Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Atwell, Anderson lead No. 13 Texas Tech in 1st game without Toppin to a 100-72 win over K-State
Texas Tech (20-7, 10-4 Big 12) maintained a double-digit lead after making nine consecutive shots, including three 3s in a row by Atwell, during a 26-10 run in just under seven minutes for a 40-20 lead with 6:20 left in the first half.
Anderson, who also had nine assists, scored 16 of his points after halftime, when LeJuan Watts had 13 of his 19.
The Red Raiders reached 20 wins for the third season in a row. The school record is four, with coach Bob Knight from 2001-02 to 2004-05.
PJ Haggerty had 17 points and Nate Johnson 15 points for Kansas State (11-16, 2-12), which was playing its second game since a coaching change. The Wildcats beat Baylor 90-74 at home Tuesday, two days after coach Jerome Tang was fired.
The Wildcats led only twice at Tech, when Johnson made their first two shots of the game, a 3 and then a jumper that made it 5-3.
Toppin, the preseason AP All-America selection, averaged 21.8 points and 10.8 rebounds a game while having 16 double-doubles before tearing the ACL in his right knee in a 72-67 loss at Arizona State on Tuesday night. He sat at the end of the Tech bench Saturday.
Sophomore forward Luke Bamgboye, a 6-foot-11 transfer from VCU, made his fifth start for the Red Raiders, his first since Dec. 7. He scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting while also having six rebounds and three blocked shots in 21 minutes.
Texas Tech hosts Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Taj Manning makes 2-foot dunk (Marcus Johnson assists) | 72 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Nolan Groves makes free throw 2 of 2 | 70 - 100 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Nolan Groves makes free throw 1 of 2 | 70 - 99 |
Statistics
 KSU |
 TTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-64 | FG | 34-62 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 10-17 | FT | 19-23 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 19 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 30 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 90 |
Game Information
Location: Lubbock, TX
Attendance: 14,644 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 29-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 26-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 21-10 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-21 |