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University of Houston
Texas Tech
Houston Hedged Out By Texas Tech, 71-64
12/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec 15, 2001
By MICHAEL A. LUTZ
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON - Andy Ellis scored eight of his 17 points in a second half charge as Texas Tech rallied to beat Houston 71-64 Friday night.
Trailing 44-43 with 10:22 left in the game, the Red Raiders (8-1) went on a 22-9 run led by Ellis and Will Chavis, who hit eight straight Tech points during the run and finished with 14 points. Andre Emmett also had 14 points for Tech.
Chavis' eight-point run extended Tech's lead to 61-50 with 4:33 to play. The Raiders moved on to a 65-53 lead to complete their decisive run and weren't challenged again by the Cougars (4-3).
Patrick Okafor led the Cougars with 15 points and Louis Truscott added 14.
Houston led by as many as seven points in the first half and had a 33-31 lead at the half.
Okafor had eight points in the first half, including a basket with 11:39 left that put the Cougars into the lead for good in the first half, 13-12. Moments later, Jeremee McGuire hit eight straight Cougar points giving Houston a 26-19 lead for its biggest lead of the half.
The Red Raiders pulled within three at 30-27 on a pair of free throws by Kasib Powell late in the first half. After a 3-point play by Houston's Truscott, Tech got back to a 33-31 deficit but Andre Emmett missed a shot at the buzzer to keep Houston in the lead.
