 under Collen.

  *   Baylor held Texas Tech to just 32 points, equaling the worst scoring output for the Lady Raiders in program history, also scoring 32 vs. Oklahoma in 2014.
  *   It was the fewest points scored by a BU opponent since Lamar on Nov. 21, 2019.
  *   It was the fourth-fewest points scored by a Big 12 team in league play in the history of the Big 12, behind a 26-point game from Oklahoma State (vs. Baylor) in 2006, a 29-point game from Oklahoma State in 2001 (vs. Texas Tech) and a 30-point game from Kansas State in 2019 (vs. WVU).
  *   The Bears are 15-1 when outrebounding their foes, including a 7-1 mark in league play. Under Collen, BU is 54-9 when outrebounding its opponent.
  *   BU held a 43-26 margin in total rebounds.
  *   Baylor held a 34-4 margin in points in the paint.
  *   The Bears forced 29 TTU turnovers, their second-most forced on the year, behind 30 turnovers forced against McNeese.

  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Sarah Andrews finished in double figures with 10 and 11 points, respectively.
  *   Aijha Blackwell grabbed 11 boards. She has secured double digit rebounds in nine games this season and seven times during Big 12 play.

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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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