Obanor helps No. 25 Texas Tech rout Eastern Washington 78-46
AP
Dec 22, 2021
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Kevin Obanor had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists without a turnover, helping No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders beat Eastern Washington Eagles 78-46 on Tuesday.
Adonis Arms and Bryson Williams each had 12 points for the Red Raiders (9-2), who used several big runs to rebound from their loss Saturday to fourth-ranked Gonzaga. Kevin McCullar added 10 points and five assists.
''Coming into the Christmas break, I know guys are ready to go home and celebrate the holidays with their families,'' Williams said. ''So we just all came out with the mindset we were ready to fight, and ready to take care of business and be able to have a Merry Christmas.''
It also will be some extra time for starting guard Terrence Shannon to rest after missing his second game in a row because of back spasms. Guard Mylik Wilson missed his third consecutive game after what coach Mark Adams described as a minor surgical procedure on the junior's knee.
Rylan Bergersen had 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting for Eastern Washington (6-6), which entered the game with five players averaging double-figure scoring.
Eastern Washington led 13-12 after Angelo Allegri's 3 pointer with 14:47 left in the first half. That was part of his eight consecutive points for the Eagles, all of his points, in a span of less than two minutes. The Eagles shot 26.4% overall (14 of 53) and 22.3% on 3-pointers (8 of 35).
''Not the best night to have an off-shooting night, or day,'' Eagles coach David Riley said.
The Red Raiders then outscored EWU 38-14 the rest of the half, including runs of 10-0 and 16-2. They made eight of their first nine shots in the game, including a 3 by Arms on their next possession after Allegri's quick spurt.
Obanor's 3 with 4:54 left started that 16-2 run that gave the Red Raiders a 50-27 halftime lead.
''Those last eight, 10 minutes of the first half were rough for us defensively,'' Riley said. ''It's a tough way to go home, and it's a tough loss to go home on. And we've got to understand that we're not good enough right now to go beat a Top 25 team, but we have a ton of room to grow as a program.''
Texas Tech, who shot 59% overall (29 of 49), went more than five minutes after halftime before a field goal by Marcus Santos-Silva, but had a 13-0 run midway through the second half.
BIG PICTURE
Eastern Washington: The Eagles had 12 newcomers on this year's team, and their starting lineup had four of them - three transfers and a true freshman. The other starter was Steele Venters, a second-year freshman. ... Eastern Washington is 0-11 against Big 12 teams, including a 93-84 loss to Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last March.
Texas Tech: Adams wanted the Red Raiders to do a better job inside, and they outscored Eastern Washington 22-0 in the paint before halftime, and finished with a 40-4 advantage. ... Texas Tech got 12 players in the game, and all but one of them scored.
WELL BELOW AVERAGE
Eastern Washington was held 33 points below its Big Sky-leading 79.6 points per game, though was only one short of its average of nine made 3-pointers per game. The Eagles were the third team held to under 50 points by Texas Tech, which also allowed only 52 to Tennessee in an overtime victory two weeks ago.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Red Raiders will go into 2022 in the Top 25. A loss last week didn't knock them out of the poll, and this lopsided victory came in their only game before the final poll of the calendar year comes out next Monday.
UP NEXT
Eastern Washington: At Portland State in their Big Sky Conference opener Dec. 30.
Texas Tech: Home against Alabama State in another midweek day game next Tuesday.
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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
27
TXTCH
Red Raiders
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ethan Price vs. Bryson Williams (Steele Venters gains possession)
19:32
Rylan Bergersen misses two point jump shot
19:30
Ethan Price offensive rebound
19:25
+3
Steele Venters makes three point pullup jump shot (Ethan Price assists)
3-0
19:05
+3
Bryson Williams makes three point jump shot (Kevin McCullar assists)
3-3
18:44
Mason Landdeck misses three point jump shot
18:42
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
18:34
+2
Davion Warren makes two point driving layup
3-5
18:17
Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
18:15
Bryson Williams defensive rebound
18:00
+2
Kevin Obanor makes two point jump shot (Kevin McCullar assists)
3-7
17:32
Bryson Williams blocks Ethan Price's two point layup
17:30
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
17:02
+2
Kevin McCullar makes two point dunk (Bryson Williams assists)
3-9
16:50
Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
16:48
Ethan Price offensive rebound
16:40
+3
Angelo Allegri makes three point jump shot (Mason Landdeck assists)
6-9
16:11
Kevin McCullar misses three point jump shot
16:09
Eagles defensive rebound
15:39
+2
Angelo Allegri makes two point pullup jump shot
8-9
15:27
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Clarence Nadolny assists)
8-12
15:13
Kevin Obanor shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
15:13
TV timeout
15:13
+1
Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-12
15:13
+1
Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-12
14:58
Kevin McCullar turnover (traveling)
14:48
+3
Angelo Allegri makes three point jump shot (Steele Venters assists)
13-12
14:33
+3
Adonis Arms makes three point pullup jump shot
13-15
14:10
Steele Venters turnover (5-second violation)
13:45
+2
Adonis Arms makes two point driving layup
13-17
13:26
Linton Acliese misses three point jump shot
13:24
Red Raiders defensive rebound
13:11
Daniel Batcho offensive foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
13:11
Daniel Batcho turnover
12:55
+3
Linton Acliese makes three point jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)
16-17
12:32
+2
Bryson Williams makes two point reverse layup
16-19
12:09
Ethan Price misses two point hook shot
12:07
Bryson Williams defensive rebound
12:02
Steele Venters personal foul (Kevin McCullar draws the foul)
11:57
Clarence Nadolny misses three point jump shot
11:55
Linton Acliese defensive rebound
11:35
Casey Jones turnover (out of bounds)
11:35
TV timeout
11:11
Kevin Obanor misses three point jump shot
11:09
Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
11:00
Bryson Williams personal foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
10:42
Rylan Bergersen misses three point jump shot
10:40
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
10:23
+3
Kevin McCullar makes three point jump shot (Kevin Obanor assists)
16-22
10:15
Rylan Bergersen misses three point jump shot
10:13
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
10:04
Casey Jones shooting foul (Kevin Obanor draws the foul)
10:04
+1
Kevin Obanor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-23
10:04
+1
Kevin Obanor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-24
9:36
Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
9:34
Kevin McCullar defensive rebound
9:29
Davion Warren misses three point jump shot
9:27
Marcus Santos-Silva offensive rebound
9:27
Ethan Price personal foul (Marcus Santos-Silva draws the foul)
9:06
Steele Venters shooting foul (Clarence Nadolny draws the foul)
9:06
+1
Clarence Nadolny makes regular free throw 1 of 3
16-25
9:06
+1
Clarence Nadolny makes regular free throw 2 of 3
16-26
9:06
+1
Clarence Nadolny makes regular free throw 3 of 3
16-27
8:42
Kevin McCullar personal foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
8:26
+3
Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Mason Landdeck assists)
19-27
8:07
Davion Warren turnover (out of bounds)
7:57
Bryson Williams personal foul
7:57
TV timeout
7:43
Mason Landdeck misses two point layup
7:41
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
7:33
+3
Davion Warren makes three point jump shot (Kevin Obanor assists)
19-30
7:19
+2
Linton Acliese makes two point turnaround jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)
21-30
6:59
+2
Bryson Williams makes two point layup (Clarence Nadolny assists)
21-32
6:32
Bryson Williams shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
6:32
+1
Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-32
6:32
+1
Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-32
6:09
Kevin McCullar misses three point jump shot
6:07
Mason Landdeck defensive rebound
5:58
Angelo Allegri misses three point jump shot
5:56
Kevin Obanor defensive rebound
5:56
Rylan Bergersen personal foul (Kevin Obanor draws the foul)
5:48
+2
Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Adonis Arms assists)
23-34
5:24
+2
Linton Acliese makes two point jump shot (Mason Landdeck assists)
25-34
4:54
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Kevin McCullar assists)