Northern Colorado Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
LeJuan Watts scores 36 points as No. 19 Texas Tech extends nonconference home win streak to 45
Texas Tech (8-3) never trailed after leading by as many as 14 points, but needed a spurt by Watts in the second half to go ahead for good.
Northern Colorado (9-2) tied the game twice on baskets by Brock Wisne a minute apart in the second half. Wisne, who finished with 29 points, made it 70-all on a fast-break layup with 13:03 left, and after Toppin's jumper, Wisne made a tying jumper that capped a 19-5 run by the Bears.
The Red Raiders then responded with a 13-4 run in just over three minutes. Christian Anderson hit two foul shots before Watts made two free throws, two jumpers and a 3-pointer. A dunk by Toppin ended the go-ahead spurt.
Anderson had 14 points and six assists. Jaylen Petty also had 14 points, and Donovan Atwell. 10.
Zach Bloch had 17 points and eight assists for the Bears, and Vincent Delano scored 16 points.
Texas Tech hasn't dropped a nonconference home game since an overtime loss to No. 15 Kentucky in January 2020. Third-year Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland is 22-0 at home in nonconference home games.
Texas Tech plays No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Brock Wisne makes layup | 90 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Ibu Yamazaki subbing in for Northern Colorado | 88 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Ring Nyeri subbing out for Northern Colorado | 88 - 101 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 TTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-66 | FG | 35-59 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 4-8 | FT | 19-24 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Lubbock, TX
Attendance: 9,855 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-9 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |