Sixteenth-ranked Texas Tech shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half to beat the University of Wisconsin 78-62 yesterday in Lubbock, Texas.

The 25th-ranked Badgers gave the Red Raiders a tough game in the rare mid-season non-conference match-up, but they could not match Tech’s outside shooting.

The Badgers suffered several extended scoring droughts in the game and made only 41percent of their shots, while Texas Tech tickled the twines at a 54 percent clip for the game. The Badgers’ sloppy ball-handling led to 17 turnovers that frequently frustrated UW’s comeback bids.

Wisconsin got off to a quick start and made five of its first six field-goal attempts en route to building a 11-4 lead after four minutes of action. A Kyle Black three-pointer and two lay-ups by Jessie Stomski fueled the early run as the Badgers looked to establish control of the game.

UW’s outside shooting went cold after the opening surge, however, and the Badgers made only 5 of their final 24 shots of the half. Wisconsin’s offensive woes opened the door for the Red Raiders, who responded with a 10-2 run to take the lead, 14-13, at the 13:42 mark of the opening frame.

The teams played evenly for the next several minutes, and Wisconsin held its last lead of the game, 20-18, with just over nine minutes on the clock. The Badgers again hit a dry spell and were unable to score on their next eleven possessions.

Texas Tech had no such difficulties finding the basket and tallied 11 straight points to take a 29-20 lead with 2:21 left to play. Two consecutive three-point plays by Kyle Black narrowed the Texas Tech lead to three points, 29-26, but the Red Raiders scored the last two buckets of the half to take a 33-26 lead into the locker room.

Texas Tech stayed hot to open the second half and extended its lead to 44-33 after five minutes of play. The Badgers responded with six straight points in under a minute, highlighted by a Tamara Moore steal and lay-up, to close to within five points, 44-39.

Tech’s Natalie Ritchie calmly answered the Badger surge with a three-point field goal that pushed the Raiders’ lead back to eight points.

Wisconsin twice cut the lead to six points, but Tech’s outside shots kept falling, and the Badgers could get no closer. The Raiders shot 6-10 from beyond the three-point arc in the final period while UW could muster only one three-pointer on six attempts over the final 20 minutes.

Moore led the Badgers with 16 points and six steals, and Black finished with 14 points. Stomski collected a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, while center Emily Ashbuagh was the final Badger in double figures with 12 points.