National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 69, Kansas State 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Terry Wymer, # Chance Moore, # John Higgins
Attendance:
14695
By Field Level Media
Davide Moretti scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half, leading Texas Tech to a 69-62 win over struggling Kansas State on Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas.
Jahmi'us Ramsey added 17 points and Kyler Edwards 14 for Texas Tech (17-9, 8-5 Big 12), which has won four of five to stay in third place in the Big 12.
Xavier Sneed's 15 points led Kansas State (9-17, 2-11), which lost its sixth straight game. Antonio Gordon had 14 points and eight rebounds.
The turning point in the game came with 9:53 to play and the Red Raiders ahead by just two. Kansas State's Cartier Diarra stole the ball and went the other way uncontested for a dunk, but his windmill jam attempt missed off the back of the rim.
That kept the Wildcats from tying the game, and Moretti hit a 3-pointe at the other end seconds later for a five-point Texas Tech lead.
Kansas State never got closer, and Moretti's trey with 1:37 to play made it 64-51 and put the game well out of reach for the Wildcats.
Moretti's layup with 18:11 to play in the second half put Texas Tech up 37-29. The Wildcats scored the next seven points.
Texas Tech led 7-1 early before the Wildcats went on a 9-1 run, capped by a steal and transition two-handed dunk by Diarra with 13:15 to go in the first half.
Officials stopped the game at the 9:17 mark for a few minutes to change out a loose net at one of the baskets on the court, after Texas Tech had taken a 22-12 lead.
Edwards scored nine first-half points for the Red Raiders.
Diarra's crossover and short jumper cut the Red Raiders' lead to 28-23, and the Wildcats whittled an 11-point deficit to 30-27 entering halftime after Gordon's reverse layup just before the first-half buzzer.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Kansas State |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Xavier Sneed 15 |
Scoring |
Davide Moretti 18 |
|
Cartier Diarra 2 |
Assists |
Kyler Edwards 4 |
|
Antonio Gordon 8 |
Rebounds |
Kevin McCullar 6 |
|
Cartier Diarra 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jahmi'us Ramsey 5 |
|
Cartier Diarra 4 |
Steals |
Kevin McCullar 4 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
TJ Holyfield 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas State
|
62 |
47.9 |
4-17 |
12-19 |
9 |
23 |
0 |
12 |
16 |
| Texas Tech
|
69 |
50.0 |
8-21 |
15-17 |
18 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
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