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Recap: Arizona 28, Texas Tech 14
September 15, 2019 | Football
Coleman collects two interceptions as Red Raiders drop first road test
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Khalil Tate accounted for 314 yards and two touchdowns, Gary Brightwell capped a late 99-yard drive with his second touchdown run and Arizona grinded out a 28-14 win over Texas Tech Saturday night.
Arizona (2-1) hit a few chunk plays passing, but it was the ground game that made the difference.
Arizona also bounced back from shaky defensive performances its first two games, keeping Texas Tech's vaunted passing game under control most of the night.
Alan Bowman threw for 311 yards and hit McLane Mannix on an 8-yard touchdown to put the Red Raiders (2-1) up 14-13 in the third quarter.
Arizona answered on the first play of the fourth quarter, going up 20-14 on Brightwell's 1-yard TD run. The Wildcats pounded out the victory after that with their 99-yard, all-run scoring drive.
Arizona's offense was sharp the first two games, averaging 629.5 yards and 51.5 points per game.
Texas Tech has had one of the nation's most prolific offenses since the Mike Leach days and won its first two games by a combined score of 83-13.
The expected offensive showdown never really got going.
The Red Raiders and Wildcats had four turnovers in a span of five possessions in the first quarter: Two Bowman interceptions, a fumble and interception by Tate.
T.J. Vasher seemed to get Texas Tech going with a diving 39-yard catch, setting up SaRodorick Thompson's 1-yard TD run.
Darrius Smith jumpstarted Arizona by turning a screen pass into a 46-yard gain, setting the stage for Tate's 12-yard scoring pass to Stanley Berryhill III.
Tate followed with an 84-yard touchdown run, but the offenses went dormant again for the rest of the half.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech opens its Big 12 season at No. 5 Oklahoma on Sept. 28.
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Team Stats
TTU 7, ARIZ 0
TTU - Thompson, S. 1 yd run (Wolff, Trey kick), 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 1:30
TTU 7, ARIZ 7
ARIZ - Berryhill III 12 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:12
TTU 7, ARIZ 13
ARIZ - Tate, K. 84 yd run (Havrisik, L. kickfailed), 3 plays, 87 yards, TOP 0:57
TTU 14, ARIZ 13
TTU - Mannix, McLane 8 yd pass from Bowman, Alan (Wolff, Trey kick) 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:42
TTU 14, ARIZ 20
ARIZ - Brightwell, G. 1 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 14 plays, 87 yards, TOP 6:11
TTU 14, ARIZ 28
ARIZ - Brightwell, G. 1 yd run (Joiner, J. pass), 13 plays, 99 yards, TOP 7:10
