Texas A&M
(#22) Texas Tech
Aggies Fall at No. 22 Texas Tech
Feb 21, 2004 | Men's Basketball
February 21, 2004
Andre Emmett became the Big 12's all-time leading scorer, getting 18 points to lead No. 22 Texas Tech to a 76-60 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday.
Emmett needed four points coming into the game to overtake Nick Collison of Kansas (2,097 points).
Texas Tech (19-7, 7-5) went up by double digits early in the first half and built the margin to 50-29 on a layup and free throw by Jarrius Jackson with 15:09 remaining in the game.
The Aggies (7-16, 0-12) answered with a 19-8 run and whittled their deficit to 60-50 on a rebound by Antoine Wright with 5:20 remaining but they couldn't get any closer.
Jackson added 19 points for the Red Raiders, while Devonne Giles got 14, Robert Tomaszek 13 and Ronald Ross 10.
Emmett got his 2,098th point on a one-handed dunk in full stride with 7:54 remaining in the first half. Tomaszek grabbed a rebound and passed to Emmett who was at about midcourt.
Emmett did not start Saturday's game, a first this season.
The conference began in 1996.
Wright scored 17 points and Kevin Turner added 13 to lead the Aggies.
The Red Raiders had lost five of their past eight games after a 12-game winning streak.
Tech and coach Bob Knight are one game shy of winning 20 games for the third consecutive season, a feat never done at Tech.
Tech led 38-24 at halftime. The Red Raiders used a 11-3 run early in the first half to take an 18-8 lead. Devonne Giles had six points and Ross had the other five. Tech maintained a double-digit margin for the rest of the half.
