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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 86, Louisiana-Monroe 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 12, 2010
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Kipp Kissinger, # Jeff Malham, # Brent Meaux
Attendance: 9603

The Texas Tech Red Raiders broke open a tight game before pulling away for an 86-67 victory over visiting Louisiana-Monroe on Friday in the season opener for both teams.

Texas Tech, which was 19-16 last season, led 38-37 at the half, but fell behind early in the second half before rallying to beat the Warhawks of the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks, who finished 12-19 last season, hit nearly 50 percent of their shots in the first half, but the hot shooting Red Raiders countered by making nearly 56 percent of their shots in the half.

Texas Tech trailed 47-42 with 16:30 remaining before going on a 14-2 run to open up a comfortable lead. Texas Tech’s Brad Reese scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

UL-Monroe’s Fred Brown led all scorers with 25 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana-Monroe   Texas Tech
Fred Brown 25 Scoring Brad Reese 15
Lawrence Gilbert 3 Assists Jaye Crockett 5
Fabio Ribeiro 10 Rebounds Jaye Crockett 8
Lawrence Gilbert 5 Free Throws Made David Tairu 7
Fred Brown 1 Steals John Roberson 3
Christian Bibi Ndongo 1 Blocks Jaye Crockett 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana-Monroe 67 41.1 8-17 13-16 9 32 1 2
Texas Tech 86 54.8 5-15 13-23 18 31 5 11