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Red Raiders beat Bears

By WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022 | 6:36 AM
UNDATED (AP) — Eleventh-ranked Texas Tech remains perfect at home this season.
 
The Red Raiders have completed a regular-season sweep of Baylor by downing the No. 7 Bears, 83-73.
 
Kevin Obanor scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and finished with 13 rebounds. Obanor made back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to cap a 14-3 run that started the second half and put the Red Raiders ahead to stay.
 
Bryson Williams added 17 points for Tech, which is 16-0 at home this season.
 
James Akinjo had 18 points and seven assists for Baylor, while Adam Flagler had 14 points.
 
Both teams are 9-4 in the Big 12.
 
In Tuesday’s other top-25 action:
 
— Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 17 rebounds to lead top-ranked Gonzaga to an 86-66 win over Pepperdine. Drew Timme paced the Bulldogs with 19 points and Andrew Nembhard had a career-high 14 assists.
 
— Jabari Smith had a season-high 31 points and second-ranked Auburn extended its home winning streak to 14 games by defeating Vanderbilt, 94-80. Smith was 7-for-10 from 3-point range as the Tigers improved to 24-2 overall, 12-1 in the SEC.
 
— Zach Edey had 14 points and eight rebounds as fifth-ranked Purdue pulled out a 70-64 win over Northwestern to move into first place in the Big Ten. Mason Gillis and Eric Hunter Jr. each scored 11 points as Purdue moved a half-game ahead of No. 12 Illinois for the top spot in the conference.
 
— Cliff Omoruyi had 15 points, 13 rebounds and a reverse alley-oop dunk in Rutgers’ game-breaking run as the Scarlet Knights routed No. 12 Illinois, 70-59. Ron Harper Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds to the win as Rutgers beat a ranked team for the fourth straight time.
 
— Adama Sanogo had 20 points and 16 rebounds as 24th-rated UConn beat Seton Hall, 70-65.
 
— Jahvon Quinerly had 21 points and eight assists to lead No. 25 Alabama to an 80-75 win over Mississippi State.