Chance McMillian has quick trio of 3s for No. 13 Texas Tech in 73-59 win over Baylor
AP
Feb 04, 2025
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Chance McMillian made three consecutive 3-pointers midway through the second half and finished with 19 points to lead No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 73-59 win over Baylor Bears on Tuesday night.
Those three long-range shots by McMillian in a span of 69 seconds restored a 10-point lead for the Red Raiders (18-4, 9-2 Big 12), who have won seven games in a row and nine of 10. Darrion Williams added 17 points while Elijah Hawkins had 13. Tech finished with 11 made 3s.
Norchad Omier had his 79th career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Baylor (14-8, 6-5). He is the NCAA active career leader for double-doubles and moved into 10th place on the all-time list.
Robert Wright had 15 points for the Bears. Jeremy Roach had 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting in his return after missing four games in concussion protocol, and Josh Ojianwuna had 10 points.
Baylor played without top freshman VJ Edgecombe (lower body injury), who got hurt Saturday when the Bears overcame a 21-point deficit to beat then-No. 11 Kansas. They trailed by 10 at halftime against Texas Tech, but got within 37-34 on a three-point play by Omier. That capped a 10-0 run in less than 2 minutes before they missed their next eight shots.
Texas Tech impressively followed up an 82-81 overtime win at then-No. 6 Houston by leading the final 32 minutes in their only regular-season meeting this year against the Bears.
The quick trio of 3s by McMillian, which started with his second-chance 3-pointer on a pass from Hawkins with 10:45 left.
McMillian is the Big 12's top 3-point shooter. He went 5 of 11 against the Bears, and is shooting 45.4% (55 of 121) from long range this season.
Baylor is home against UCF on Saturday, when Texas Tech plays at No. 20 Arizona.
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1st Half
BAYL
Bears
24
TXTCH
Red Raiders
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Norchad Omier vs. JT Toppin (Josh Ojianwuna gains possession)
19:56
Josh Ojianwuna turnover (back court violation)
19:46
+2
JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)
0-2
19:21
Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
19:19
JT Toppin defensive rebound
19:03
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
19:01
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
18:49
Josh Ojianwuna turnover (traveling)
18:22
JT Toppin misses two point layup
18:18
JT Toppin offensive rebound
18:17
JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
18:14
Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
17:59
+3
Robert O. Wright III makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)
3-2
17:40
JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
17:38
Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound
17:35
+2
Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Robert O. Wright III assists)
5-2
17:16
Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
17:14
Robert O. Wright III defensive rebound
16:51
+2
Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Jayden Nunn assists)
7-2
16:39
+2
JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)
7-4
16:14
Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
16:12
Red Raiders defensive rebound
15:56
Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:54
Darrion Williams offensive rebound
15:49
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
15:47
Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:43
+2
Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists)
9-4
15:26
+3
Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot
9-7
15:03
+3
Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)
12-7
14:46
Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass)
14:46
TV timeout
14:27
Jalen Celestine turnover (traveling)
14:09
JT Toppin turnover (traveling)
13:49
Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
13:47
Kevin Overton defensive rebound
13:45
Kevin Overton turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Celestine steals)
13:39
Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
13:36
Kevin Overton defensive rebound
13:30
JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
13:28
JT Toppin offensive rebound
13:24
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
12-9
13:09
Norchad Omier turnover (lost ball) (Christian Anderson steals)
13:00
+3
Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)
12-12
12:46
+2
Norchad Omier makes two point layup
14-12
12:23
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)
14-15
12:01
JT Toppin personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
11:52
Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
11:50
JT Toppin defensive rebound
11:38
Darrion Williams misses two point layup
11:35
JT Toppin offensive rebound
11:35
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
14-17
11:18
Robert O. Wright III misses three point jump shot
11:15
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
11:15
Norchad Omier personal foul
11:15
TV timeout
10:54
Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
10:52
Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
10:47
Norchad Omier misses two point layup
10:45
JT Toppin defensive rebound
10:40
Chance McMillian turnover (bad pass) (Robert O. Wright III steals)
10:35
+2
Robert O. Wright III makes two point layup
16-17
10:34
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
10:12
Christian Anderson misses two point layup
10:10
Norchad Omier defensive rebound
9:42
Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
9:40
Christian Anderson defensive rebound
9:27
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)
16-20
8:59
JT Toppin blocks Norchad Omier's two point jump shot