Isaacs scores 19 points as No. 23 Texas Tech rallies from 10 down to beat TCU 82-81
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Pop Isaacs scored 19 points and put 23rd-ranked Texas Tech ahead to stay with a three-point play with 39 seconds remaining as the Red Raiders rallied from a double-digit deficit and beat TCU 82-81 on Tuesday night.
Texas Tech (19-7, 8-5 Big 12) trailed 69-59 with 6:55 left. Isaacs scored nine of his points after that, including two free throws with 12 seconds left. The Red Raiders' leading scorer for the season was 4-of-11 shooting from the field, and missed all five of his 3-pointers, but made 11 of 12 free throws.
“I was really thrilled with the way Pop competed,” said Tech coach Grant McCasland, also pointing out the guard's six defensive rebounds. “I just felt like he was engaged in winning.”
Darrion Williams, Joe Toussaint and Kerwin Walton each had 14 points for the Red Raiders, who matched ninth-ranked Kansas and No. 11 Baylor for third place in the Big 12 standings - the top four teams get a double-bye into the quarterfinal round of the 14-team conference tournament next month.
Emanuel Miller and Avery Anderson III each had 15 points to lead six players scoring in double figures for TCU (18-8, 7-6). Miller also had 12 rebounds. Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 14 points, while Micah Peavy, Jakobe Coles and Essam Mostafa each had 10.
Isaacs' three-point play broke the game's 11th and final tie. He had also snapped the 10th tie with two free throws with 1:27 left.
In their game-ending 23-12 run, the Red Raiders got their points on five layups, a dunk and 11 free throws - seven by Isaacs and four by Toussaint.
“I gotta give them credit they made the free throws," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “Made every free throw down the stretch, simply put.”
TCU was up 69-59 after a layup by Peavy, but then missed eight consecutive shots over nearly four minutes before Peavy scored again.
Soon after that, Williams took a bounce pass from Toussaint and had a slam dunk with 2:25 left to tie the game at 73 - the first time the score was even after halftime.
Toussaint finished with seven assists and only one turnover while playing 36 minutes.
Nelson came up short on a 3-pointer with a second left that would have tied the game before Coles' putback basket.Nelson had three 3s after halftime, three days after his step-back 3 with 1.1 seconds left gave the Frogs a win at Kansas State.
There were eight times in the first half, including 38-all at the break.
TCU led 36-28 after Anderson's three-point play with 2:44 left. He had 13 points in the half, but the Red Raiders closed with a 10-2 run and were even after Issacs made two free throws in the final minute.
BIG PICTURE
TCU: A tough loss after the Frogs had won three of their previous four Big 12 road games. TCU out-rebounded the Red Raiders 49-36 and finished with a 38-19 advantage in bench points. ... Mostafa 10 points came on 5-of-5 shooting before halftime. He made only four total field goals his previous 13 games, with none in the previous nine.
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders are 14-1 at home, where eight days earlier they posted a 79-50 win over Kansas. ... Tech played its second game in a row without 7-foot Warren Washington, whose right foot was in a walking boot. He got hurt in the Kansas game.
UP NEXT
TCU has two home games in three days, Saturday vs. Cincinnati (16-9, 5-7) and Monday night against No. 11 Baylor.
Texas Tech plays Saturday at UCF (13-12, 4-9), which has a four-game losing streak that began with a 66-59 loss in Lubbock on Feb. 10.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Red Raiders gains possession) | |||
19:43 | Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass) (Trevian Tennyson steals) | |||
19:26 | Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
19:24 | Xavier Cork offensive rebound | |||
19:17 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Pop Isaacs steals) | |||
19:17 | Xavier Cork personal foul | |||
19:01 | Joe Toussaint misses two point layup | |||
18:59 | Darrion Williams offensive rebound | |||
18:47 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists) | 0-3 | |
18:24 | Robert Jennings shooting foul (Xavier Cork draws the foul) | |||
18:24 | +1 | Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
18:24 | +1 | Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:07 | Robert Jennings misses two point jump shot | |||
18:05 | Red Raiders offensive rebound | |||
17:56 | +2 | Kerwin Walton makes two point jump shot | 2-5 | |
17:44 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup | 4-5 | |
17:44 | Darrion Williams shooting foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
17:44 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-5 | |
17:35 | +2 | Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot | 5-7 | |
17:21 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
17:19 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
17:12 | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | |||
17:10 | Robert Jennings offensive rebound | |||
17:03 | Jameer Nelson Jr. blocks Darrion Williams's three point jump shot | |||
17:01 | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | |||
16:54 | Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) (Robert Jennings steals) | |||
16:24 | Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot | |||
16:22 | Robert Jennings offensive rebound | |||
16:20 | Essam Mostafa personal foul | |||
16:13 | Robert Jennings offensive foul | |||
16:13 | Robert Jennings turnover (offensive foul) | |||
16:00 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (JaKobe Coles assists) | 7-7 | |
15:29 | +2 | KyeRon Lindsay makes two point jump shot | 7-9 | |
15:29 | Jameer Nelson Jr. shooting foul (KyeRon Lindsay draws the foul) | |||
15:29 | TV timeout | |||
15:29 | KyeRon Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
15:29 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
15:06 | +2 | Trevian Tennyson makes two point jump shot | 9-9 | |
14:52 | +2 | Joe Toussaint makes two point layup | 9-11 | |
14:31 | Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
14:29 | KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound | |||
14:17 | +2 | Pop Isaacs makes two point layup (KyeRon Lindsay assists) | 9-13 | |
14:00 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
13:58 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. offensive rebound | |||
13:51 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point jump shot (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists) | 11-13 | |
13:24 | Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot | |||
13:22 | KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound | |||
13:19 | KyeRon Lindsay misses two point layup | |||
13:17 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
12:58 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
12:56 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
12:49 | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | |||
12:47 | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | |||
12:40 | Trevian Tennyson turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals) | |||
12:33 | Xavier Cork personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | |||
12:28 | Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot | |||
12:26 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
12:06 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:04 | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | |||
11:55 | Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot | |||
11:53 | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | |||
11:47 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 13-13 | |
11:20 | KyeRon Lindsay misses two point layup | |||
11:18 | Lamar Washington offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | +2 | Lamar Washington makes two point layup | 13-15 | |
11:07 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:05 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
10:55 | Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot | |||
10:53 | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup | 15-15 | |
10:46 | Red Raiders 30 second timeout | |||
10:47 | TV timeout | |||
10:35 | Kerwin Walton misses two point layup | |||
10:33 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
10:19 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 17-15 | |
9:55 | Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot | |||
9:53 | Robert Jennings offensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Micah Peavy shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | Pop Isaacs misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
9:44 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-16 | |
9:44 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-17 | |
9:24 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 19-17 | |
9:03 | Pop Isaacs misses two point layup | |||
9:01 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
8:53 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:50 | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | |||
8:49 | Emanuel Miller turnover (lost ball) (Pop Isaacs steals) | |||
8:44 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists) | 19-19 | |
8:22 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists) | 21-19 | |
7:59 | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
7:55 | Pop Isaacs personal foul | |||
7:55 | TV timeout | |||
7:49 | Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals) | |||
7:38 | Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass) (JaKobe Coles steals) | |||
7:35 | Chance McMillian personal foul (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:10 | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | |||
7:08 | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | |||
7:07 | Darrion Williams shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
7:07 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-19 | |
7:07 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 | |
6:56 | Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
6:47 | Lamar Washington personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | |||
6:47 | Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:46 | JaKobe Coles personal foul | |||
6:32 | +2 | Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot | 23-21 | |
6:32 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul) | |||
6:32 | +1 | Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-22 | |
6:14 | +3 | Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 26-22 | |
5:54 | Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
5:52 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
5:44 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:42 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists) | 28-22 | |
5:07 | KyeRon Lindsay misses two point layup | |||
5:05 | Red Raiders offensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Trevian Tennyson shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | +1 | Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 28-23 | |
5:00 | +1 | Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 28-24 | |
5:00 | +1 | Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-25 | |
4:43 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
4:41 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
4:07 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 30-25 | |
3:45 | JaKobe Coles personal foul (Robert Jennings draws the foul) | |||
3:45 | TV timeout | |||
3:45 | Robert Jennings misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:45 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | +3 | Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists) | 33-25 | |
2:57 | +3 | Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists) | 33-28 | |
2:46 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup | 35-28 | |
2:45 | Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul) | |||
2:45 | +1 | Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-28 | |
2:31 | +2 | Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot | 36-30 | |
2:18 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
2:16 | Pop Isaacs defensive rebound | |||
2:10 | +3 | Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 36-33 | |
2:06 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
1:51 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
1:49 | JaKobe Coles offensive rebound | |||
1:40 | JaKobe Coles misses two point layup | |||
1:38 | Darrion Williams defensive rebound | |||
1:28 | JaKobe Coles blocks Darrion Williams's two point layup | |||
1:26 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup | 38-33 | |
1:04 | +2 | Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Joe Toussaint assists) | 38-35 | |
1:04 | Avery Anderson III shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul) | |||
1:04 | +1 | Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-36 | |
0:51 | Emanuel Miller flagrant 1 (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | |||
0:51 | Emanuel Miller turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:51 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 38-37 | |
0:51 | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 38-38 | |
0:44 | Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
0:27 | JaKobe Coles misses two point layup | |||
0:25 | Trevian Tennyson offensive rebound | |||
0:18 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:16 | Kerwin Walton defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Robert Jennings misses two point layup | |||
0:00 | End of period |