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Red Raiders Top Davidson, 89-58
November 18, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Nov 18, 2003
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Andre Emmett and Jarrius Jackson each scored 17 points as Texas Tech defeated Davidson 89-58 in a first round preseason NIT game Tuesday night.
Tech (1-0) trailed only briefly in the first half before going ahead for good. By the 2:52 mark in the second half, the Red Raiders had built a 35-point lead and were up 89-54.
Emmett, the leading scorer in the Big 12 last season (21.8 points) was 8-for-15 and got all his points before being taken out with about eight minutes remaining in the game.
Four Tech players scored in double figures. Ronald Ross scored 15 points and Joseph Works added 13 for Tech.
The win was No. 810 for Bob Knight, who is in his third season at Tech.
Matt McKillop led the Wildcats (0-1) with 18 points and Brendan Winters and Ian Johnson added eight each.
Tech led 43-25 at halftime. The Red Raiders used a 18-4 run that included back-to-back 3-pointers by Ronald Ross and Jarrius Jackson to give Tech a 19-10 lead with 11:52 in the half.
The Red Raiders helped their cause by forcing 14 turnovers, which included 10 steals.
The Wildcats finished with 26 turnovers; Tech finished with 18 steals.
Tech will play Massachusetts on Friday night. The Minutemen beat St. Francis 80-58 on Tuesday night.
