ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalynn Bristow scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting, Snudda Collins added 15 points and No. 21 Texas Tech beat UCF 73-55 on Wednesday night to extend its winning streak to 15 games.
Texas Tech (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) is in the most recent AP Top 25 for the first time since January 2012 and is off to its best start since winning its first 15 games in the 2003-04 season. The Lady Raiders are 2-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
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Bailey Maupin scored 12 points and Gemma Nunez added 11 points and eight assists for the Lady Raiders.
Leah Harmon scored 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting and 5-of-5 free throws, and Mahogany Chandler-Roberts added 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for UCF (8-5, 0-2).
The Lady Raiders never trailed, going on a 15-4 run to take a 39-24 lead with 1:34 left in the second quarter. Bristow scored eight points, including three consecutive three-pointers to start the game, and Collins scored seven. UCF trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Texas Tech scored 20 points off 20 Cavaliers turnovers and led 14-4 in second-chance scoring despite grabbing 11 offensive rebounds each.
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The Cavaliers, who opened their conference slate by scoring a season-low 50 points in a 21-point loss to BYU on Dec. 20, have posted their lowest points of the season twice in a row in Big 12 play.
Next
Texas Tech: Host Arizona State on Saturday.
UCF: Hosts Kansas on Sunday.
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