National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 100, Mount St. Mary's 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 30, 2013
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Keith Kimble, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
4821
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Texas Tech 100, Mount St. Mary's 69: Jaye Crockett and Dejan Kravic each scored 14 points as the host Red Raiders cruised to the non-conference win in Tubby Smith's 750th game as a college head coach.
Kader Tapsoba finished with 13 points, Jordan Tolbert had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds and Toddrick Gotcher and Aaron Ross each had 10 points for Texas Tech (8-5), which shot 63.3 percent from the floor. The Red Raiders dominated inside, finishing with a 39-25 rebounding edge while racking up 58 points in the paint.
Julian Norfleet scored a game-high 16 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (3-9), which lost for the fourth time in its last five games. Khalid Nwandu (15) and Rashad Whack (11) also scored in double figures for the Mountaineers, who finished with five assists compared to 15 turnovers.
Texas Tech dominated from the start, using a 21-2 run to lead 25-7 in the first eight minutes. The Red Raiders extended the lead to 45-20 at halftime, shooting 60 percent from the floor while holding the Mountaineers to 25.8 percent shooting, including 1-of-13 shooting from 3-point range.
A dunk by Crockett upped Texas Tech's lead to 50-20 just 45 seconds into the second half. The Red Raiders led by as many as 43 points down the stretch and hit the 100-point mark for the first time this season on a free throw by Clark Lambert with three seconds to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Red Raiders open Big 12 Conference play Saturday when they host No. 12 Iowa State. ... Mount St. Mary's fell to 0-7 all-time against Big 12 teams. ... Texas Tech has scored at least 40 points in the paint in eight of its 13 games this season.
Top Game Performances
| Mount St. Mary's |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Julian Norfleet 16 |
Scoring |
Jaye Crockett 14 |
|
Julian Norfleet 2 |
Assists |
Robert Turner 6 |
|
Khalid Nwandu 4 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Tolbert 8 |
|
Khalid Nwandu 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dejan Kravic 4 |
|
Sam Prescott 2 |
Steals |
Toddrick Gotcher 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Jordan Tolbert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mount St. Mary's
|
69 |
39.3 |
8-26 |
17-27 |
5 |
22 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
| Texas Tech
|
100 |
63.3 |
6-13 |
18-21 |
20 |
38 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
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