National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 60, North Texas 45
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Rick Randall, # Zelton Steed, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
6033
By SportsDirect Inc.
Texas Tech 60, North Texas 45:
Devaugntah Williams scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds to
lead the Red Raiders past the visiting Mean Green.
Isaiah Manderson added 10 points
and five boards off the bench for Texas Tech (10-3), while Zach Smith
added nine points, three assists and three blocks. The win snapped a
two-game losing streak for the Red Raiders heading into three
straight games against nationally ranked Big 12 opponents.
Jordan Williams scored 20 points
to lead North Texas (6-6), with no other player scoring more than
five. Jeremy Combs and Colin Voss each grabbed seven boards but the
Mean Green were outrebounded 36-30.
There wasn't a lot of scoring
early on as the teams were tied at 4 with six minutes gone in the
first half. It was tight throughout, with neither team able to get a
substantial lead, and the Red Raiders took a 26-22 advantage
into the break.
Texas Tech went on a 9-2 run
early in the second half to forge a 10-point lead, which reached 12
on Evans' 3-pointer with 13:04 to play. The lead stayed in double
digits for much of the rest of the way as the Raiders hit six free
throws in the final minutes to stave off the Mean Green.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Neither team shot
well from 3-point range, with North Texas hitting 2-of-18 and
Texas Tech 2-of-15. … The Red Raiders were 20-of-25 from the
free-throw line, compared to the Mean Green's 7-of-16 shooting. …
DeAndre Harris was averaging nine points over his last four outings but
finished with just three points on 1-of-7 shooting for the Mean
Green.
Top Game Performances
| North Texas |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Jordan Williams 20 |
Scoring |
Devaugntah Williams 14 |
|
Colin Voss 2 |
Assists |
Zach Smith 3 |
|
Jeremy Combs 7 |
Rebounds |
Norense Odiase 7 |
|
Jordan Williams 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Devaugntah Williams 7 |
|
Jeremy Combs 3 |
Steals |
Randy Onwuasor 2 |
|
Armani Flannigan 2 |
Blocks |
Zach Smith 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Texas
|
45 |
34.6 |
2-18 |
7-16 |
6 |
29 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
| Texas Tech
|
60 |
43.2 |
2-15 |
20-25 |
9 |
31 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
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