National Basketball Association
Arizona St. 76, Texas Tech 62
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 21, 2013
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Randy McCall, # Tony Padilla, # Michael Reed
Attendance:
603
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Arizona State 76, Texas Tech 62: Jermaine Marshall scored a season-high 27 points and made a career-best seven 3-point baskets to lead the host Sun Devils past the Red Raiders.
Jahii Carson contributed 16 points, a career-high 13 assists and grabbed seven rebounds for Arizona State (10-2), which won its third straight game. Jordan Bachynski added 12 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots.
Jordan Tolbert scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to pace Texas Tech (7-5). Dejan Kravic added 12 points and 11 boards as the Red Raiders lost for the third time in four games.
Marshall’s fourth 3-pointer of the second half gave Arizona State a 50-37 lead, and the advantage reached 17 on Shaquielle McKissic’s basket with 6:11 to play. The Red Raiders pulled within 10 in the final minute before Jonathan Gilling and Carson each hit two free throws.
Texas Tech had a two-point lead late in the first half before Arizona State rolled off the final 11 for a 34-25 lead at the break. Marshall hit two 3-pointers in the first 1:09 of the second half to make it a 13-point margin.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Red Raiders had 18 offensive rebounds and posted a 45-32 edge on the boards. … Bachynski has 57 blocks this season and 238 for his career and sits 40 rejections shy of the Pac-12 mark held by Arizona’s Anthony Cook (1985-89). … Texas Tech shot 36.4 percent from the field, including a woeful 1-of-13 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Arizona St. |
|
Jordan Tolbert 25 |
Scoring |
Jermaine Marshall 27 |
|
Jaye Crockett 2 |
Assists |
Jahii Carson 13 |
|
Jordan Tolbert 12 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Bachynski 8 |
|
Jordan Tolbert 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jahii Carson 6 |
|
Toddrick Gotcher 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Bachynski 1 |
|
Jordan Tolbert 2 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bachynski 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
62 |
36.4 |
1-13 |
13-16 |
8 |
40 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
| Arizona St.
|
76 |
45.6 |
10-19 |
14-18 |
20 |
31 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
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