No. 5 Baylor Slips Up

Alesha Robertson banked in a jump shot from about 10 feet with less than a second left to lift Texas Tech past NCAA defending champion Baylor, 64-62, Sunday in a Big 12 Conference matchup at Lubbock, Texas.

“I just had to come off that pick with a lot of confidence and thinking we were gonna beat Baylor,” Robertson said.

Robertson scored a season-high 22 points and tied her career high for rebounds with 11 as Tech outrebounded No. 5 Baylor (12-2, 2-2), 51-29. There were 12 lead changes and three ties in the second half.

Tech (7-7, 2-1) led, 62-57, with 2:48 left when Angela Tisdale made a three-point shot from the left side and Sophia Young made a shot from the top of the key to tie it, 62-62.

In other selected top-25 games:

No. 1 Tennessee 79, Mississippi State 56 -- Candace Parker had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Lady Vols (17-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who never trailed the Bulldogs (6-11, 1-3) at Starkville, Miss.

No. 4 North Carolina 65, No. 25 North Carolina State 53 -- Erlana Larkins had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (16-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Wolfpack (11-5, 2-2) at Raleigh, N.C. Tar Heel Coach Sylvia Hatchell improved her record to 700-266 in her 31 seasons, including 20 at North Carolina.

No. 8 Ohio St. 62, Michigan 34 -- Jessica Davenport and Marscilla Packer had 15 points each as the Buckeyes (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten) held the Wolverines (6-11, 0-5) to 25% shooting at Columbus, Ohio.

No. 17 Minnesota 71, No. 9 Michigan State 58 -- The Golden Gophers (11-4, 4-1 Big Ten) got 55 points from their reserves, including a team-high 16 from Lauren Lacey, to beat the Spartans (13-5, 3-2) at Minneapolis.

Michigan State (13-5, 3-2) had beaten the Gophers six consecutive times and hadn’t lost in Minneapolis since Feb. 27, 2000, but this time the Spartans were outrebounded, 44-37. The Gophers grabbed 18 offensive boards, turned the ball over only eight times, made seven steals and finished with 20 assists.

Michigan State made nine of its first 15 shots to take a 19-15 lead. That’s when the Gophers’ revamped lineup began to click, going on an 18-4 run and taking a 33-23 lead just before halftime.