National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 74, Cal. State - Bakersfield 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Keith Kimble, # Rick Harzell
Attendance:
10678
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jordan Tolbert tied a career-high with 27 points, helping Texas Tech overcome a second-half deficit and pull away for a 74-58 victory over visiting Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday night.
Tolbert, a 6-foot-7 freshman, hit 10-of-12 field goals and scored 15 of his points after halftime.
Javarez Willis added 16 points for the Red Raiders (6-5), who shot a scorching 60 percent from the field to move to 5-0 at United Spirit Arena.
Stephon Carter had 17 points off the bench to lead Cal State Bakersfield (6-7), an independent program already playing its 10th game away from home. The Roadrunners have lost five of their last six overall.
Texas Tech led 31-27 at halftime but went scoreless for a four-minute stretch early in the second half to fall behind 39-36 with 15:12 remaining.
That’s when Tolbert and Ty Nurse took over, combining for 11 points during a 14-3 spurt that put the Red Raiders on top 50-42 on Tolbert’s jumper with 11:56 left.
Texas Tech’s lead swelled to double digits for the first time when Terran Petteway’s 3-pointer made it 60-50 with just over seven minutes to go.
Texas Tech closes its non-conference schedule at home against Southeastern Louisiana on Friday before opening Big 12 play at Oklahoma State on Jan. 4.
Top Game Performances
| Cal. State - Bakersfield |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Stephon Carter 17 |
Scoring |
Jordan Tolbert 27 |
|
Issiah Grayson 3 |
Assists |
DeShon Minnis 5 |
|
Donald Johnson 4 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Tolbert 6 |
|
Stephon Carter 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Tolbert 7 |
|
Stephon Carter 3 |
Steals |
Javarez Willis 3 |
|
Issiah Grayson 1 |
Blocks |
Robert Lewandowski 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cal. State - Bakersfield
|
58 |
47.8 |
5-12 |
9-15 |
7 |
20 |
2 |
10 |
18 |
| Texas Tech
|
74 |
60.0 |
7-14 |
19-28 |
12 |
17 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
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