Toussaint scores 21, McMillian adds 19 and Texas Tech hits 13 3-pointers to beat West Virginia 81-70
AP
Mar 02, 2024
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Joe Toussaint scored 21 points, Chance McMillian added 19 and Texas Tech Red Raiders beat West Virginia Mountaineers 81-70 on Saturday night.
It was tied 63-all with 7:46 remaining. McMillian’s 3-pointer then gave Texas Tech the lead for good as the Red Raiders ended on an 18-7 run. McMillian hit two from deep and Darrion Williams scored five points with a 3-pointer during the stretch.
Toussaint played at West Virginia last season, then left in the fallout from Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins’ drunken driving arrest last June and subsequent exit from the Mountaineers. Toussaint was 9-of-17 shooting and added seven assists in his return.
Williams added 17 points for Texas Tech (20-9, 9-7 Big 12), which shot 57% (16 of 28) in the second half. Pop Isaacs chipped in with 10 points and five assists.
McMillian made five of the Red Raiders' 13 3-pointers. Williams hit three from long range, and Toussaint and Isaacs each had two.
Jesse Edwards scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead West Virginia (9-20, 4-12), which shot 39% (9 of 23) from the floor and missed 8 of 9 from beyond the arc in the second half. RaeQuan Battle finished with 15 points.
Battle scored 11 points and Kerr Kriisa had all 10 of his in the first half as West Virginia shot 61.5% (16 of 26) and made eight 3-pointers for a 45-39 advantage. Battle and Kriisa combined for five 3-pointers. Williams and Toussaint each scored 12 first-half points for Texas Tech.
Texas Tech plays at Oklahoma State on Tuesday.
West Virginia hosts TCU on Wednesday.
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1st Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
39
WV
Mountaineers
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Mountaineers gains possession)
19:55
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
19:53
Robert Jennings defensive rebound
19:23
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
19:21
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
18:53
Robert Jennings personal foul
18:50
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
18:48
Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
18:41
RaeQuan Battle blocks Darrion Williams's two point layup
18:38
Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
18:36
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
18:31
Eemeli Yalaho personal foul
18:29
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)
0-3
18:07
+2
Eemeli Yalaho makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)
2-3
17:47
Eemeli Yalaho personal foul
17:36
RaeQuan Battle turnover
17:17
Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
17:15
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
17:08
+2
RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup
2-5
16:50
Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
16:48
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
16:41
RaeQuan Battle turnover (traveling)
16:30
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
16:28
Robert Jennings offensive rebound
16:23
Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
16:21
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
16:10
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
16:08
Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
16:04
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot
2-8
15:37
Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
15:35
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
15:23
Kerr Kriisa turnover (Darrion Williams steals)
15:13
Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
15:11
RaeQuan Battle defensive rebound
14:52
+2
Kerr Kriisa makes two point jump shot
2-10
14:29
Josiah Harris personal foul
14:29
TV timeout
14:29
Pop Isaacs technical foul
14:29
Pop Isaacs turnover
14:29
+1
Kerr Kriisa makes technical free throw 1 of 2
2-11
14:29
+1
Kerr Kriisa makes technical free throw 2 of 2
2-12
14:12
Chance McMillian shooting foul (Jesse Edwards draws the foul)
14:12
+1
Jesse Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-13
14:12
Jesse Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:12
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
13:48
Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
13:46
Darrion Williams offensive rebound
13:45
Seth Wilson personal foul
13:41
+2
Robert Jennings makes two point dunk (Chance McMillian assists)
4-13
13:20
+3
RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot
4-16
12:53
Robert Jennings misses two point layup
12:51
Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
12:41
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup
4-18
12:39
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
12:28
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
12:12
Robert Jennings personal foul
12:09
Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
12:07
Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound
12:02
+2
Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup
4-20
11:50
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point layup
6-20
11:50
Noah Farrakhan shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
11:50
TV timeout
11:50
+1
Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-20
11:38
Quinn Slazinski misses two point jump shot
11:36
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
11:27
Noah Farrakhan personal foul
11:20
Patrick Suemnick shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
11:20
+1
Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-20
11:20
+1
Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-20
11:00
Patrick Suemnick misses two point jump shot
10:58
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
10:49
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)
11-20
10:32
+2
Quinn Slazinski makes two point layup
11-22
10:10
Patrick Suemnick personal foul
10:01
Darrion Williams misses two point layup
9:59
Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
9:49
+2
Josiah Harris makes two point dunk (Quinn Slazinski assists)
11-24
9:49
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
9:28
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
14-24
9:03
+3
Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jesse Edwards assists)
14-27
8:38
+3
Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Eemeli Yalaho assists)
17-27
8:19
Josiah Harris turnover (out of bounds)
8:04
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Chance McMillian assists)
19-27
7:54
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)
19-29
7:32
+3
Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)
22-29
7:17
Quinn Slazinski turnover (bad pass)
7:17
TV timeout
6:59
+3
Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)
25-29
6:45
Kobe Johnson turnover (Pop Isaacs steals)
6:42
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists)
27-29
6:42
Mountaineers 30 second timeout
6:27
+3
RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot
27-32
6:11
Pop Isaacs turnover (Jesse Edwards steals)
6:00
+3
Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)
27-35
5:44
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)
30-35
5:22
+3
RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)
30-38
5:04
Joe Toussaint misses two point layup
5:02
Chance McMillian offensive rebound
4:56
Chance McMillian misses two point layup
4:54
Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
4:46
Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
4:44
Robert Jennings defensive rebound
4:39
Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
4:37
Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
4:14
+3
Kerr Kriisa makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists)
30-41
3:51
TV timeout
3:43
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
3:41
Akok Akok defensive rebound
3:29
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
3:27
Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
3:01
Robert Jennings misses two point layup
2:59
Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound
2:55
Akok Akok turnover (Kerwin Walton steals)
2:48
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
2:46
Robert Jennings offensive rebound
2:42
Kerwin Walton misses two point layup
2:37
Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
2:35
Darrion Williams offensive rebound
2:26
+2
Pop Isaacs makes two point layup
32-41
2:15
Patrick Suemnick misses two point layup
2:13
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
2:05
+3
Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
35-41
1:38
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
1:36
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
1:26
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point layup
37-41
1:07
Joe Toussaint personal foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul)
1:07
+1
Patrick Suemnick makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-42
1:07
+1
Patrick Suemnick makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-43
0:59
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
0:57
Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound
0:37
+2
Kobe Johnson makes two point layup (RaeQuan Battle assists)
37-45
0:02
+2
Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot
39-45
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
42
WV
Mountaineers
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
Joe Toussaint turnover (traveling)
19:33
+2
Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Kerr Kriisa assists)
39-47
19:08
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
42-47
18:39
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
18:37
Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
18:19
+3
Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot
45-47
18:05
Josiah Harris misses three point jump shot
18:03
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
17:54
Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
17:52
Josiah Harris defensive rebound
17:50
Kerwin Walton personal foul (Kerr Kriisa draws the foul)
17:44
RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot
17:42
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
17:35
+2
Robert Jennings makes two point layup (Joe Toussaint assists)
47-47
17:35
Mountaineers 60 second timeout
17:35
TV timeout
17:12
+3
Quinn Slazinski makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)
47-50
17:05
Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
17:03
Chance McMillian offensive rebound
17:00
+2
Chance McMillian makes two point layup
49-50
16:30
RaeQuan Battle turnover (out of bounds)
16:08
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
16:06
Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
16:06
Eemeli Yalaho personal foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul)
15:52
Kobe Johnson misses two point layup
15:50
Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound
15:44
Quinn Slazinski misses two point layup
15:42
Robert Jennings defensive rebound
15:36
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)
52-50
15:24
Robert Jennings shooting foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul)
15:24
TV timeout
15:24
+1
Patrick Suemnick makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-51
15:24
Patrick Suemnick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:24
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
15:19
Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass)
14:49
Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot
14:47
Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
14:42
Patrick Suemnick personal foul
14:29
+2
Eemeli Yalaho makes two point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)