Christian Anderson had 23 factors and 5 assists on Wednesday afternoon, serving to No. 20 Texas Tech put up an 82-50 victory over visiting New Orleans in Lubbock.
JT Toppin totaled 19 factors and 16 rebounds for the Crimson Raiders (5-2), who bounced again from their 30-point loss to No. 1 Purdue. Luke Bamgboye and Donovan Atwell scored 13 factors apiece for Texas Tech, which outrebounded New Orleans 47-30 and compelled 17 turnovers. Reserve LeJuan Watts had 12 factors and eight rebounds within the loss.
Jakevion Buckley led New Orleans (2-5) with 16 factors, adopted by Mathok Majok’s 9 and Coleton Benson’s six. The Privateers dropped their fourth straight recreation, capturing 2-for-15 (13.3%) on 3-pointers.
After Texas Tech held a 41-34 halftime lead, Toppin scored the Crimson Raiders’ first six factors of the second half, earlier than the margin ballooned to 16 with 16 minutes left.
Texas Tech grabbed its first 20-point lead on Anderson’s 3-pointer with 10:13 remaining.
Buckley answered with a layup, however Toppin’s first triple was a part of a 12-0 Crimson Raiders’ burst, because the lead grew to 73-43 on the 4:45 mark.
Majok’s three-point play with 3:28 left snapped a 6:24 scoreless stretch for the Privateers.
Toppin’s dunks bookended a 7-0 Texas Tech run to start the sport.
Atwell’s 3-pointer gave the Crimson Raiders a 10-2 edge, earlier than Buckley’s jumper and MJ Thomas’ three-point play jumpstarted a 12-2 Privateers’ run.
After Enzo Boudouma’s layup put New Orleans forward by a degree, Anderson’s trey started a 10-0 Texas Tech spurt.
Toppin scored the Crimson Raiders’ final two baskets of the primary half on put-back layups, giving Texas Tech a 41-34 halftime-lead. Anderson had 18 first-half factors, whereas Toppin tallied a 10-point, 11-rebound first-half triple-double.
–Area Degree Media
