National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 79, Liberty 71
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Tim Ebersole, # Andrew Maira, # Jeremy Mosier
Attendance: 8856
The Red Raiders beat Liberty 79-71 on Sunday at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas. David Tairu led Texas Tech with 15 points.

Texas Tech outscored the Flames 53-41 in the second half. Part of that was a 14-2 run in the first four minutes of the second half, which the Red Raiders entered trailing by four. They never trailed again.

The Flames (2-3) jumped to an early 2-0 lead on a jumper by David Minaya before Texas Tech responded with a 3-pointer from Brad Reese. That gave the Red Raiders (3-1) their only lead of the first half.

Liberty went on an 18-10 run, giving the Flames a comfortable seven-point lead halfway through the first half. Texas Tech closed the gap to within four, 30-26, at halftime.

Evan Gordon led the Flames with 18 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Liberty   Texas Tech
Evan Gordon 18 Scoring David Tairu 15
Jesse Sanders 7 Assists Mike Singletary 8
John Brown 14 Rebounds Robert Lewandowski 7
Antwan Burrus 3 Free Throws Made Mike Singletary 5
Evan Gordon 2 Steals Mike Davis 2
John Brown 1 Blocks Mike Singletary 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Liberty 71 40.6 5-15 10-18 14 40 3 8
Texas Tech 79 48.4 6-18 13-19 19 31 6 6