Make your free throws. It’s an important thing to do. Sometimes, you might get that chance to hit four free throws in less than 40 seconds and it’ll give you the chance to go out and beat the No. 15 team in the country (which also happens to be a team that you haven’t beaten in 31 meetings because the last time you beat them was in 2011).
I mean, that’s more or less what happened on Sunday as the Texas Tech Lady Raiders went into Waco and secured a 1-point win over the No. 15 ranked Baylor Bears. It was unexpected and I’m sure there aren’t any Texas Tech fans who aren’t thrilled to see that the Lady Raiders ended up coming out on top of this matchup with the Bears.
This was a win that Texas Tech definitely needed. It’s a win the Lady Raiders have been trying to get for years. It’s so great to see that it finally happened (and the facts that it happened in Waco and also elevate the Lady Raiders to the top of the Big 12 standings make this win even better).
Big 12 women’s basketball standings, records: Texas Tech tied for leading the Big 12 after beating the No. 15 Baylor Bears in Waco
Here’s what the Big 12 standings look like now with the Lady Raiders getting the win over the Bears:
- Texas Tech Lady Raiders - 14-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- Arizona State Sun Devils - 14-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- Iowa State Cyclones - 13-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- TCU Horned Frogs - 13-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- BYU Cougars - 12-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- Oklahoma State Cowgirls - 12-2 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- West Virginia Mountaineers - 11-2 overall, 1-0 Big 12
- Arizona Wildcats - 9-2 overall, 0-0 Big 12
- Utah Utes - 9-3 overall, 0-0 Big 12
- Baylor Bears - 11-3 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- Kansas Jayhawks - 10-3 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- Colorado Buffaloes - 9-4 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- UCF Knights - 8-4 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- Kansas State Wildcats - 7-7 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- Houston Cougars - 6-6 overall, 0-1 Big 12
- Cincinnati Bearcats - 5-8 overall, 0-1 Big 12
It’s early, but it feels good to see the Lady Raiders at the top of the Big 12 standings. Being able to get that sort of win on the road against a team like the Baylor Bears (while also maintaining an unblemished record) shows that the Texas Tech women’s basketball team might be able to make this season something special.