BYU downs No. 19 Texas Tech 73-61 for first ranked win

PROVO, Utah – BYU earned its first ranked win of the Lee Cummard era on Wednesday by knocking off No. 19 Texas Tech Lady Raiders 73-61 at the Marriott Center. 

“Hard-fought game, that is a really good team, really well coached with some really good players," head coach Lee Cummard said. "The game started a little slow…but Olivia came in and gave us a huge lift right from the jump…from there we played really well for the rest of the game. I'm just really proud of the group and glad to see their hard work paying off, and them being rewarded for how close a group it is and how hard they work to prepare for these games. I just want them to know that they’re a really good team and they were rewarded for that tonight.”

Freshman Olivia Hamlin led BYU with 20 points, shooting 60 percent from the field. Delaney Gibb contributed 18 points of her own, going 3-3 from behind the arc. Senior Lara Rohkohl also scored double figures, finishing with 15 points. She also led the team in rebounds with eight.

The Cougars shot 44.4 percent from three-point land and scored 24 points off 21 Texas Tech turnovers. BYU’s 73 points were the most points the Lady Raiders have allowed this season and earned them their first ranked win since February 2025.

First Quarter
After a Texas Tech triple, BYU countered with a 7-0 run led by Rohkohl and Hamlin. Both teams scored additional baskets before the first media timeout, with BYU leading 14-10.

Physical play continued throughout the quarter, with Texas Tech committing seven fouls in the first quarter. BYU also capitalized on six Texas Tech turnovers with 12 points off giveaways. Hamlin ended the quarter with back-to-back steals and fast-break lay-ins, putting the Cougars ahead 25-16 at the end of the first, finishing the quarter on a 5-0 run.

Second Quarter
Both teams opened the quarter strong, with a physical back-and-forth competition ensuing. Sydney Benelly hit back-to-back threes, forcing a Lady Raiders timeout as the Cougars extended their lead 35-23.

Out of the timeout, Texas Tech answered with a triple of their own, followed by another three from Benally, her third of the quarter. The Lady Raiders then responded with a 7-0 run, shrinking the Cougars’ lead to just four. Rohkohl scored off the window, and the defense held strong on the final possession of the half, moving the score to 40-34 at the break

Hamlin led BYU in the first half with 11 points, accompanied by Benally, Gibb and Rohkohl, who each had nine. Rohkohl also led the team in rebounds with four, while Gibb and Marya Hudgins posted three assists apiece.

The Cougars forced 10 turnovers in the first half, scoring 15 points off the strong defensive effort.

Third Quarter
BYU’s first two possessions of the half resulted in consecutive turnovers, but the Cougars held the Lady Raiders to just two points at the line. Gibb scored BYU’s first bucket of the half with a three, keeping the Cougars ahead 43-36.

The teams traded buckets, including a layup off the glass from Hudgins after she spun off her defender, moving the score to 47-43 at the first media timeout.

Following the media timeout, Hamilin hit a corner three and then dished the ball to Rohkohl a few possessions later for a score. Before the end of the quarter, Benally stole the ball three times, and Hudgins scored the final bucket of the quarter on an and-1 lay-in to put BYU up 56-48 headed into the fourth.

Fourth Quarter
BYU opened the quarter with a 9-0 run, keeping the Lady Raiders scoreless for nearly five minutes. The run began with a layup from Hamlin, followed by a pick-and-roll from Gibb to Rohkohl. Brinley Cannon then scored off the window through contact and converted the and-1 to put the Cougars ahead 65-50 with 4:58 left in regulation.

Gibb ended a two-minute BYU scoring drought with a driving layup and split a pair at the line a possession later.

With a 73-61 final score, BYU secured its first ranked win since Feb. 15, 2025, when the Cougars knocked off No. 22 Oklahoma State, with the Cougars outscoring Texas Tech 73-61 in Wednesday night’s contest.

Up Next
BYU welcomes No. 22 West Virginia to the Marriott Center on Saturday, Jan. 24, in a doubleheader following the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. MST, with streaming available on ESPN+.