National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 71, Loyola-Maryland 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 14, 2014
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Tom O'Neill, # Jon Stigliano, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
6234
By SportsDirect Inc.
Texas Tech 71, Loyola Maryland 59: Freshman Norense Odiase had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his debut as the Red Raiders downed the visiting Greyhounds.
Devaugntah Williams added 13 points and Toddrick Gotcher went 4-of-4 for 10 points - both coming off the bench - for Texas Tech (1-0). Randy Onwuasor contributed eight points and had four of the Red Raiders' nine steals.
Andre Walker led Loyola Maryland (0-1) with 17 points off the bench and Eric Laster tallied 15 points and six rebounds. Tyler Hubbard finished with 12 points and Jarred Jones chipped in nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Greyhounds hit their first five 3-pointers and jumped to a 15-4 lead, but Onwuasor's layup off a steal tied the game at 26 with just over six minutes left in the first half. The Red Raiders made just one field goal the rest of the half - Keenan Evans' 3-pointer with just under 1 ½ minutes left - but led 35-33 at the break.
Williams had a layup and 3-pointer in the middle of a 14-5 run that gave the Red Raiders a 56-43 lead eight minutes into the second half. Odiase, who had a pair of buckets to open the second half, had a monster dunk late to cap his scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Tech's Tubby Smith and Louisville's Rick Pitino both defeated their sons Friday, giving fathers a 17-2 advantage in father-son coaching matchups. ... Texas Tech started three freshmen - Justin Gray, Odiase and Zach Smith - in a season opener for the first time in school history. ... The Red Raiders have won 15 straight home openers.
Top Game Performances
| Loyola-Maryland |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Andre Walker 17 |
Scoring |
Norense Odiase 16 |
|
Denzel Brito 4 |
Assists |
Toddrick Gotcher 3 |
|
Jarred Jones 12 |
Rebounds |
Norense Odiase 10 |
|
Andre Walker 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Norense Odiase 6 |
|
Cam Gregory 2 |
Steals |
Randy Onwuasor 4 |
|
Jarred Jones 2 |
Blocks |
Zach Smith 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Loyola-Maryland
|
59 |
34.0 |
9-19 |
16-23 |
9 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
| Texas Tech
|
71 |
39.7 |
7-18 |
18-28 |
13 |
34 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
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