Texas Tech kicks off 100th year of play dousing Bethune-Cookman 94-61
AP
Nov 05, 2024
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Kerwin Walton scored 21 points and JT Toppin scored 19 and Texas Tech Red Raiders all but wrapped it up at halftime beating Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 94-61 on Tuesday night in a season opener for both teams.
Chance McMillian and Darrion Williams each scored 17 points and Kevin Overton 10. The Red Raiders shot 36 of 63 (57%) including 16 of 30 (53%) from 3-point range.
Reggie Ward Jr. scored 15 points and Brayon Freeman 12 for the Wildcats.
Ward Jr.'s layup with 4:50 left in the first half brought Bethune-Cookman within 33-28. But the Wildcats failed to score again and Texas Tech scored the next 17 points and went to halftime up 50-28.
Williams, Devan Cambridge, McMillian and Walton each made 3-pointers during the 17-0 run.
Texas Tech started its 100th year of basketball. The Red Raiders basketball program played its first-ever game on Jan. 25, 1925.
Prior to Tuesday night’s contest, Texas Tech and the Wildcats had only faced each other once on the court. The Red Raiders won, 79-44 on Nov. 9, 2019.
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1st Half
COOK
Wildcats
28
TXTCH
Red Raiders
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:29
+2
Brayon Freeman makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:10
+2
JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)
2-2
18:49
Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
18:47
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
18:42
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
2-5
18:20
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup
4-5
18:02
Daniel Rouzan personal foul
17:57
+2
JT Toppin makes two point jump shot
4-7
17:37
+2
Daniel Rouzan makes two point layup
6-7
17:23
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot
6-10
17:00
Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Reggie Ward Jr. draws the foul)
17:00
+1
Reggie Ward Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-10
17:00
Reggie Ward Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:00
JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:47
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
7-12
16:47
Gianni Hunt misses two point jump shot
16:45
JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:40
Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
16:38
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
16:33
Kevin Overton shooting foul (Reggie Ward Jr. draws the foul)
16:33
Reggie Ward Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:03
Reggie Ward Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:03
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
15:42
Devan Cambridge misses two point jump shot
15:40
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
15:28
+3
Antwann Jones makes three point jump shot (Gianni Hunt assists)
10-12
15:01
Reggie Ward Jr. shooting foul
15:01
TV timeout
15:01
+1
Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-13
15:01
Darrion Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:01
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
14:39
+2
Antwann Jones makes two point jump shot
12-13
14:18
Jarrell Love personal foul
14:14
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot
12-15
13:56
Brayon Freeman turnover (lost ball)
13:43
+3
Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot
12-18
13:26
Brayon Freeman turnover (Kevin Overton steals)
13:18
Darrion Williams turnover (out of bounds)
13:06
+2
David Onanina makes two point layup (Brayon Freeman assists)
14-18
12:40
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
14-20
12:22
Brayon Freeman misses two point jump shot
12:20
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
12:14
Jarrell Love personal foul
12:07
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point layup
14-22
11:43
Gianni Hunt misses three point jump shot
11:41
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
11:11
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
11:11
Brayon Freeman defensive rebound
11:11
Brayon Freeman turnover (Devan Cambridge steals)
11:04
Devan Cambridge turnover (Jesus Carralero Martin steals)
10:48
Darrion Williams personal foul
10:48
TV timeout
10:39
Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:34
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
10:34
Chance McMillian turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
10:34
Chance McMillian shooting foul
10:34
+1
Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-22
10:34
+1
Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-22
10:16
JT Toppin misses two point layup
10:14
Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
9:54
+3
Jesus Carralero Martin makes three point jump shot (Gianni Hunt assists)
19-22
9:32
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point layup
19-24
9:18
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Gianni Hunt assists)
22-24
8:59
Kerwin Walton misses two point jump shot
8:57
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
8:41
Trey Thomas misses two point layup
8:39
JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:32
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Kevin Overton assists)
22-27
8:11
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:09
Red Raiders defensive rebound
7:50
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
7:48
Chance McMillian offensive rebound
7:41
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
22-30
7:17
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup (Jerome Beya assists)
24-30
7:02
Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
6:52
JT Toppin offensive rebound
6:52
Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
6:52
TV timeout
6:48
Kerwin Walton turnover (Seneca Willoughby steals)
6:41
Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:39
JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:38
Jerome Beya personal foul (Kevin Overton draws the foul)
6:38
Kevin Overton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:38
+1
Kevin Overton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-31
6:23
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup
26-31
6:03
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot
26-33
5:31
Reggie Ward Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:29
JT Toppin defensive rebound
5:22
JT Toppin offensive foul
5:22
JT Toppin turnover (offensive foul)
4:52
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup (Jesus Carralero Martin assists)
28-33
4:30
Kevin Overton offensive foul
4:30
Kevin Overton turnover (offensive foul)
4:07
Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point jump shot
4:05
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
3:55
Devan Cambridge misses two point layup
3:53
Devan Cambridge offensive rebound
3:53
TV timeout
3:47
+3
Devan Cambridge makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
28-36
3:26
Daniel Rouzan misses two point layup
3:24
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
3:16
+3
Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot
28-39
2:53
Seneca Willoughby misses three point jump shot
2:51
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
2:43
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
28-42
2:39
Wildcats 30 second timeout
2:21
Federiko Federiko shooting foul (Daniel Rouzan draws the foul)
2:21
Daniel Rouzan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:21
Daniel Rouzan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11
Red Raiders defensive rebound
2:11
Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
2:09
Brayon Freeman defensive rebound
2:02
Brayon Freeman misses two point jump shot
2:00
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
1:56
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
1:54
Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
1:45
Reggie Ward Jr. shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
1:45
Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45
+1
Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-43
1:26
Reggie Ward Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:12
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
28-46
0:45
Federiko Federiko blocks Brayon Freeman's two point layup
0:43
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
0:36
Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
0:34
Kerwin Walton offensive rebound
0:34
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point layup
28-48
0:34
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:10
Jesus Carralero Martin turnover (JT Toppin steals)
0:04
+2
Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)
28-50
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
COOK
Wildcats
33
TXTCH
Red Raiders
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
+2
Daniel Rouzan makes two point layup (Brayon Freeman assists)
30-50
19:30
+2
Kevin Overton makes two point layup
30-52
19:24
Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
19:17
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
18:45
Jump ball. (Red Raiders gains possession)
18:45
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
18:43
Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
18:36
+2
Brayon Freeman makes two point jump shot
32-52
18:23
+3
Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot
32-55
17:55
JT Toppin blocks Brayon Freeman's two point layup
17:53
Red Raiders defensive rebound
17:40
Daniel Rouzan personal foul
17:34
Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
17:32
Darrion Williams offensive rebound
17:28
Jesus Carralero Martin shooting foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
17:28
Chance McMillian misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:28
+1
Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-56
17:11
Reggie Ward Jr. turnover (Kerwin Walton steals)
17:04
Brayon Freeman shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
17:04
+1
JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-57
17:04
+1
JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-58
16:52
Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
16:42
Daniel Rouzan misses two point layup
16:40
Darrion Williams defensive rebound
16:28
Kevin Overton misses two point layup
16:26
Red Raiders offensive rebound
16:21
+2
Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot
32-60
16:07
+2
Daniel Rouzan makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists)
34-60
15:50
JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
15:48
Wildcats defensive rebound
15:46
TV timeout
15:32
Gianni Hunt misses three point jump shot
15:30
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
15:13
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
34-63
14:48
Gianni Hunt misses two point layup
14:46
Red Raiders defensive rebound
14:30
+2
Kevin Overton makes two point layup
34-65
14:18
JT Toppin blocks Brayon Freeman's two point layup
14:16
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
14:10
Devan Cambridge turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
14:01
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot
36-65
13:44
Daniel Rouzan personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
13:44
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
36-67
13:35
Chance McMillian blocks Brayon Freeman's two point layup
13:33
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
13:28
+2
Devan Cambridge makes two point layup (Chance McMillian assists)
36-69
13:04
David Onanina misses two point layup
13:02
Reggie Ward Jr. offensive rebound
12:56
Reggie Ward Jr. misses two point layup
12:56
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
12:56
Kerwin Walton turnover (Trey Thomas steals)
12:40
Trey Thomas misses two point layup
12:38
David Onanina offensive rebound
12:31
Seneca Willoughby misses three point jump shot
12:29
Wildcats offensive rebound
12:25
Darrion Williams personal foul
12:25
Seneca Willoughby misses two point layup
12:23
Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
12:19
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot
36-72
12:02
Kevin Overton personal foul
11:58
Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:56
Jarrell Love offensive rebound
11:51
Jarrell Love turnover (Kevin Overton steals)
11:44
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
11:42
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
11:39
Devan Cambridge shooting foul
11:39
TV timeout
11:26
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point jump shot
38-72
11:02
Darrion Williams misses two point layup
11:00
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
10:40
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:38
Devan Cambridge defensive rebound
10:20
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot
38-75
10:06
+2
David Onanina makes two point layup (Seneca Willoughby assists)
40-75
9:59
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
9:35
Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
9:33
Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
9:16
Jarrell Love misses three point jump shot
9:14
Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
8:54
Jarrell Love blocks Kerwin Walton's two point jump shot
8:52
Red Raiders offensive rebound
8:47
Darrion Williams misses two point layup
8:45
Reggie Ward Jr. defensive rebound
8:40
Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:38
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
8:26
Jesus Carralero Martin blocks Kevin Overton's two point layup
8:24
Kevin Overton offensive rebound
8:24
Jump ball. (Red Raiders gains possession)
8:15
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (Kevin Overton assists)
40-77
7:50
+2
Jarrell Love makes two point layup (Brayon Freeman assists)
42-77
7:33
+3
JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
42-80
7:16
Gianni Hunt misses two point layup
7:14
JT Toppin defensive rebound
7:10
+2
Kevin Overton makes two point dunk (JT Toppin assists)
42-82
7:03
Chance McMillian shooting foul (Jarrell Love draws the foul)
7:03
TV timeout
7:03
+1
Jarrell Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-82
7:03
+1
Jarrell Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-82
6:44
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
6:42
Kevin Overton offensive rebound
6:21
Red Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
6:08
Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
6:06
Red Raiders defensive rebound
5:37
Jerome Beya blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
5:35
JT Toppin offensive rebound
5:26
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
44-84
5:19
Gianni Hunt turnover (JT Toppin steals)
5:10
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
44-87
4:59
+3
Brayon Freeman makes three point jump shot
47-87
4:56
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
4:49
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
4:47
Wildcats defensive rebound
4:24
Brayon Freeman misses two point jump shot
4:22
Wildcats offensive rebound
4:15
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup (Jarrell Love assists)
49-87
3:59
JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
3:57
Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
3:51
Kerwin Walton personal foul
3:51
TV timeout
3:42
JT Toppin blocks Reggie Ward Jr.'s two point layup
3:40
Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
3:29
Kevin Overton misses two point layup
3:27
Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
3:21
+2
Federiko Federiko makes two point layup
49-89
3:08
JT Toppin blocks Brayon Freeman's two point layup
3:06
Wildcats offensive rebound
3:03
+2
Reggie Ward Jr. makes two point layup
51-89
2:38
+2
Chance McMillian makes two point jump shot
51-91
2:16
+3
Brayon Freeman makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
54-91
1:57
+3
Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)
54-94
1:57
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
1:49
TV timeout
1:49
+3
Jarrell Love makes three point jump shot (Seneca Willoughby assists)
