Sam Houston Bearkats at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Isaacs has career-high 28 points, Texas Tech races away from Sam Houston 96-60
Kerwin Walton added 18 points, Joe Toussaint had 13 and Chance McMillian 11 as the Red Raiders (10-2) had their highest output of the season.
Davon Barnes had 18 points for the Bearkats (6-8) and Marcus Boykin added 10.
The Red Raiders made 15 of 33 3-point attempts, with Isaacs hitting five and Walton four, and shot 53% overall (42 of 60). They only had seven turnovers while scoring 15 points off 15 Sam Houston miscues. They also had a 16-0 difference in fast-break points.
Sam Houston went 6 of 17 behind the arc and shot 39% overall (22 of 57).
Toussaint had 10 points in the first half, with four coming on free throws in an 8-0 run that doubled the Red Raiders' lead to 16 at 41-25. Then in the last minute, Isaacs had consecutive 3-pointers, giving him 16 points and Texas Tech a 48-29 lead.
The Red Raiders never trailed but the Bearkats were within 9-8 when McMillian hit a 3-pointer and Isaacs made a layup. Sam Houston quickly got those five points back but then Toussaint answered with a 3 and had a pair of free throws to get the lead to 21-13.
Tech shot 52% in the first half and had six 3-pointers while Sam Houston shot 48% and made four 3s. A difference was at the line where Tech was 12 of 19, Sam Houston 3 of 8. The Bearcats also had 11 turnovers to TTU's two.
Sam Houston had a 12-5 surge in the middle of the second half to get within 17 but a 23-2 run broke it open. McMillian had back-to-back 3s and then Isaacs hit a 3 and converted a three-point play.
Texas Tech closes out its nonconference schedule against North Alabama on Jan. 1.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Lewis Rowe made Jumper. | 60 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Lewis Rowe Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Damon Nicholas Jr. missed Jumper. | 58 - 96 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 TTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 32-60 |
| 38.6 | Field Goal % | 53.3 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 15-33 |
| 35.3 | Three Point % | 45.5 |
| 10-19 | FT | 17-24 |
| 52.6 | Free Throw % | 70.8 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 38 |
Game Information
Location: Lubbock, TX
Attendance: 12,271 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |