Northwestern State Demons at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Toppin's near-perfect shooting night sends Texas Tech past Northwestern 86-65
Toppin finished 10-of-11 shooting, Chance McMillan scored 13 points and Kerwin Walton 11 for the Red Raiders (2-0). Darrion Williams just missed a double-double scoring eight points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Reserve Jon Sanders II led the Demons (1-1) with 18 points.
After tying a program record with 16-made 3-pointers in its season opener against Bethune-Cookman in Tuesday's home opener, Texas Tech cooled considerably shooting 6 of 19 from beyond the arc.
Walton's 3-pointer with 13:26 remaining in the first half gave the Red Raiders a 21-9 lead. Toppin converted a three-point play with 7:29 before halftime to make it 29-17 and Texas Tech led by double digits for the rest of the game.
Texas Tech led 42-28 at halftime and the lead reached 20 points (83-63) with 1:33 remaining on Overton's jumper.
The Red Raiders now own an 8-0 all-time advantage over Northwestern State with all eight wins coming at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Darrion Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Northwestern State Timeout | 65 - 86 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 TTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 29-57 |
| 37.3 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 44.4 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 13-22 | FT | 22-29 |
| 59.1 | Free Throw % | 75.9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Lubbock, TX
Attendance: 13,610 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |