LUBBOCK, Texas — Freshman guard Madisen Smith led four players in double-digit scoring as the West Virginia University women’s basketball team picked up a thrilling 75-72 over Texas Tech at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday evening.

Smith put on a 20-point performance once again, leading the Mountaineers with 20 points. Senior forward Naomi Davenport had 18 points, just missing a double-double with a team-best eight rebounds. Redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin had 16, while sophomore Nia Staples had 11.

Smith, the reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Week, also came away with a team-high five steals as WVU moved to 17-6 on the season and 8-4 in Big 12 play.

A 3-pointer by Martin got things started for the Mountaineers, and a layup from Davenport kept them ahead 5-2. Smith then made the layup and drew the foul, tying the game at 8-8 with 6:08 to play in the first. Davenport added a pair at the charity stripe, followed by a jumper before Martin drained a 3-pointer for a 15-10 WVU advantage midway through the frame.

Eight of the next 12 points came at the free-throw line, as the Lady Raiders made three trips and Martin made one. TTU used a three-point play to take a one-point lead before Smith hit the free-throw line, then used a layup on the fast break to make it a 22-19 lead for WVU. Martin hit the free-throw line once more, picking up a pair to stretch the advantage to 24-19 at the end of the first.

Staples came through six points in the second quarter, hitting a pair of shots from the field and two at the line to put WVU on top by 10 at 32-22 with under six to play in the half. She added another jumper before freshman forward Jala Jordan made a layup, forcing TTU into a timeout as WVU took a 36-24 lead.

Tech came through with a layup out of the stoppage, but Staples countered with a 3-pointer to put the WVU lead a 13. However, the Lady Raiders closed out the quarter with a 9-0 run, cutting the Mountaineer advantage to four at 39-35 at the half.

It was again a Martin 3-pointer that opened the scoring in the third. After back-to-back buckets from the Lady Raiders, Smith hit a jumper then traded 3-pointers with TTU’s Chrislyn Carr. Smith followed up with a layup for a 49-43 WVU lead with six to go in the frame.

WVU trailed 72-69 before a wide-open Davenport made it a one-point lead with a layup .

Davenport followed with a jumper with 11 seconds remaining, making it a 73-72 Mountaineer lead lead. The Lady Raiders fouled, sending Martin to the free-throw line for a pair with less than 10 seconds to play. A last-second three by Tech was short, giving WVU the 75-72 victory.

Sydney Goodsen and Chrislyn Carr each had 15 points for Texas Tech (11-13, 2-11).