National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 94, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# Duke Edsall, # Greg Rennegarbe, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance:
6612
By The Sports Xchange
Texas Tech jumped out to a 33-point halftime lead to end the suspense early and cruised to a 94-54 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday.
Forward Aaron Ross scored 15 points to lead six Texas Tech players in double digits. The Red Raiders shot 65.3 percent from the field and made 9 of 14 3-point attempts.
The victory was the seventh in a row for the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech (8-1) led 25-8 a little over 10 minutes into the game, and got everyone involved in the action while rolling to a 52-19 halftime lead.
Nine different Red Raiders scored in the opening 20 minutes, including forward Matthew Temple getting the first points of his Tech career. Eleven different Texas Tech players made at least one basket during the game.
The Golden Lions (2-10) were led by forward Trent Whiting's 15 points. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost five straight games.
Texas Tech has won four consecutive games by double digits.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
|
Texas Tech |
|
Trent Whiting 15 |
Scoring |
Aaron Ross 15 |
|
Trent Whiting 2 |
Assists |
Keenan Evans 4 |
|
JoVaughn Love 4 |
Rebounds |
Norense Odiase 7 |
|
Deshon Bayless 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Smith 6 |
|
Jaquan Lynch 3 |
Steals |
Toddrick Gotcher 2 |
|
Austin Cox 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Gray 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff
|
54 |
31.7 |
7-24 |
9-14 |
6 |
20 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
| Texas Tech
|
94 |
65.3 |
9-14 |
21-29 |
22 |
38 |
8 |
7 |
13 |