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Texas Tech defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 91-63, on
Wednesday night inside the United Spirit Arena
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Red Raiders improve to 2-0 in the 2012 season,
while the Mavericks falls to 1-2 overall in the season
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Attendance: 7,053
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Tech finished shooting 45.5% from the field,
29.6% from behind the arc and 72.2% from the charity stripe
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Omaha finished shooting 46.4% from the field,
29.4% from behind the arc and 66.7% from the free-throw line
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The Red Raiders outrebounded the Mavericks
48-27, and forced 17 turnovers scored 19 points off turnovers, while Omaha
forced only eight turnovers and gave up only eight points on those turnovers
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In the paint, Tech outscored Omaha 44-26, thanks
in part to the big men for the Red Raiders
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Jaye Crockett and Dejan Kravic, both had career
nights for the Red Raiders.
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Crockett leading the Red Raiders in scoring,
coming off the bench, with 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the field and
grabbed 10 rebounds for his fifth-career double-double.
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Kravic went 9-for-11 from the field scoring 20
points and grabbing six rebounds
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Marked the first time since March 6, 2010 that
two Red Raiders have scored 20 or more points in a single game
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Justin Simmons led the scoring attack for the
Mavericks with 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting and grabbed just two boards on the
night
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Behind Crockett’s and Kravic’s career nights,
Josh Gray, who scored 10 points in the season opener, followed up that
performance with another double-digit outing going 6-for-13 from the field for
15 points and grabbed seven rebounds
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Texas Tech will be back on the court on Tuesday
night inside the USA when the Red Raiders take on Grambling State with tip-off
set for 8 p.m.
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Teams
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1st
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2ND
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FINAL
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Omaha
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37
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26
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63
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Texas Tech
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43
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48
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91
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