National Basketball Association
Kentucky 76, Texas Tech 74
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 25, 2020
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Darron George, # Antinio Petty, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
14763
By Field Level Media
Nick Richards hit two free throws with 10.3 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Kentucky forced a turnover on Texas Tech's last possession for a 76-74 victory Saturday night in a raucous atmosphere during the Big 12/SEC Challenge at Lubbock, Texas.
Richards led the Wildcats (15-4) with 25 points and 14 rebounds, making five free throws in overtime. Immanuel Quickley added 21 points for Kentucky in its third consecutive victory.
No. 18 Texas Tech (12-7) got 18 points from Kyler Edwards and 15 from Davide Moretti. The Red Raiders came back from a 10-point deficit in the second half to force overtime in one of the marquee matchups of the annual cross-conference challenge.
The Wildcats scored the first five points of overtime and took a 72-66 lead on Nate Sestina's 3-pointer at the 3:19 mark. Terrence Shannon Jr. knocked down four free throws for Texas Tech to tie it at 72 with 1:13 left.
In regulation, a Richards 3-pointer with 6:18 to play gave Kentucky a 61-53 lead. But the Red Raiders rallied, and two Moretti free throws tied it at 63 with 2:40 remaining. Neither team scored for more than two minutes down the stretch, until Richards made a free throw for a 64-63 Wildcats lead with 28.7 seconds remaining.
Moretti tied it at 64 with 1 of 2 free throws with 18.4 seconds remaining, and the game went into overtime.
The first half ended with Quickley making a shot from just inside half court at the buzzer, giving Kentucky a 36-34 lead in a back-and-forth opening 20 minutes.
Kentucky shot 43.6 percent from the field in the game and 46.7 from 3-point range. Texas Tech shot 42.2 percent from the field and just 15.8 percent (3 of 19) from 3-point range.
The Wildcats won despite committing 20 turnovers to 13 for the Red Raiders. Kentucky improved to 275-7 when leading by 10 or more points in a game under head coach John Calipari.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Kentucky |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Nick Richards 25 |
Scoring |
Kyler Edwards 18 |
|
Ashton Hagans 7 |
Assists |
Chris Clarke 5 |
|
Nick Richards 14 |
Rebounds |
TJ Holyfield 8 |
|
Nick Richards 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Davide Moretti 6 |
|
Ashton Hagans 3 |
Steals |
Davide Moretti 2 |
|
Nick Richards 4 |
Blocks |
Chris Clarke 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kentucky
|
76 |
43.6 |
7-15 |
21-25 |
12 |
35 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
| Texas Tech
|
74 |
42.2 |
3-19 |
17-23 |
14 |
30 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
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