LUBBOCK, Tex. - Bethune-Cookman showed tremendous resilience after some early offensive struggles to keep within striking distance, but Texas Tech ultimately came out on top 76-58 at United Sportsmarket Arena.
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1st Half
Offense was hard to come by early on as the score was just 8-6 in favor of Texas Tech (1-0) after eight minutes of game action.
The Red Raiders would finally get things going with a 15-2 run to go up 23-8.
Bethune-Cookman (0-2) did not allow the game to get out of hand though, scoring 16 points in the final seven minutes to keep the within 13 points.
The Wildcats shot just 6-of-22 in the half and also finished with 12 turnovers, but they also received strong production from the bench with 16 first half points.
Meanwhile, both teams struggled mightily from the free-throw line, combining to shoot just 51%.
Freshman Connor Teaslely led the Wildcats at the break with eight points in 10 minutes.
2nd Half
The second half saw the Wildcats continue to chip away at the deficit, eventually cutting the lead to just six at the 11:58 mark.
B-CU once again got it back to six with 9:20 remaining, but Texas Tech was able to thwart the Wildcats comeback effort, going on a 23-11 run the rest of the way.
Vuk Boskovic and Jaylen Jones were stellar in the second half to keep Bethune-Cookman in the game. They combined for 20 points and four three-pointers made. Jones also went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
The Wildcats shot better than the Red Raiders in the second, but were out-rebounded 19-14 and continued to struggled from the charity stripe (9-of-15).
- Connor Teasley led Bethune-Cookman with 11 points.
- Boskovic and Jones also scored in double figures.
- Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 25 points to lead all scorers.
- The Wildcats received 34 points from its bench, compared to just 17 for Texas Tech.
- The Red Raiders dominated the paint 28-14.
- B-CU shot 59.4% from the free-throw line on 32 attempts.
B-CU heads to Phoenix to face the Grand Canyon Antelopes, beginning Saturday at 8 p.m. EST.
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