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11/05 22:43 CST Gibbs-Lawhorn scores 25 and No. 19 Texas Tech wins 48th
nonconference home game in a row
Gibbs-Lawhorn scores 25 and No. 19 Texas Tech wins 48th nonconference home game
in a row
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) --- Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points and No. 19 Texas
Tech finally pulled away from Bethune-Cookman for a 76-58 victory on Thursday
night to extend its nonconference home winning streak to 48 games.
Bethune-Cookman (0-2), coached by two-time NBA All-Star Reggie Theus, trailed
by as many as 17 points before halftime. The Wildcats twice got within six
points midway through the second half before the Red Raiders had a 12-1 run and
maintained a double-digit lead the final 8 minutes.
Cruz Davis added 15 points for Texas Tech (2-0). Josiah Moseley had 12 points
and nine rebounds.
The Red Raiders have won 102 of their last 103 nonconference home games since
December 2013, the lone loss 76-74 in overtime to No. 15 Kentucky on Jan. 25,
2020. They are 25-0 in nonconference home games under fourth-year coach Grant
McCasland.
Connor Teasley had 11 points for Bethune-Cookman. Vuk Boskovic and Jaylen Jones
scored 10 each.
Bethune-Cookman was within 48-42 on a 3-pointer by Boskovic with 11:58 left
before Damarion Dennis made a 3 for Tech. After Boskovic hit from long range
again to make it 53-47 with 9:20 left, Tech went on its 12-1 run.
There were 51 combined fouls and 63 free throws --- 32 for Bethune-Cookman and
31 for Tech. Both teams made 19 free throws.
Texas Tech, still without All-America post player JT Toppin while rehabbing
from a torn ACL in his right knee last February, missed seven of its first
eight shots in the game. But its only deficit was 2-1 before Davis made a
3-pointer.
Up next
Bethune-Cookman: At Grand Canyon Saturday night.
Texas Tech: Hosts No. 3 Illinois Tuesday night.
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