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Brown still white-hot

Brown still white-hot Junior guard Chynna Brown led Texas Tech with 21 points against Kansas on Tuesday, matching a season-high. Brown became the first Tech player to score 20 or more points in two games this season. She’s led the team in scoring in three of the last four games. “Just coming off the screens hard,” Brown said. “If I’m open just shooting the ball and not thinking about it so much. And just trying to be aggressive, getting to the goal anytime I could.” Brown made her fourth consecutive start and her 10 field goals were a career-high.

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Tech Women lose to Kansas at home (PHOTO GALLERY) 02/21/12 - 11:18pm

Tech Women suffer costly home loss to Kansas (VIDEO) 02/21/12 - 11:08pm

Lady Raiders fall to Jayhawks 02/22/12 - 1:54am

Texas Tech’s up-and-down season reached its lowest point Tuesday. After a 69-64 loss to a reeling Kansas team at United Spirit Arena, the Lady Raiders will likely need to win all three of their remaining games for a chance at a return trip to the NCAA tournament. Two of Tech’s final three games will be on the road, beginning Saturday at No. 14 Texas A&M. The Lady Raiders then host and close out the season March 3 at Kansas State.

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Lady Raiders running out of time to find their groove 02/21/12 - 1:24am

Baylor certainly seems to bring out the best in Texas Tech. Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said as much after her team downed the Lady Raiders 56-51 on Saturday at the Ferrell Center. “That basketball team plays like that every night, they wouldn’t be whatever they are in the league right now,” Mulkey said Saturday. A backhanded compliment? Perhaps. But it’s hard to escape the truth of Mulkey’s statement.

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Lady Raiders have time to reach NCAA tourney 02/20/12 - 1:10am

Feb. 21 vs. Kansas

The silver lining for Texas Tech after Saturday’s 56-51 loss to top-ranked Baylor is that the Lady Raiders still have a shot at reaching the NCAA tournament. “Hopefully, we’re going to be able to finish this thing strong,” Tech coach Kristy Curry said. “You get in the eyes of the (NCAA selection) committee, they have to take a look at your scores every once in awhile.” Despite losing four of six games in February and each of its last six road games, Tech controls its own destiny and, with four games remaining, has enough time left to salvage the season.

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Lady Raiders basketball notebook: A rerun 02/19/12 - 9:08am

A rerun Texas Tech’s 56-51 loss to Baylor on Saturday was eerily familiar. When the two teams met in Waco last year the Lady Raiders led 29-28 at the break before shooting 27 percent in the second half and falling 64-51. Tech outrebounded Baylor in that game, 36-32. The Lady Raiders led 35-30 at halftime Saturday and shot 22 percent in the second half. They outrebounded the Lady Bears, 38-37. Asked why Baylor seems to bring out the best in Tech, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey was stumped. “I don’t know,” she said. “How about just call it good coaching?”

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Lady Raiders give Bears fits again, but still come up short 02/19/12 - 2:06am

WACO — There is ample evidence that Texas Tech plays better and tougher against No. 1 Baylor than any team in the country. The Lady Raiders once again played their hearts out Saturday, leading Baylor at halftime and outrebounding the Lady Bears from start to finish, but the end result was an all-too-familiar one. Tech shot 22 percent in the second half, and Baylor centers Brittney Griner and Destiny Williams notched double-doubles to lead the Lady Bears to a 56-51 victory, clinching a share of the Big 12 title.

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Lady Raiders have tested No. 1 Baylor 02/18/12 - 1:29am

The Baylor women’s basketball team is outscoring opponents by 771 points through 26 games this season, an average margin of victory of 29.6 points. That statistic is so singularly astounding that it might leave Texas Tech trembling as it prepares for its tipoff against the top-ranked Lady Bears at 7 p.m. Saturday inside the Ferrell Center. Except the Lady Raiders have played Baylor closer than just about anybody during the last two seasons and are one of just three teams to beat it during that stretch.

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