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11/10 21:41 CST Cruz Davis helps No. 16 Texas Tech top No. 3 Illinois for 49th
straight nonconference home win
Cruz Davis helps No. 16 Texas Tech top No. 3 Illinois for 49th straight
nonconference home win
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) --- Cruz Davis scored 13 of his 20 points while No. 16
Texas Tech built a big first-half lead, and the Red Raiders held on to beat No.
3 Illinois 84-78 on Tuesday night, extending their nonconference home winning
streak to 49 games.
Jamichael Stillwell had 11 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut for Texas
Tech (3-0), which is still without JT Toppin as the All-America post player
recovers after tearing the ACL in his right knee last February.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, when the
Illini (2-1) got within a point after trailing by 22 late in the first half but
never could go back in front.
The victory over the highest-ranked nonconference opponent to visit Lubbock put
the Red Raiders at 103-1 in nonconference home games since December 2013. The
lone loss was 76-74 in overtime to No. 15 Kentucky on Jan. 25, 2020. They are
26-0 in nonconference home games under fourth-year coach Grant McCasland.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 for Texas Tech before getting helped off the court
with an apparent lower-body injury in the second half.
Freshman Quinten Coleman led Illinois with 19 points, including two tough
3-pointers late that helped keep the outcome in doubt until the final minute.
Stillwell, who fueled a 43-32 edge on the boards against a strong rebounding
opponent, was eligible for the first time with the Red Raiders after the UCF
transfer was granted a temporary restraining order last week.
Stojakovic's layup pulled Illinois within 65-64 with 5 1/2 minutes to go, but
Damarion Dennis answered with a 3-pointer. The Illini didn't get another chance
to tie or go ahead.
Up next Illinois: Sam Houston State at home Friday. Texas Tech: Stonehill at home Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full men's basketball coverage here |
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