Oklahoma State comes back to beat No. 12 Texas Tech in regular-season finale
The No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders led by 10 points with less than 10 minutes left against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, but couldn't hold that lead and lost, 52-51.
Texas Tech managed to score only two points in the last nine minutes, 48 seconds of the game as Oklahoma State slowly chipped away at the lead and finally took it with 19 seconds left on a three-pointer from Bryce Thompson. With a chance to win in the final seconds, the Red Raiders struggled to even find a shot against the stifling Oklahoma State defense.
The struggle to score late in the game was exacerbated by leading scorer on the season, Bryson Williams, getting into foul trouble and eventually fouling out with 51 seconds left.
Texas Tech had an outside chance at winning the Big 12 regular-season title, but lost two of its last three and will instead finish third behind Baylor and Kansas. Oklahoma State climbed to 8-10 in conference, but will not appear in the Big 12 Tournament due to a postseason ban.
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