LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Josh Gray scored 16 points to lead Texas Tech to a 56-51 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night.
Jordan Tolbert added 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Dejan Kravic had eight points and eight rebounds for the Red Raiders (9-8, 2-4 Big 12).
Will Clyburn led the Cyclones (13-5, 3-2) with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Korie Lucious added 11 points, nine of them from beyond the arc.
Texas Tech took a 48-47 lead on a Tolbert field goal with 3:20 remaining. A Gray lay-in as the shot clock expired made it 50-47 with 2:32 left.
Both teams traded baskets, and the Red Raiders led by three again, 54-51, with just under 40 seconds remaining. Clyburn attempted a 3-pointer to tie the game with 14 seconds left but came up short. Tolbert went to the line again and made both free throws to seal the victory.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Iowa State (13-5) | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Texas Tech (9-8) « | 28 | 28 | 56 |
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| Iowa State Cyclones | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Niang, F | 27 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| M. Ejim, F | 26 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| K. Lucious, G | 37 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| W. Clyburn, G | 35 | 4-12 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Babb, G | 33 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. McGee | 24 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| P. Gibson | 13 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Booker | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| N. Long | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-51 | 9-15 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 51 | |
| 35.3% | 60% | ||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Kravic, F | 32 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Tolbert, F | 24 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Hannahs, G | 29 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Gray, G | 26 | 5-13 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Williams, Jr., G | 23 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Crockett | 24 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Gotcher | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Robinson | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| T. Nurse | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-51 | 13-19 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 56 | |
| 39.2% | 68.4% | ||||||
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