Saturday, January 11
Lubbock, Texas
1 p.m.
Texas Tech Athletics
11-4,2-2Big 12
84
vs
85
No. 3 Iowa State
14-1,4-0Big 12
1
2
OT 1
F
Iowa St.
34
40
11
85
Texas Tech
40
34
10
84
No. 3 Cyclones outlast Red Raiders in overtime
January 11, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – No. 3 Iowa State made a last-second shot at the end of regulation and escaped with an 85-84 overtime win over Texas Tech which led by as many as 13 points in the first half on Saturday at United Supermarkets Arena.
The Red Raiders (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) trailed by one with 4.1 seconds remaining in overtime and had a Darrion Williams shot in the final second miss to the right as the upset bid fell just short. The Cyclones (14-1, 4-0 Big 12) extended an 11-game winning streak after overcoming a 40-34 halftime deficit, getting a Joshua Jefferson layup to tie the game at 74 to force overtime, and once again rallying after trailing 84-83 with Williams giving Tech the lead with an inside shot with 15 seconds remaining in the extra session. Iowa State finished the game shooting 17-for-24 from the free-throw line, including getting pair from Joshua Jefferson with 4.1 seconds remaining which proved to be the game-winning points.
"Iowa State obviously has a great team, a physical team, a mature team," Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. "You could see the grit they play with, especially down the stretch. I loved a lot of the things we did as a team this afternoon, but when it got down to winning time and possessions as the game went on, you could sense their urgency with paint touches getting us right to the rim. We weren't making them take fade-away 3s to beat us. They put it on us and got to the free-throw line and made them. Their physical, downhill mentality and ability to turn us over and make us play away from the rim was the difference. Give them all the credit. They came in here and beat us."
Texas Tech will now go play at Kansas State on Tuesday in a game set for 8 p.m. at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Red Raiders are 2-0 in Big 12 road games this season after earning wins at Utah and BYU. K-State (7-7, 1-2 Big 12) is hosting Houston tonight.
JT Toppin, Chance McMillian and Christian Anderson each finished with 18 points to lead the Red Raiders in scoring, while Williams added 15 points and Elijah Hawkins scored seven. Tech finished the game 19-for-24 from the free-throw line and was 9-for-20 from 3-point range in the game. Hawkins led the team with 10 assists which was the 17th time in his career with double-digit assists. Toppin had a team-high nine rebounds to fall just shy of a double-double and Anderson led the team by going 4-for-4 on 3-pointers. McMillian, who came into the game as the national leader at 50.0 percent on 3-pointers this season, finished the game 1-for-3 from beyond the arc and 5-for-6 at the free-throw line. He's now shooting 49.3 percent from 3-point range after making 37-of-75 through 15 games this season. Toppin is leading Tech with 17.3 points and 9.1 rebounds, while Williams is now at 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Â
The Red Raiders and Cyclones went into overtime tied at 74 when Jefferson made an inside shot at the rim with less than a second remaining. Tech led 73-70 with 20 seconds remaining after Hawkins made his second of two free-throw attempts and were up 74-72 with McMillian doing the same with six seconds left. The Cyclones took advantage of the two misses at the line though, knotting the game at 74 with Tamin Lipsey finding Jefferson right under the basket for the lay-in as the clock went to zero. In overtime, Iowa State trailed by as many as four points but overcame it by going 6-for-6 at the free-throw line.
Anderson gave Tech an 81-77 lead in overtime by making a jumper with 1:32 remaining in the extra session. Anderson and Williams each scored five points in the overtime session.
"It looks like our team is getting there," McCasland said. "I'm just going off a feel of it. I do feel like we are going in the right direction. There will be some possessions that I'll have a hard time thinking about tonight, but we are moving in a direction with the belief level and scrap that it takes to be great."
Iowa State finished the game shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 6-for-17 on 3-pointers. In overtime, the Cyclones were 6-for-6 at the free-throw line after getting a 3-pointer from Jones to take a 77-74 lead. Jones led Iowa State with 26 points after making three 3-pointers and going 7-for-8 at the free-throw line while Jefferson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. Keshon Gilbert added 14 points and Dishon Jackson scored eight. The Cyclones claimed a 48-38 scoring advantage in the paint along with outscoring the Red Raiders by a 22-5 margin on fastbreaks.
Texas Tech took a 40-34 lead into halftime after being up by as many as 13 in the first half where it shot 46.7 percent from the field, including going 5-for-11 from 3-point range. Toppin led the Red Raiders with 14 points and five rebounds while Hawkins had eight assists and Williams was at seven points and three rebounds. Tech led 12-4 after a pair of free throws from Williams and led 21-12 with a 7-0 run that saw Anderson hit a jumper and 3-pointer 11 minutes into the game. A Williams 3-pointer pushed the lead to 31-18 before a 10-0 run by the Cyclones trimmed the lead to 31-28. Hawkins would make two free throws to end the run and an Overton 3-pointer gave Tech a 38-28 advantage in the half which would end with the Red Raiders holding a six-point lead. Jackson led ISU with eight points and Jefferson had eight for the Cyclones who were 14-for-26 from the field but 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.
TEXAS TECH NOTESÂ
The Red Raiders (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) trailed by one with 4.1 seconds remaining in overtime and had a Darrion Williams shot in the final second miss to the right as the upset bid fell just short. The Cyclones (14-1, 4-0 Big 12) extended an 11-game winning streak after overcoming a 40-34 halftime deficit, getting a Joshua Jefferson layup to tie the game at 74 to force overtime, and once again rallying after trailing 84-83 with Williams giving Tech the lead with an inside shot with 15 seconds remaining in the extra session. Iowa State finished the game shooting 17-for-24 from the free-throw line, including getting pair from Joshua Jefferson with 4.1 seconds remaining which proved to be the game-winning points.
"Iowa State obviously has a great team, a physical team, a mature team," Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. "You could see the grit they play with, especially down the stretch. I loved a lot of the things we did as a team this afternoon, but when it got down to winning time and possessions as the game went on, you could sense their urgency with paint touches getting us right to the rim. We weren't making them take fade-away 3s to beat us. They put it on us and got to the free-throw line and made them. Their physical, downhill mentality and ability to turn us over and make us play away from the rim was the difference. Give them all the credit. They came in here and beat us."
Texas Tech will now go play at Kansas State on Tuesday in a game set for 8 p.m. at the Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Red Raiders are 2-0 in Big 12 road games this season after earning wins at Utah and BYU. K-State (7-7, 1-2 Big 12) is hosting Houston tonight.
JT Toppin, Chance McMillian and Christian Anderson each finished with 18 points to lead the Red Raiders in scoring, while Williams added 15 points and Elijah Hawkins scored seven. Tech finished the game 19-for-24 from the free-throw line and was 9-for-20 from 3-point range in the game. Hawkins led the team with 10 assists which was the 17th time in his career with double-digit assists. Toppin had a team-high nine rebounds to fall just shy of a double-double and Anderson led the team by going 4-for-4 on 3-pointers. McMillian, who came into the game as the national leader at 50.0 percent on 3-pointers this season, finished the game 1-for-3 from beyond the arc and 5-for-6 at the free-throw line. He's now shooting 49.3 percent from 3-point range after making 37-of-75 through 15 games this season. Toppin is leading Tech with 17.3 points and 9.1 rebounds, while Williams is now at 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Â
The Red Raiders and Cyclones went into overtime tied at 74 when Jefferson made an inside shot at the rim with less than a second remaining. Tech led 73-70 with 20 seconds remaining after Hawkins made his second of two free-throw attempts and were up 74-72 with McMillian doing the same with six seconds left. The Cyclones took advantage of the two misses at the line though, knotting the game at 74 with Tamin Lipsey finding Jefferson right under the basket for the lay-in as the clock went to zero. In overtime, Iowa State trailed by as many as four points but overcame it by going 6-for-6 at the free-throw line.
Anderson gave Tech an 81-77 lead in overtime by making a jumper with 1:32 remaining in the extra session. Anderson and Williams each scored five points in the overtime session.
"It looks like our team is getting there," McCasland said. "I'm just going off a feel of it. I do feel like we are going in the right direction. There will be some possessions that I'll have a hard time thinking about tonight, but we are moving in a direction with the belief level and scrap that it takes to be great."
Iowa State finished the game shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 6-for-17 on 3-pointers. In overtime, the Cyclones were 6-for-6 at the free-throw line after getting a 3-pointer from Jones to take a 77-74 lead. Jones led Iowa State with 26 points after making three 3-pointers and going 7-for-8 at the free-throw line while Jefferson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. Keshon Gilbert added 14 points and Dishon Jackson scored eight. The Cyclones claimed a 48-38 scoring advantage in the paint along with outscoring the Red Raiders by a 22-5 margin on fastbreaks.
Texas Tech took a 40-34 lead into halftime after being up by as many as 13 in the first half where it shot 46.7 percent from the field, including going 5-for-11 from 3-point range. Toppin led the Red Raiders with 14 points and five rebounds while Hawkins had eight assists and Williams was at seven points and three rebounds. Tech led 12-4 after a pair of free throws from Williams and led 21-12 with a 7-0 run that saw Anderson hit a jumper and 3-pointer 11 minutes into the game. A Williams 3-pointer pushed the lead to 31-18 before a 10-0 run by the Cyclones trimmed the lead to 31-28. Hawkins would make two free throws to end the run and an Overton 3-pointer gave Tech a 38-28 advantage in the half which would end with the Red Raiders holding a six-point lead. Jackson led ISU with eight points and Jefferson had eight for the Cyclones who were 14-for-26 from the field but 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.
TEXAS TECH NOTESÂ
- Elijah Hawkins- Finished with 10 assists - Third time with double-digit assists this season and 17th time in career.
- Christian Anderson- Finished with 18 points - Fifth time scoring this season scoring in double-figures and second time 15-plus points... Finished with four 3-pointers, his fourth three-plus 3-pointer made game... Finished with two steals – His fifth multi-steal game.Â
- Chance McMillian- Finished with 18 points - Fourteenth time double digit points of season - Ninth time 15+ points of season… Finished with eight rebounds - 8th time with five-plus rebounds this season.
- Darrion Williams- Finished with 15 points - Fourteenth game double digit points of season - 10th time with 15-plus points of season... Finished with six rebounds… 11th time this season with five or more rebounds this season.Â
- JT Toppin- Finished with 18 points - Tenth game double digit points of season - Seventh time 15+ points of season.
Team Stats
IowaSt
TTU
FG%
.525
.424
3FG%
.353
.450
FT%
.708
.792
RB
31
37
TO
15
15
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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