Texas Tech handed the Arkansas women’s basketball team its first loss under coach Kelsi Musick on Sunday.

The Lady Raiders got off to a hot start and held off a comeback attempt by the Razorbacks to win 80-68 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

Texas Tech led by as many as 21 during the wire-to-wire victory.

Arkansas (4-1) rallied to get within 8 points multiple times in the fourth quarter but clutch, run-ending makes by the Lady Raiders helped them survive.

“There was a point when we were down significantly and [I was pleased with] the fact that we continued to battle,” Musick said. “What I told them in the locker room is there’s a lot of fixable things. We can't have 14 turnovers in the first half. We can’t miss eight to 10 dink shots in a game.”

The Lady Raiders (5-0),

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