National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 83, Texas Tech 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Paul Janssen, # Gerry Pollard, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 9366
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Paul Janssen, # Gerry Pollard, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 9366
Tristan Thompson scored 20 points and No. 14 Texas opened its conference schedule by coasting to an 83-52 road win over Texas Tech Wednesday night.
The Longhorns (13-3, 1-0 Big 12) put together a run of 10 straight points mid-way through the first half to take a 21-12 lead with 8:05 left before the break. A 10-1 spurt to open the second half extended the margin to 48-23, effectively sealing the outcome.
It was primarily a dominating effort inside that propelled the Longhorns. Texas finished with a 42-23 rebounding edge and outscored the Red Raiders in the paint, 50-26.
Jordan Hamilton scored 16 points for Texas, while Cory Joseph added 15.
Robert Lewandowski scored 13 points to lead Texas Tech (8-9, 0-2), which missed on all 11 of its 3-point attempts and shot just 39 percent (23 of 59) overall.
Top Game Performances
| Texas | Texas Tech | |
| Tristan Thompson 20 | Scoring | Robert Lewandowski 13 |
| Dogus Balbay 3 | Assists | Brad Reese 1 |
| Gary Johnson 10 | Rebounds | Mike Singletary 8 |
| Jordan Hamilton 6 | Free Throws Made | Brad Reese 3 |
| Dogus Balbay 2 | Steals | John Roberson 2 |
| Tristan Thompson 2 | Blocks | Robert Lewandowski 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Texas | 83 | 54.7 | 3-12 | 22-35 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 6 | |
| Texas Tech | 52 | 39.0 | 0-11 | 6-10 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 3 |