Obanor has 22, Texas Tech tops LSU in Big 12/SEC Challenge
AP
Jan 28, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Kevin Obanor scored 22 points, Kerwin Walton added 17 points, De'Vion Harmon had 14 points with eight assists, and Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated LSU Tigers 76-68 as the 10-year Big 12/SEC challenge wound down on Saturday.
The Red Raiders outscored LSU 19-10 in the final 7 1/2 minutes to snap an eight-game losing streak.
All five starters scored in a 13-5 LSU run to open the second half and give the Tigers a 46-45 lead with 13:30 remaining. For the second time in the game Kerwin Walton hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Texas Tech jumped ahead by five.
Walton's two 3-pointers came in the midst of a stretch of six-plus minutes in which every point was scored via 3-pointer or three-point play. Harmon's 3-pointer for Texas Tech with 16:31 remaining began the streak and it ended when LSU's Derek Fountain scored in the paint to tie the game at 51 with 10:17 to go.
The last of the game's 12 lead changes came when Walton buried his fifth 3-pointer, giving the Red Raiders a 60-58 lead with 7:13 remaining. Texas Tech went on to build a 69-60 lead with 2:48 remaining.
Obanor needed 24 points to become the third active player with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. One of the other two is LSU's KJ Williams and the third is Jayden Gardner of Virginia. It was just last Saturday that Williams became the 122nd player to reach the milestone.
Adam Miller made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points for LSU. Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Fountain scored 10.
LSU guard Juice Hill, who stepped away from the team last week for a personal reason, returned to practice on Thursday and played nine minutes against Texas Tech, scoring three points.
Texas Tech, which is 11-10 overall, improved to 11-2 in non-conference games but is 0-8 in the Big 12. The Red Raiders host No. 12 Iowa State on Monday.
LSU is 12-9 overall and 1-7 in the SEC. The Tigers play at Missouri on Wednesday.
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1st Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
41
LSU
Tigers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Red Raiders gains possession)
19:47
De'Vion Harmon misses two point jump shot
19:45
Tigers defensive rebound
19:24
Justice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
19:11
+2
Kevin Obanor makes two point layup (Daniel Batcho assists)
2-0
18:39
Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
18:37
KJ Williams offensive rebound
18:36
De'Vion Harmon personal foul (KJ Williams draws the foul)
18:35
+2
KJ Williams makes two point jump shot (Justice Williams assists)
2-2
18:16
Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (KJ Williams steals)
18:04
Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
18:02
KJ Williams offensive rebound
18:00
KJ Williams misses two point layup
17:58
Derek Fountain offensive rebound
17:56
+2
Derek Fountain makes two point layup
2-4
17:33
Daniel Batcho misses two point jump shot
17:31
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
17:02
Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
17:00
Red Raiders defensive rebound
16:41
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (KJ Allen assists)
5-4
16:27
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (KJ Williams assists)
5-7
16:18
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (Lamar Washington assists)
8-7
16:00
Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) (KJ Allen steals)
16:00
TV timeout
15:45
Kevin Obanor misses two point layup
15:43
Derek Fountain defensive rebound
15:34
KJ Williams misses two point jump shot
15:32
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
15:25
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
15:23
KJ Williams defensive rebound
15:07
Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
15:05
Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
15:03
Lamar Washington personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
14:49
+3
KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Kendal Coleman assists)
8-10
14:26
KJ Williams shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
14:26
+1
Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-10
14:26
+1
Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-10
14:07
Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Fisher steals)
14:07
Adam Miller personal foul (Elijah Fisher draws the foul)
13:50
KJ Allen misses three point jump shot
13:48
Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
13:45
+2
Daniel Batcho makes two point layup
12-10
13:22
Justice Hill turnover (lost ball) (KJ Allen steals)
13:17
+3
D'Maurian Williams makes three point jump shot
15-10
12:57
Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
12:55
Elijah Fisher defensive rebound
12:43
Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
12:41
Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
12:40
+2
Daniel Batcho makes two point layup
17-10
12:39
Tigers 30 second timeout
12:24
+2
Trae Hannibal makes two point layup
17-12
12:15
+2
De'Vion Harmon makes two point layup
19-12
11:46
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
11:44
KJ Allen defensive rebound
11:28
+3
Kevin Obanor makes three point jump shot (D'Maurian Williams assists)
22-12
11:00
KJ Williams misses two point jump shot
10:58
Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
10:58
TV timeout
10:43
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Justice Williams assists)