LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tweety Carter scored 18 points to lead No. 21 Baylor past Texas Tech 86-68 on Tuesday night, the Bears’ sixth win in seven games.
The Bears (23-6, 10-5 Big 12) got off to a slow start and trailed by 11 points in the first half but came to life right after the break.
Baylor used a 14-5 run to go up 51-43, then built its largest lead, 76-58, on a dunk by Ekpe Udoh with 5:29 remaining.
Texas Tech whittled its deficit to 81-68 on a jumper in the lane by Mike Singletary with 2:32 remaining but the Red Raiders could get no closer.