NCAAB

Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders

· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal
19-14, 3-9 Away
Final
74 - 76
25-7, 15-3 Home

JT Toppin leads No. 9 Texas Tech past Baylor 76-74 in Big 12 Tournament

JT Toppin fired up after powerful and-1 jam

The second-seeded Red Raiders never trailed but almost gave up the lead in the final minute after missing their final 10 field-goal attempts. VJ Edgecombe's attempt at a tying jumper at the buzzer missed off the glass.

Darrion Williams scored 14 points and Elijah Hawkins and Kerwin Walton had 12 each for Texas Tech (25-7), which will face Arizona in Friday's semifinals.

Norchad Omier had 29 points and 15 rebounds for seventh-seeded Baylor (19-14).

Takeaways Baylor: The Bears need more offense from players other than Omier. Edgecombe, with 11 points, was the only other Baylor player in double figures.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders shot 19.4% from the field in the second half, including 3 of 15 from 3-point range.

Key moment Omier picked up two fouls in 11 seconds, the second with 9:46 left, giving him four for the game. He went to the bench with the Bears trailing 68-58. The Bears managed to cut into the lead, but their momentum was stalled when Jeremy Roach picked up his fourth foul with 5:29 left.

Key stat Texas Tech hit 12 3-pointers in the first half, including 11 of 15 in the first 12:35, and finished 15 of 34 (44.1%). The Red Raiders averaged 10.1 3-pointers per game at a 37.8% clip this season.

Up next The Bears have been projected to earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Red Raiders split their games with Arizona this season.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 76
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 76
2nd 0:00 Baylor Offensive Rebound. 74 - 76
2nd 0:00 VJ Edgecombe missed Jumper. 74 - 76
2nd 0:02 Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound. 74 - 76

Statistics

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27-60 FG 25-64
45.0 Field Goal % 39.1
4-16 3PT 15-34
25.0 Three Point % 44.1
16-19 FT 11-16
84.2 Free Throw % 68.8
38 Rebounds 40
13 Offensive Rebounds 17
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
8 Assists 16
7 Steals 1
3 Blocks 4
4 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
4 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 3
11 Fast Break Points 8
44 Points in Paint 18
17 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Center

Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:

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
Full Standings