Texas rallies to beat Texas Tech 61-52 in Big 12 opener
Andrew Jones scored 15 points, Kerwin Roach Jr. had all 13 of his in the second half and No. 10 seed Texas rallied for a 61-52 win over No. 7 seed Texas Tech on Wednesday in the Big 12 tourney.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Texas Longhorns
61
Texas Tech Red Raiders
52
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| TTU | 26 | 26 | 52 |
T-Mobile Center · 18,972 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Grambling Tigers | W 93-62 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | W 98-50 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Chicago State Cougars | W 109-59 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
-
DunkShot 0:10 61-52
Justin Gray made Dunk.
-
DunkShot 0:26 61-50
Andrew Jones made Dunk.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:35 59-50
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:35 58-50
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:35 57-50
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
LayUpShot 0:42 57-50
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:46 57-48
Mareik Isom made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:46 56-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:59 56-48
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:59 55-48
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:59 54-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
PersonalFoul 1:15 54-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
PersonalFoul 1:35 54-48
Foul on Jarrett Allen.
-
JumpShot 1:54 54-48
Andrew Jones made Jumper.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 52-48
Mareik Isom made Three Point Jumper.
-
JumpShot 3:24 49-48
Keenan Evans made Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 3:29 49-46
Foul on Mareik Isom.
-
DunkShot 4:01 49-46
Zach Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Ross.
-
DunkShot 4:51 49-44
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Andrew Jones.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:11 47-44
Jarrett Allen made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:11 46-44
Jarrett Allen made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 5:11 45-44
Foul on Anthony Livingston.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:31 45-44
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:31 44-44
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 5:31 43-44
Foul on Zach Smith.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:53 43-44
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:53 42-44
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 5:53 41-44
Foul on Zach Smith.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 6:30 41-44
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
-
LayUpShot 6:54 38-44
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 7:28 38-42
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Jones.
-
LayUpShot 7:54 35-42
Kendal Yancy made Layup.
-
PersonalFoul 8:05 33-42
Foul on Matthew Temple.
-
PersonalFoul 8:44 33-42
Foul on Kerwin Roach Jr..
-
DunkShot 10:12 33-42
Kerwin Roach Jr. made Dunk.
-
JumpShot 10:38 31-42
Keenan Evans made Jumper.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 11:17 31-40
Anthony Livingston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niem Stevenson.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 12:49 31-37
Mareik Isom made Three Point Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 12:53 28-37
Foul on Devon Thomas.
-
JumpShot 13:24 28-37
Anthony Livingston made Jumper.
-
LayUpShot 15:14 28-35
Keenan Evans made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Livingston.
-
PersonalFoul 15:24 28-33
Foul on Andrew Jones.
-
PersonalFoul 15:31 28-33
Foul on James Banks.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 16:18 28-33
Anthony Livingston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keenan Evans.
-
PersonalFoul 17:13 28-30
Foul on Jarrett Allen.
-
JumpShot 17:39 28-30
Kendal Yancy made Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Jones.
-
JumpShot 18:23 26-30
Kendal Yancy made Jumper.
-
JumpShot 18:58 24-30
Anthony Livingston made Jumper.
-
TipShot 19:14 24-28
Shaquille Cleare made Two Point Tip Shot.
-
PersonalFoul 19:19 22-28
Foul on Matthew Temple.
-
PersonalFoul 19:24 22-28
Foul on Matthew Temple.
-
LayUpShot 19:44 22-28
Matthew Temple made Layup. Assisted by Justin Gray.
-
LayUpShot 19:54 22-26
Jarrett Allen made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Jones.
-
LayUpShot 0:01 20-26
Kendal Yancy made Layup.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:08 18-26
Andrew Jones made Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:21 15-26
Aaron Ross made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:21 15-25
Aaron Ross made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 1:21 15-24
Foul on Kendal Yancy.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:36 15-24
Jarrett Allen made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:36 14-24
Jarrett Allen made Free Throw.
-
End Game 0:00 61-52
End of Game
-
DunkShot 0:10 61-52
Justin Gray made Dunk.
-
Offensive Rebound 0:10 61-50
Justin Gray Offensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 61-50
Aaron Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
-
Offensive Rebound 0:21 61-50
Justin Gray Offensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 61-50
Shadell Millinghaus missed Three Point Jumper.
-
DunkShot 0:26 61-50
Andrew Jones made Dunk.
-
Steal 0:29 59-50
Kerwin Roach Jr. Steal.
-
Lost Ball Turnover 0:29 59-50
Keenan Evans Turnover.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:35 59-50
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:35 58-50
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:35 57-50
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
ShortTimeOut 0:40 57-50
Texas Tech Timeout
-
LayUpShot 0:42 57-50
Niem Stevenson made Layup.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:46 57-48
Mareik Isom made Free Throw.
-
Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 56-48
Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:46 56-48
Mareik Isom missed Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:46 56-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
Defensive Rebound 0:52 56-48
Mareik Isom Defensive Rebound.
-
LayUpShot 0:52 56-48
Aaron Ross missed Layup.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:59 56-48
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:59 55-48
Andrew Jones made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:59 54-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
Defensive Rebound 1:07 54-48
Jarrett Allen Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 54-48
Niem Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
-
Defensive Rebound 1:15 54-48
Aaron Ross Defensive Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:15 54-48
Andrew Jones missed Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 1:15 54-48
Foul on Niem Stevenson.
-
Defensive Rebound 1:23 54-48
Andrew Jones Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 54-48
Aaron Ross missed Three Point Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 1:35 54-48
Foul on Jarrett Allen.
-
JumpShot 1:54 54-48
Andrew Jones made Jumper.
-
Lost Ball Turnover 2:18 52-48
Texas Tech Turnover.
-
Offensive Rebound 2:22 52-48
Zach Smith Offensive Rebound.
-
JumpShot 2:22 52-48
Niem Stevenson missed Jumper.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 52-48
Mareik Isom made Three Point Jumper.
-
JumpShot 3:24 49-48
Keenan Evans made Jumper.
-
OfficialTVTimeOut 3:29 49-46
Official TV Timeout
-
PersonalFoul 3:29 49-46
Foul on Mareik Isom.
-
Defensive Rebound 3:32 49-46
Aaron Ross Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 294 events.
Team Stats
TEX
TTU
20-50
FG
21-59
40
Field Goal %
36
5-23
3PT
5-19
22
Three Point %
26
16-20
FT
5-8
80
Free Throw %
63
36
Rebounds
34
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
23
5
Assists
11
5
Steals
4
3
Blocks
1
9
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
2
9
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
19
11
Largest Lead
12
Highlights
00:15
Smith with a big dunk for Texas Tech early in the game
Watch on ESPN
00:15
Yancy makes last second layup before the half for Texas
Watch on ESPN
00:19
Livingston hits the 3-pointer from the corner for Texas Tech
Watch on ESPN
00:18
Roach Jr. drives to the basket for the slam dunk for Texas
Watch on ESPN
Men's College Basketball News
All news
ESPN
Bolis scores 29 as Omaha knocks off York (NE) 78-66
— -- — Justin Bolis scored 29 points as Omaha beat York (NE) 78-66 on Tuesday.
ESPN
Domon’s 29 lead Murray State over Alcorn State 94-57
— Roman Domon’s 29 points helped Murray State defeat Alcorn State 94-57 on Tuesday.
Video
Montana Grizzlies vs. San Francisco Dons: Game Highlights
Montana Grizzlies vs. San Francisco Dons: Game Highlights
Video
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Game Highlights
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Game Highlights