Northwestern State Demons at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Toppin's near-perfect shooting night sends Texas Tech past Northwestern 86-65
Toppin finished 10-of-11 shooting, Chance McMillan scored 13 points and Kerwin Walton 11 for the Red Raiders (2-0). Darrion Williams just missed a double-double scoring eight points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Reserve Jon Sanders II led the Demons (1-1) with 18 points.
After tying a program record with 16-made 3-pointers in its season opener against Bethune-Cookman in Tuesday's home opener, Texas Tech cooled considerably shooting 6 of 19 from beyond the arc.
Walton's 3-pointer with 13:26 remaining in the first half gave the Red Raiders a 21-9 lead. Toppin converted a three-point play with 7:29 before halftime to make it 29-17 and Texas Tech led by double digits for the rest of the game.
Texas Tech led 42-28 at halftime and the lead reached 20 points (83-63) with 1:33 remaining on Overton's jumper.
The Red Raiders now own an 8-0 all-time advantage over Northwestern State with all eight wins coming at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Darrion Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Northwestern State Timeout | 65 - 86 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 TTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 29-57 |
| 37.3 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 44.4 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 13-22 | FT | 22-29 |
| 59.1 | Free Throw % | 75.9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Lubbock, TX
Attendance: 13,610 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 19-1 | - | 28-7 |
| Lamar | 14-6 | 5 | 20-13 |
| Nicholls | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 12-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| SE Louisiana | 12-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Northwestern State | 12-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Incarnate Word | 9-11 | 10 | 19-17 |
| Houston Christian | 9-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-12 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 7-13 | 12 | 14-17 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-17 | 16 | 5-26 |
| New Orleans | 2-18 | 17 | 4-27 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |