Bailey Maupin hit a pair of free throws with 3.4 seconds left to give the Texas Tech women’s basketball team the lead for good in a 62-61 win over 15th-ranked Baylor on Sunday in Waco.
The Lady Raiders (14-0, 1-0) trailed much of the second half but found their stride in the closing period. Baylor hit a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left go to up 60-57 but Snudda Collins and Maupin each hit a pair of free throws in the final 40 seconds to give Texas Tech the win.
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Collins finished with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and was 8-for-8 at the free throw line. Maupin tallied 11 points, including the game-tying and game-winning free throws. Gemma Nunez totaled six assists, five rebounds and five points and Jalynn Bristow (seven rebounds) and Jada Malone each had eight points.
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The win was Texas Tech’s first over a ranked opponent on the road since Feb. 16, 2022, when the Lady Raiders defeated 15th-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. It was just the eighth win over a ranked team on the road for the program since the beginning of the 2000-01 season.
Baylor had won 31 straight games in the series, Texas Tech’s last win over the Bears coming all the way back in 2011.
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The Lady Raiders are off until Dec. 31 when they return to United Supermarkets Arena to host UCF.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech women’s basketball earns first win over Baylor since 2011
