Texas 76 (16-5 overall) (6-1 Big-12) Texas 6-foot-9 freshman Kevin Durant had a double-double by halftime, 13 points and 11 rebounds and in the second half his rebounding total continued to match his points. Halfway through the second half, he had 21 points and 20 rebounds. But in the final five minutes his scoring abilities took over as he hit his fifth 3-pointer, hit a low post shot in the lane, banked in a 14-footer, swished a 19-footer and slammed on in for his 37th and final point to go with his 23 rebounds. Durant has been at his best in Big-12 games. He has scored no fewer than 26 points and has hit 37 three times. He is averaging 33.3 points and 14 rebounds in conference games and he has been in single digits in rebounding just once, when he collected but nine against Colorado. His coach Rick Barnes is running out of ways to praise his rookie phenom. This is what he said in the Dallas Morning News about his performance in Lubbock, “You saw the best player in college basketball give what I think was the best performance of the year. That's why we won in this building." What did Durant say? They sounded like the words of a perfectionist, "It wasn't a perfect game. I could have played better." Yes, he did miss 14 shots (15-29 FG) and four 3-balls (5-9) and three free throws (2-5) and he did have three turnovers. Box Score Texas Tech 64 (15-7 overall) (4-3 Big-12) The match-up was never Bob Knight versus Kevin Durant. Instead it was 6-foot-9 Darryl Dora and 6-foot-5 Martin Zeno who tried to hold Durant below his season averages of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Unfortunately, for the Raiders, he had passed both of those numbers with 7:35 remaining in the game. Durant appears to be one of those players, who when he is hot, can’t be guarded. One possession he is shooting a left baseline 3-pointer and then the next he is working on you in the lane. Who is long enough and quick enough to deal with him? If you try to beat him up down low, he takes his game outside. You put a little quick guy on him and he takes you down low. How many players have scored 37 on a Bob Knight team and on Knight's home floor? Does anybody know? I have been searching for the answer. Perhaps only Knight knows the answer to this one. Unless you do and if you do please email me. This is what Knight said about Durant in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, “He's really good. The guy is 6-9. He's mobile. He's quick. He's fast. I mean, what more does he have to do? There's no secret. There's no secret thing that he drinks before the game or that they rub on his (tail) before the game that makes him that good. The guy is a great athlete that can really play basketball."