LUBBOCK, Texas — In entrance of the second-premier property group of the period (4,910), and despite reducing a 12-point deficit to just just one with 2:22 to play, the Texas Tech Girl Raiders fell 57-55 to the Oklahoma Point out Cowgirls Saturday evening at United Supermarkets Arena.

In defeat, senior Lexy Hightower experienced 16 details on 6-of-7 shooting, even though Vivian Gray included 9 factors and 8 rebounds.

The variance in the contest had been Texas Tech’s (8-6, 1-2 Significant 12) 19 turnovers that Oklahoma State (6-6, 1-2 Big 12) turned into 21 factors.

HOW IT Happened:
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Powering a jumper from Hightower and a pair of layups from Khadija Faye and Ella Tofaeono, the Woman Raiders savored an early 8-6 lead with 3:55 remaining in the initial quarter.

After OSU scored back again-to-back again buckets to take a 10-8 direct, Faye and the Woman Raiders tied the recreation at 10 with 1:55 to participate in.

OSU used a Lexy Keys triple to close the to start with interval on 6-2 operate that gave the website visitors a 16-10 benefit following a single. Keys finished with 17 clutch points on 5-of-10 shooting from deep.  

In the next period, OSU scored 11 of the initially 20 details to get a 28-19 guide with 5:36 to play in the first 50 %.

Tech applied a jumper from Rhyle McKinney and a triple from Hightower to close to within 30-24 with 3:30 to engage in, but OSU employed a triple from Keys to shut the half on a 5-1 run that gave them a 35-25 guide at the crack.

Just after the split, Tech utilised a mid-selection jumper from Gray and a triple from Bryn Gerlich to slash the OSU direct to just 35-30. The mini 5- operate pressured an OSU timeout.

Tech pressured a missed shot out of the timeout, but missed a shot on its subsequent possession.

On the ensuing OSU possession, Keys hit another…