Red Raiders Fall to Texas 56-41

Freshman Myles Turner scored 25 points,leading Texas (17-8, 6-6) to a 56-41 victory over Texas Tech (12-14, 2-11) on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Special vents Center.

Texas Tech struggled with Texas' height and size under the basket.
Myles Turner, who is listed as 6-foot-11 but claims to be 7-feet, had a good game offensively shooting 10-of-13 fom the floor and also had 12 rebounds and three blocks over the smaller Red Raiders.

Turner's 10 field goals matched the rest of the entire Texas team.

''I've played at that level before. I have to be more consistent with it,'' Turner said.

The Red Raiders had similar problems on offense. They struggled to penetrate Texas' zone, and even when they did, simply found themselves bumped up against Texas' shot blockers. Texas forced three shot-clock violations in the second half.

Texas had a series of missteps in the first half, most notably a missed dunk by Isaiah Taylor on a fast break, before closing the half with an 11-0 run for a 29-19 lead.

Cam Ridley started the run before Felix made a 3-pointer. Felix made another 3-pointer in transition and Holmes closed the half by banking one in at the buzzer.

The Longhorns looked ready to turn it into a rout when Taylor fed Turner for an alley-oop dunk to open the second half. But the Red Raiders responded with two quick 3-poitners to keep Texas from pulling away.

The Red Raiders return to the floor 6 pm Tuesday when they play host to the Baylor Bears at the United Supermarkets Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN 2.