De’vion Harmon, Kevin Obanor lead Texas Tech to 74-67 win over No. 6 Texas

LUBBOCK — De’vion Harmon scored 25 factors and Kevin Obanor added 19 as Texas Tech defeated its second ranked opponent in three days, upending No. 6 Texas 74-67 on Monday evening.

Fardaws Aimaq had a season-high 12 factors for the Red Raiders, who led by 13 within the second half earlier than heading off the Longhorns down the stretch.

Texas Tech (14-12, 3-10 Big 12) additionally topped No. 12 Kansas State on Saturday.

Texas (20-6, 9-4) tied the sport at 64 on a 3-pointer by Dylan Disu, however Tech responded by scoring the following six factors as Obanor had two dunks and Aimaq transformed a tip-in. Harmon added a driving basket with 35.1 seconds remaining, and the Red Raiders held on.

Marcus Carr led the Longhorns with 23 factors, and Disu scored 11.

Texas Tech scored on seven consecutive possessions spanning halftime, taking a 51-38 lead. Texas used a 12-4 spurt to get inside 59-54, and a 3 by Tyrese Hunter trimmed it to 64-61 earlier than Disu’s tying shot.

Harmon had 21 factors within the first half and scored his workforce’s ultimate seven because the Red Raiders took a 44-35 lead on the break. Both groups related on greater than 45% of their photographs. Tech went 7 of 12 from 3-point vary, and Texas countered by taking pictures 6 for 11 from past the arc.

After the Longhorns pulled to 37-35 on Carr’s 3-pointer with 1:40 remaining within the half, Harmon answered with a brief jumper within the lane, two free throws and a 3-pointer because the buzzer sounded.

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Texas Tech has received 10 of the previous 12 conferences and holds a 37-29 edge in Lubbock.

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