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Toppin, No. 15 Texas Tech Edge Wake Forest 84-83 to Reach Baha Mar Final

Clutch free throws capped a late Texas Tech rally to set up a title game against No. 1 Purdue.

Overview

  • Texas Tech improved to 4-1 with the one-point win in Nassau at the Baha Mar Championship.
  • JT Toppin delivered 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Christian Anderson added 16 points with eight assists.
  • Wake Forest’s Juke Harris scored 26 with 10 rebounds, and Myles Colvin had 19 as the Demon Deacons dropped to 3-2.
  • The Red Raiders opened 3-for-3 from deep, weathered a cold stretch before halftime, and finished 12-of-35 on threes against a defense that entered top 10 nationally in 3-point percentage allowed.
  • Jaylen Petty tied it with a late three, Anderson hit a mid-range jumper, and Texas Tech made 6 of 8 free throws in the final 90 seconds; Wake Forest will face Memphis in the consolation game.