Overview
- Preseason AP All-America forward JT Toppin posted 31 points and 14 rebounds in his first game after a lower-body issue kept him out of the opener.
- Texas Tech defeated Sam Houston 98-77 to remain unbeaten at 2-0.
- The performance was Toppin’s 20th double-double in 34 games for the Red Raiders, following four straight in last season’s NCAA Tournament.
- Donovan Atwell hit six 3-pointers for 19 points, Christian Anderson added 18 points with seven assists, and transfer LeJuan Watts contributed 11 points and six rebounds in his Tech debut.
- The Red Raiders recorded their 40th consecutive nonconference home victory and are 18-0 in those games under coach Grant McCasland.