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.Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Tim Ebersole, # Andrew Maira, # Jeremy Mosier
Attendance: 8856
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 |