Auburn falls in heartbreaker at Texas Tech, 73-71

LUBBOCK, Texas – Despite leading for more than 34 minutes, Auburn women's basketball suffered its first loss of the season Friday night, falling to Texas Tech 73-71 at United Supermarkets Arena.

The Tigers (3-1) built a 13-point advantage in the third quarter and carried a seven-point lead into the final period, but the Lady Raiders (4-0) rallied in the closing minutes behind a pair of 3-pointers from Jalynn Bristow to escape with the two-point victory.

“We have to stop fouling,” head coach Larry Vickers said. “Defensively, we did a terrible job in the second half of just containing the basketball and keeping people in front of us. We're going to give up a lot of 70-point games if we continue…