{"id":97107,"date":"2025-12-22T13:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97107\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:51:13","slug":"texas-tech-stuns-no-15-baylor-to-snap-31-game-skid-against-the-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97107\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech stuns No. 15 Baylor to snap 31-game skid against the Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

WACO, Texas (FOX 44<\/a>) \u2014 \u201cThis one should hurt,\u201d Nicki Collen said postgame after a narrow defeat gave Texas Tech its first win over Baylor Women\u2019s Basketball in 13 years as the Lady Red Raiders escaped from Waco with a 61-60 win on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The Bears once again played much of the game without their leading scorer, Taliah Scott, who did not start the game despite being a game-time decision. Scott suffered an ankle injury against Texas and sat out the Bears\u2019 non-conference finale against Southern on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Baylor weathered the storm in the first half, taking a 27-25 lead into the halftime break.<\/p>\n

However, turnovers and missed shots helped Texas Tech hang tough with Baylor, stealing the lead back on the opening possession of the second half before Yuting Deng gave the Bears a 43-39 lead with her first triple of the game heading into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Baylor and Texas Tech went neck-and-neck after that, with Taliah Scott checking in with under two minutes remaining and immediately making an impact, assisting on back-to-back baskets before checking out for the remainder of the game with a 60-57 Baylor lead.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech cut the lead to one and with just seconds remaining drew a foul on a Bailey Maupin drive to the basket. Maupin made both free throws with three seconds left to give Texas Tech a 61-60 lead.<\/p>\n

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Which left the Bears with one final opportunity, a chance they gave to the hot hand Yuting Deng. A season-high 23 points in the green and gold kept Baylor in it but Deng couldn\u2019t get a last second layup to fall and Texas Tech survives in Waco to hand Baylor a loss to open Big 12 play.<\/p>\n

Baylor takes a brief break before hitting the road to continue Big 12 Conference play out in Stillwater against Oklahoma State on Wednesday, December 31st at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

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