Postgame Takeaways: #11 Texas Tech 83, #7 Baylor 73

Positives

• Good to see LJ Cryer back in action.  He made two three pointers in 15 minutes.  
• James Akinjo and the whole team had a great first half, taking a 7 point lead to the locker room 39-32. 
• The 1.06 points per possession offensively is good enough to beat Tech most nights. 
• Good fight to cut the lead to 5 with a minute to play

Needs Work

• Defense in second half, yikes... reminiscent of at Kansas and at Alabama.  Ended up giving up 1.20 points per possession to a Texas Tech team that has its offensive limits.  
• Got punked on the glass 41-30, outhustled in the paint and on the boards.  The opposite of what we saw versus Texas.  
• Have to convert free throws.  Leaving 9 points (in 21 attempts) on the table isn't going to get it done.  
• Only 13 turnovers but many of those turnovers led to lay-ups and easy baskets for Tech.  
• Felt like we came out ready for a fight but perhaps not a two halves fight.  Didn't seem mentally strong in the second half.  Need to be a grittier team consistently.