Toppin posts a double-double and Texas Tech hands Arizona first Big 12 loss, 70-54
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) JT Toppin posted 20 points and 16 rebounds and Texas Tech closed with a 17-2 run to earn a 70-54 win over Arizona on Saturday, handing the Wildcats their first loss in Big 12 Conference play in six starts.
The Wildcats (11-6, 5-1) came into the game with a seven-game win streak and a six-game win streak against the Red Raiders, but only held a lead twice, at 2-0 and again at 3-2. Chance McMillian hit from deep in the final minute of the first half to give Texas Tech (13-4, 4-2) a 33-26 lead at the break.
Trey Townsend hit two free throws less than two minutes into the second half to get Arizona even at 33-33 but the Texas Tech answered with a Toppin jumper and a Christian Anderson 3. Toby Awaka's two free throws at 8:22 made it 51-50, but his layup a minute later to make it 53-52 was the final field goal of the game for the Wildcats.
Toppin hit four straight from the line and knocked down a pair of jumpers to start a closing 17-2 run and the Red Raiders finished the game by scoring the final 12 points over the final five minutes.
Toppin was 7 of 14 from the field and six of his 16 rebounds came off the offensive glass. McMillian scored 14 points and Anderson added another 10 off the bench.
Jaden Bradley led the Wildcats with 11 points and Carter Bryant scored 10 more off the bench. Arizona was 18 of 58 from the field, including 3 of 18 from beyond the arc.
The game was the first meeting between the schools since 2013.
Texas Tech plays at Cincinnati on Tuesday. Arizona plays at Oklahoma State on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Jaden Bradley vs. Chance McMillian (Chance McMillian gains possession) | Â | |
19:32 | Â | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:30 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:59 | Â | JT Toppin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Kerwin Walton turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals) | Â | |
18:46 | +2 | Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists) | 2-0 | |
18:19 | +2 | Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
18:02 | Â | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | JT Toppin defensive rebound | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:45 | Â | Jaden Bradley defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | JT Toppin shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul) | Â | |
17:38 | +1 | Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 | |
17:38 | Â | Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Christian Anderson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:16 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 3-4 | |
16:54 | Â | Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:42 | +3 | Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 3-7 | |
16:30 | Â | Federiko Federiko personal foul | Â | |
16:29 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists) | 5-7 | |
16:06 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Federiko Federiko offensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | +2 | Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 5-9 | |
15:37 | Â | Trey Townsend misses two point layup | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Trey Townsend offensive rebound | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Federiko Federiko defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Federiko Federiko turnover (bad pass) (KJ Lewis steals) | Â | |
14:52 | Â | KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:50 | Â | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:36 | Â | KJ Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:33 | +2 | Jaden Bradley makes two point layup | 7-9 | |
14:16 | +3 | Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists) | 7-12 | |
13:53 | Â | Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Carter Bryant shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul) | Â | |
13:25 | +1 | Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-13 | |
13:25 | +1 | Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
13:13 | Â | Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Darrion Williams turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:49 | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists) | 9-14 | |
12:30 | Â | Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Chance McMillian offensive rebound | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Darrion Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | KJ Lewis personal foul | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Bradley steals) | Â | |
11:48 | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists) | 11-14 | |
11:24 | Â | Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Chance McMillian misses two point layup | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Federiko Federiko offensive rebound | Â | |
10:59 | +3 | Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists) | 11-17 | |
10:40 | Â | Chance McMillian personal foul | Â | |
10:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:20 | +3 | Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot | 14-17 | |
9:51 | Â | Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | JT Toppin offensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Henri Veesaar blocks JT Toppin's two point layup | Â | |
9:44 | Â | JT Toppin offensive rebound | Â | |
9:40 | +2 | JT Toppin makes two point layup | 14-19 | |
9:37 | Â | Henri Veesaar shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul) | Â | |
9:37 | Â | JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | Â | |
9:33 | Â | Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:31 | Â | JT Toppin defensive rebound | Â | |
9:11 | Â | KJ Lewis personal foul | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Trey Townsend blocks JT Toppin's two point jump shot | Â | |
9:05 | Â | JT Toppin offensive rebound | Â | |
9:05 | Â | Jump ball. JT Toppin vs. Trey Townsend (Trey Townsend gains possession) | Â | |
9:05 | Â | JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Trey Townsend steals) | Â | |
8:52 | +2 | Trey Townsend makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists) | 16-19 | |
8:36 | +3 | JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists) | 16-22 | |
8:13 | +2 | Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point layup (Henri Veesaar assists) | 18-22 | |
8:13 | Â | Red Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:50 | +2 | JT Toppin makes two point jump shot | 18-24 | |
7:18 | Â | Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Christian Anderson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Anthony Dell'Orso personal foul | Â | |
7:04 | Â | JT Toppin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Trey Townsend defensive rebound | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Darrion Williams personal foul | Â | |
6:47 | Â | Caleb Love turnover (lost ball) (JT Toppin steals) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | JT Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals) | Â | |
6:42 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 20-24 | |
6:29 | Â | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Jaden Bradley defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Caleb Love misses two point layup | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Trey Townsend turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:28 | Â | Red Raiders turnover | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Anthony Dell'Orso misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Tobe Awaka defensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Tobe Awaka offensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Tobe Awaka misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
3:49 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point layup | 20-26 | |
3:34 | Â | Caleb Love misses two point layup | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Tobe Awaka offensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Federiko Federiko shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul) | Â | |
3:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:32 | +1 | Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 | |
3:19 | Â | Chance McMillian misses two point layup | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Red Raiders offensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Henri Veesaar defensive rebound | Â | |
2:41 | Â | KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â | |
2:19 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot | 21-28 | |
2:04 | Â | Darrion Williams personal foul | Â | |
1:57 | +3 | Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists) | 24-28 | |
1:24 | Â | Carter Bryant shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul) | Â | |
1:24 | +1 | Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 | |
1:24 | +1 | Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-30 | |
1:13 | Â | Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:11 | Â | JT Toppin defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | JT Toppin misses two point layup | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Jaden Bradley defensive rebound | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Kevin Overton personal foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul) | Â | |
0:55 | +1 | Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-30 | |
0:55 | +1 | Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 | |
0:48 | +3 | Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists) | 26-33 | |
0:29 | Â | Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Kevin Overton defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Tobe Awaka blocks Christian Anderson's two point layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Caleb Love defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |