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March 10, 2004

Second Round: #5 Baylor 80, #4 Texas Tech 72

Baylor

• Steffanie Blackmon has scored in double figures in all but three games this season (28 of 31).
• Sophia Young recorded her ninth double-double of the season, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Young finished one point shy of a career-high. Young has scored in double figures in all but two games this season (29 of 31), and has topped 20 points six times.
• Dionne Brown has reached double figures 10 times this year.
• Jessika Stratton now has 13 double-digit scoring efforts this season.
• Baylor had a season-low eight turnovers. The previous low was 13 (three times). In the two regular-season meetings against Texas Tech, Baylor committed a combined 30 turnovers.
• Baylor had 13 steals. This is the 24th time this season that BU has recorded 10 or more steals.
• Baylor is now 13-1 when shooting 50 percent or better, and 12-0 when reaching 80 points.

Tournament

• The No. 4 seed is 3-5 all-time against the No. 5 seed. The No. 5 seed won the first four meetings, and the No. 4 seed won the next three before today's game.
• Baylor will meet Texas in Thursday's 6 p.m. semifinal. Baylor split with Texas in the regular season, winning at home and losing in Austin. It will be the first time Baylor and Texas have met in the Big 12 Tournament.
• The No. 1 seed is 3-1 against the No. 5 seed in semifinal games (1997: #5 Kansas State 73, #1 Kansas 58).
• Texas Tech is now 11-6 in Big 12 Tournament play, including a 5-3 mark in second-round games.
• Baylor is now 7-7 in Big 12 Tournament play, including a 2-3 mark in second-round games.
• Texas Tech and Baylor have met once previously in the Big 12 Tournament. #2 Baylor defeated #7 Texas Tech 75-60 in a second-round clash in 2002.
• Baylor's eight blocked shots are the second-most ever in a second-round game. Kansas State blocked 10 Baylor shots in a second-round game last season.
• Baylor's 33 field goals tie for the second-most ever in a second-round game.
• Baylor is the seventh team to shoot 50 percent or better in a second-round game (33-65, .508).

Attendance

• The official attendance for Wednesday's afternoon session is 8,771, a new session record. The previous mark was 6,405, set last season.
• The total attendance for the Big 12 Tournament after the first three sessions is 17,134, also a record. The previous high for combined attendance through three sessions was 16,559, set in 2002.