BOULDER, Colo. -- Texas Tech never did have an answer for Colorado's 7-foot center, David Harrison.
Harrison had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Michel Morandais added 22 points and Colorado beat No. 22 Texas Tech 85-75 Wednesday night.
Harrison also had seven blocks, two assists and a steal.
"Harrison hurt us," Texas Tech coach Bob Knight said. "He played really well. This was as good as I've seen him play."
"I was just shooting shots and they went in," Harrison said. "(Tech forward Robert) Tomaszek was playing really hard in there. He was forcing me out of the low block and making me shoot turnaround jumpers instead of my jump hook."
Colorado (14-8, 6-5 Big 12) used runs of 9-2 and 15-6 to hold off the Red Raiders in the second half.
Texas Tech (18-7, 6-5) was led by Devonne Giles with 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Andre Emmett, who scored 16. The Red Raiders have lost five of their last seven games.
Emmett entered the game needing 19 points to tie the Big 12 career scoring record, held by Kansas' Nick Collison at 2,097.
"Our guys were determined not to let him get the record at Colorado," Buffaloes coach Ricardo Patton said. "To do that, you have to have some pride in your defense, and I think we had that tonight. We wanted to make sure that any time he put the ball on the floor that we double-teamed and even triple-teamed him."
Colorado, which led 48-42 at halftime, pushed its lead to 56-46 on Harrison's three-point play.
Texas Tech twice cut the deficit to four points, the second time on Ronald Ross' steal and layup with 11:37 remaining.
Colorado responded with a 9-2 flurry, including Glean Eddy's layup and subsequent 3-pointer, for a 68-57 lead with 8:02 left.
Emmett's three-point play and ensuing rebound layup trimmed the lead to 70-66 with 5:31 to go, but Morandais countered with a three-point play that triggered a 15-6 surge. Morandais hit two free throws to make it 79-69, and Blair Wilson added a three-point play with 1:30 to go.
The Buffaloes got a scare in each half when Morandais and Harrison both fell to the floor with apparent leg injuries.
Midway through the first half, Morandais stole the ball and dunked on the other end, but he landed awkwardly, apparently injuring his right knee. He had to be assisted to the locker room, but returned three minutes later.
"The trainers said I hyperextended it," Morandais said. "When I got back to the training room, I just took some deep breaths and somehow it just got better."
Harrison went down with an injury to his right foot with 5:58 remaining and was helped to the bench, but he returned in two minutes.
"I was having cramps most of the night," Harrison said. "When I came down, I just cramped up. I knew I had to get back in there and do whatever I could, even if it meant just being a big body in the middle."
Harrison had 17 points and Morandais 14 in the first half, when the Buffaloes took a six-point halftime lead. Giles had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Raiders, who were outshot 54 to 47 percent in the half.
Morandais' basket on the play on which he was injured triggered a 6-0 run that put Colorado ahead 26-19. Texas Tech countered with a 7-0 run, including Emmett's three-point play and his steal and layup.
Morandais' 3-pointer capped Colorado's 7-0 flurry later in the half, giving the Buffaloes a 42-36 lead.
Harrison's dunk of a rebound with :02 left accounted for the halftime margin.
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