No. 23 Texas Tech never trails in 66-59 win over UCF to snap 3-game losing streak
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Darrion Williams had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Kerwin Walton scored 12 points on four 3-pointers before halftime and No. 23 Texas Tech never trailed Saturday on its way to snapping a three-game losing streak with a 66-59 win over UCF.
Williams had a jumper with 1:46 left that put the Red Raiders (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) up 60-57.
That came on the possession after UCF (13-9, 4-6) missed a chance to tie the game for the first time since 4-4 when C.J. Walker missed the first of his two free-throw attempts. Texas Tech sealed the game with six free throws in the final 41 seconds, four by Joe Toussaint and two by Chance McMillian.
Toussaint also had a steal with 1:31 left and finished with 11 points. Warren Washington, after missing Texas Tech’s previous game because of illness, had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
“We did a good job rebounding this time around,” Washington said. “Obviously rebounding is one of our weaknesses and that’s one thing that we’ve been really diving into in practice and working on.”
Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said while his players weren't as physical as they needed to be when handling the ball in the second half, he was pleased with how they played defense and the 44-37 rebounding margin.
Darius Johnson and Jaylin Sellers has 14 points each for the Knights. Walker had 13 points and eight rebounds.
UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said guarding Texas Tech proved to be the challenge he expected coming into the game.
“So some of it is you just hope to slow down, and you know I thought things kind of slowed down a little bit,” Dawkins said. “Players of that caliber (are) hard to stop.”
While Texas Tech never trailed, it couldn't pull away from a UCF team that was coming off a win over then-No. 18 Oklahoma a week earlier and was trying to get its third win this season against an AP Top 25 team.
Pop Isaacs was averaging 19.4 points in Big 12 games for Texas Tech, but missed his first seven shots before a 3-pointer with just over 14 minutes left in the game made it 41-36. He finished with seven points on 2-of-13 shooting, but had a game-high six assists.
“He was really the ball mover that made the difference,” McCasland said. “I just think there’s some continual growth that he’ll have. ... He’s just one of those guys that always keeps getting better because he loves it.”
BIG PICTURE
UCF: The Knights, who also beat Kansas earlier this season, have never won three games vs. AP Top 25 teams in the same season. ... UCF was playing without forward Ibrahima Diallo, their leading rebounder, because of a knee injury.
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders bounced back a week after losing at home for the first time this season. They are 12-1 in United Supermarkets Arena.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Texas Tech had slipped eight spots in this week's poll after losing consecutive games for the first time this season. The Red Raiders then made that three losses in a row after falling to No. 13 Baylor on Tuesday night. They likely will drop out of the new poll on Monday.
UP NEXT
UCF plays at fellow Big 12 newcomer No. 21 BYU on Tuesday night. The Cougars won 63-58 in Orlando on Jan. 13.
Texas Tech hosts fourth-ranked Kansas on Monday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Omar Payne vs. Warren Washington (Knights gains possession) | |||
19:38 | Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:17 | Omar Payne blocks Joe Toussaint's two point layup | |||
19:15 | Warren Washington offensive rebound | |||
19:14 | +2 | Warren Washington makes two point putback layup | 0-2 | |
18:51 | +2 | Omar Payne makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists) | 2-2 | |
18:35 | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
18:33 | Antwann Jones defensive rebound | |||
18:08 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
18:06 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
17:58 | +2 | Warren Washington makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists) | 2-4 | |
17:36 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
17:34 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | Pop Isaacs misses two point driving layup | |||
17:27 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
17:23 | +2 | Antwann Jones makes two point driving layup | 4-4 | |
17:12 | Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot | |||
17:10 | Warren Washington offensive rebound | |||
17:09 | Omar Payne personal foul (Warren Washington draws the foul) | |||
17:04 | Warren Washington misses two point jump shot | |||
17:01 | Knights defensive rebound | |||
16:45 | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | |||
16:43 | Joe Toussaint defensive rebound | |||
16:34 | +3 | Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists) | 4-7 | |
16:23 | Joe Toussaint personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul) | |||
16:01 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:59 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
15:49 | Darius Johnson personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul) | |||
15:49 | TV timeout | |||
15:32 | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | |||
15:30 | Darrion Williams offensive rebound | |||
15:26 | Darrion Williams misses two point layup | |||
15:24 | Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound | |||
15:18 | Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals) | |||
15:14 | Joe Toussaint misses two point driving layup | |||
15:12 | Red Raiders offensive rebound | |||
15:11 | Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals) | |||
15:09 | +2 | Darius Johnson makes two point driving layup | 6-7 | |
14:50 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists) | 6-10 | |
14:32 | Darius Johnson misses two point driving layup | |||
14:30 | Thierno Sylla offensive rebound | |||
14:17 | Jaylin Sellers misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
14:15 | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | |||
13:50 | Robert Jennings misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
13:48 | Thierno Sylla defensive rebound | |||
13:32 | +3 | Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 9-10 | |
13:18 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 9-13 | |
13:03 | Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot | |||
13:01 | Robert Jennings defensive rebound | |||
12:53 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 9-16 | |
12:49 | Knights 30 second timeout | |||
12:30 | +2 | Thierno Sylla makes two point dunk | 11-16 | |
12:11 | Lamar Washington misses two point cutting layup | |||
12:09 | Thierno Sylla defensive rebound | |||
11:56 | Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot | |||
11:54 | C.J. Walker offensive rebound | |||
11:51 | C.J. Walker misses two point putback layup | |||
11:49 | Marchelus Avery offensive rebound | |||
11:49 | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point putback layup | 13-16 | |
11:49 | Chance McMillian shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul) | |||
11:49 | TV timeout | |||
11:49 | Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:49 | Warren Washington defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 13-18 | |
11:10 | Warren Washington blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup | |||
11:08 | Chance McMillian defensive rebound | |||
10:53 | Thierno Sylla blocks Chance McMillian's two point cutting layup | |||
10:51 | Darius Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:46 | Darius Johnson misses two point driving layup | |||
10:44 | Marchelus Avery offensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +2 | Marchelus Avery makes two point putback layup | 15-18 | |
10:32 | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | |||
10:30 | Marchelus Avery defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | C.J. Walker misses two point layup | |||
10:24 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Shemarri Allen personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | |||
10:13 | Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
10:11 | Thierno Sylla defensive rebound | |||
9:46 | Nils Machowski misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:44 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | Warren Washington turnover (lost ball) (Nils Machowski steals) | |||
9:24 | Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot | |||
9:22 | Warren Washington defensive rebound | |||
9:21 | Marchelus Avery personal foul (Warren Washington draws the foul) | |||
9:00 | Pop Isaacs misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:58 | Robert Jennings offensive rebound | |||
8:54 | +2 | Robert Jennings makes two point layup | 15-20 | |
8:37 | Darrion Williams personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | Shemarri Allen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
8:19 | Omar Payne offensive rebound | |||
8:14 | Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot | |||
8:12 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
7:50 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 15-23 | |
7:50 | Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul) | |||
7:50 | TV timeout | |||
7:50 | Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:50 | Omar Payne defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:31 | Kerwin Walton defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | +2 | Robert Jennings makes two point driving layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 15-25 | |
6:57 | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists) | 17-25 | |
6:25 | Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot | |||
6:23 | Robert Jennings offensive rebound | |||
6:19 | Omar Payne personal foul (Robert Jennings draws the foul) | |||
6:02 | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | |||
6:00 | Antwann Jones defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Pop Isaacs misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:38 | Nils Machowski defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot | |||
5:26 | C.J. Walker offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point putback layup | 19-25 | |
5:23 | Red Raiders 30 second timeout | |||
5:05 | Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot | |||
5:03 | Warren Washington offensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Shemarri Allen personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 | |
5:00 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-27 | |
4:40 | Marchelus Avery turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:12 | Pop Isaacs misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:10 | Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound | |||
3:59 | Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot | |||
3:57 | Warren Washington defensive rebound | |||
3:47 | +2 | Warren Washington makes two point cutting dunk (Pop Isaacs assists) | 19-29 | |
3:26 | +2 | Darius Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Antwann Jones assists) | 21-29 | |
2:59 | Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
2:57 | Antwann Jones defensive rebound | |||
2:41 | Chance McMillian shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul) | |||
2:41 | TV timeout | |||
2:41 | +1 | C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-29 | |
2:41 | +1 | C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-29 | |
2:28 | Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball) (Thierno Sylla steals) | |||
2:21 | Pop Isaacs shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul) | |||
2:21 | +1 | Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 | |
2:21 | +1 | Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 | |
2:03 | Joe Toussaint misses two point floating jump shot | |||
2:01 | Darrion Williams offensive rebound | |||
1:45 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 25-31 | |
1:19 | Darius Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:17 | Joe Toussaint defensive rebound | |||
0:58 | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | |||
0:56 | Kerwin Walton offensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Darius Johnson personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul) | |||
0:43 | Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:43 | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | |||
0:40 | C.J. Walker turnover (out of bounds) | |||
0:34 | Joe Toussaint misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:32 | Thierno Sylla defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Jump ball. Jaylin Sellers vs. Joe Toussaint (Red Raiders gains possession) | |||
0:03 | Antwann Jones turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals) | |||
0:00 | Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:00 | End of period |