March 7, 2006

Box Score

DALLAS (AP) - LaToya Davis had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Patrice Edwards added 11 points off the bench as Texas Tech cruised to a 61-42 victory over Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship on Tuesday.

Alesha Robertson contributed 10 points and Darrice Griffin had 10 rebounds for Texas Tech.

The fifth-seeded Lady Raiders (15-13) play fourth-seeded Missouri (20-8) in Wednesday's second round.

Whitney Pegram's 12 points led the 6-22 Cowgirls, whose season ends with a 17-game losing streak.

Oklahoma State, which has dropped 24 in a row to Big 12 schools, threatened to set a tournament record for fewest points _ 39 by Iowa State in 1997.

But Taylor Hardeman's 3-pointer with 30 seconds left gave the Cowgirls their final total.

Texas Tech extended the run of coach Marsha Sharp, who has announced she will retire at the end of the season.

The Lady Raiders carried a 26-15 lead into halftime behind Davis' nine points. Oklahoma State, the 12th seed, was 5-for-26 from the field in the first half.

Texas Tech put the game away with an 11-5 run midway through the second half that included three baskets from Edwards, extending the Lady Raiders' lead to 50-31.

Lady Raiders center Erin Myrick had to be helped to the locker room with a knee injury early in the first half and did not return.

Sharp said Myrick underwent an MRI and her condition would be evaluated later on Tuesday.