National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 80, Missouri St. 68
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Terry Davis, # Gary Maxwell, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance: 18581


Texas Tech 80, Missouri State 68: Devaugntah Williams hit five 3-pointers on his way to 18 points off the bench to lead the Red Raiders to the win over the visiting Bears.

Williams was 5-of-6 from 3-point range while freshman Norense Odiase had 13 points and seven rebounds. Robert Turner added 12 points and four boards for the Red Raiders (2-1).

Marcus Marshall had a game-high 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field for Missouri State (2-1). Austin Ruder had 19 points and Christian Kirk had a team-high six rebounds as Texas Tech dominated the boards 40-22.

Williams hit a 3-pointer to give the Red Raiders a 64-53 lead at the 9:42 mark and another triple at 2:56 put the team ahead 77-61. The Bears committed 27 fouls, sending the Red Raiders to the line 40 times, of which they made 28.

The Red Raiders missed four straight 3-point attempts and was limited to a free throw in the final 3:26 of the first half to allow the Bears to pull within 42-38 at intermission. Marshall scored Missouri State’s first nine points and finished the half with 17 on 5-of-9 shooting, including four from long range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bears were 11-of-21 from 3-point range. … Red Raiders coach Tubby Smith is No. 67 on the all-time wins list with 527. … Texas Tech entered the game shooting 37.6 percent from the floor but was able to improve on that mark by hitting 45.1 percent against Missouri State.

Top Game Performances
 
Missouri St.   Texas Tech
Marcus Marshall 27 Scoring Devaugntah Williams 18
Dorrian Williams 5 Assists Keenan Evans 2
Christian Kirk 6 Rebounds Norense Odiase 7
Loomis Gerring 4 Free Throws Made Norense Odiase 5
Marcus Marshall 2 Steals Keenan Evans 1
Camyn Boone 1 Blocks Zach Smith 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Missouri St. 68 43.1 11-21 13-19 10 21 2 6 13
Texas Tech 80 45.1 6-18 28-40 12 39 5 5 13