Lubbock, Texas – Texas Tech Freshmen pop isaacs Recorded 5 3-pointers and a career-high 24 factors within the senior season. Kevin Oberner A 78-71 win over Nichols at United Supermarket Arena on Wednesday added 20 extra males to steer the Red Raiders. They have additionally received back-to-back non-conference dwelling video games.
Tech (6-2) overcame a 35-28 halftime deficit to shut out the sport with a 10-2 run that began with Obanor’s 3-pointer to beat the Colonels (3-5). With him down 11 within the second half, Tech bought his first lead of the sport after his 3-pointer from O’Bannoll. Lamar Washington 4 free throws in a row. Looking darkish with a 65-57 deficit, Isaacs hit a 3-pointer at 5:17 on the clock to provide him 5 factors within the sport, what the Red Raiders would flip into his 18-6 run within the ultimate 5. begin. Minutes to safe the win.
“Honestly, I feel we went into the sport flat,” Isaacs mentioned. “They had been enjoying tougher than us for many of the sport. It’s quite simple, within the final 5 minutes we bought it again, bought again within the sport and received.”
Daniel Bacho Although he completed the sport with 14 factors, 9 rebounds and two blocked pictures, Washington completed with a season-high 12 factors after going 12-for-17 on the free-throw line. The freshman from Portland, Oregon, Washington additionally had his career-high 5 assists and 7 rebounds, which rivaled his profession highs. Devion Harmon He additionally had 5 assists in a sport by which Tech had 16 assists on 21 pictures. O’Bannoll has scored in his double figures in his 96 profession profession video games, and has scored in his seven-game streak this season. He added his seven rebounds towards Nichols and now he leads Tech with 14.0 factors per sport.
Jaylon TysonHaving began the opening seven video games of the season, he missed the sport with an ankle damage. He is listed each day.
Isaacs scored a career-high 24 factors after going 5-6 on 3-point and 6-9 general from the sphere. He went 7-for-8 on the free-throw line and added 3 assists to his efficiency. His 24 factors for Isaac was essentially the most by a freshman since Jamia Slumsey scored his 25 factors towards Iowa State on February 22, 2020. His 5 3-pointers had been essentially the most since O’Bannoll hit his 5 towards Texas final season, and his 4 3-pointers towards Clayton in Maui. Exceeded file excessive.
“We needed to preserve it,” mentioned Isaacs. Isaacs presently averages 10.3 factors per sport, main Tech together with his 17 3-pointers this season. “I felt like I bought the great seems to be for many of the sport. I do not suppose the offense was actually the difficulty. I feel the entire thing must be collectively. We stored saying we weren’t going to lose the match towards one another.It was extra a matter of mindset.
Tech was in a position to survive a sport (63.0%) the place he had 18 turnovers and was solely 46-29 on the free-throw line. The group received within the paint for the primary time this season with Nichols holding his 30-26 benefit.
“You have to provide Nichols a whole lot of credit score,” mentioned the Texas Tech head coach. Mark Adams Who improved to 23-0 at Home main this system. “I imply, they have a whole lot of good gamers. They’re nicely coached. They play laborious and so they’re very athletic. It was like our ‘Achilles heel’. ‘Just taking good care of the ball. To cope with all this adversity and failing all these free throws, I do not suppose I might have written a greater script, however I nonetheless discovered a solution to win. I’m happy with the individuals who have achieved this, and so they present belief in lots of characters and one another.
The Red Raiders will face Eastern Washington within the United States subsequent Tuesday earlier than touring to Houston and enjoying Jackson State University at Delmar Fieldhouse on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 3:00 p.m.
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first half
- Baccho misplaced a chip however scored the primary level of the sport with a dunk on Tech’s first possession and took a 2-0 lead after an help from Harmon.
- Isaacs hit the primary 3-pointer of the sport to provide Tech a 5-2 lead off an help from Batcho…he hit his second shot to push the result in 10-4 and shut the sport. You have entered your first media timeout for
- Nichols tied the sport on a 6-0 run and was capped by Thomas’ jumper to make it 10-10 (14:26)…
- Batcho hit two free throws to provide Tech a 17-14 lead… The Red Raiders trailed only one on a discipline objective earlier than his two free throws pushed the result in three halfway by way of the primary half. It was 10.
- Nichols took the primary lead on Huffman’s layup began by Steele… Huffman transformed Andone to provide the Colonels a 19-17 lead with 8:13 on the clock earlier than tying Tech to 21. Put down with a lead of -18 -8 media timeouts
- After O’Bannoll hit a jumper and Washington made a free throw to chop the deficit to 24-22 with 5:46 remaining, Nichols responded with a Jones jumper to convey the lead again to 4… 26-24 Hours 5 minutes
- Nicholls led 30-24 with Jones’ 3-pointer… The Coronels had been 1-4 with 3-pointers.
Latter half
- Baccho began the second half by throwing a dunk like he did within the first half…which gave him 10 factors and Tech tied 35-30
- Isaacs drove in for a layup, hit a 3-pointer and a free throw, scored a private 6-0 run, and made the sport 40-38 at 17:17. Isaacs scored his team-high 12 factors after the free. Throw that converts a 4-point play
- Bachho scored 12 factors on the third dunk of the sport off a go from Washington to make the sport 43-40… Bachho was 5-6 off the sphere after the dunk, whereas Tech was 17-vs from the sphere. was 38.
- O’Bannoll hit the primary 3-pointer within the sport to tie the rating at 45-45 with 14:12 remaining… O’Bannoll had 9 factors and 5 rebounds at that time within the sport, however Tech then went 3-pointer. was 4 to 11.his shot
- Nichols took a 53–49 lead into the under-12 media timeout on Jones’ three-point shot earlier than making it a one-point sport after O’Bannoll scored 13 factors on a dunk.
- Nicholls was on an 8-0 run and had a 58-49 lead after a steal and layup from Huffman… Tech made 16 turnovers after his steal and Nicholls quick with 9:24 remaining. Had a 14-1 scoring benefit on break factors
- O’Bannoll got here in for a layup to cease a 10-0 run and make it a 60-51 deficit…he scored 15 factors after his shot, making it a 9-point sport
- Isaacs hit a 3-pointer for the fourth time within the sport to go 62-57 with 6:06 remaining… He scored 17 factors after the basket and Tech had been 5-14 throughout the arc.
- Isaacs hit a fifth 3-pointer to attain 20 factors and make it 65-60. Harmon then scored a steal and he threw one in every of his free throws.
- Washington made two free throws to chop it 67-63 with 3:21 remaining… Isaacs made it 67-65 together with his personal two and gave 22 factors.
- O’Bannoll hit a long-range 3-pointer to make the sport 69-68 with 2:25 remaining…he scored 18 factors and was 2-6 on 3-pointers after the basket.
- O’Bannoll gave Tech a 70-69 lead and clocked 1:51 on a layup from an help from Washington…Fastbreak began with a rebound from Baccho who gave 10 rebounds.
- Washington hit two free throws to push the Tech run up 7-0 and push the result in 72-69 with 55 seconds remaining…which gave him a brand new career-high 10 factors.
26-0 at dwelling.
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