MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 27 factors and Fardaws Aimaq scored Texas Tech’s final eight factors in main the Red Raiders to a 78-72 win over West Virginia on Saturday.
Tyson and Aimaq mixed for 25 second-half factors for Tech (15-12, 4-10), which began the day tied with Oklahoma for final within the Big 12, a recreation again of the Mountaineers (15-12, 4-10). The Raiders have received three straight together with wins over No. 6 Texas and No. 12 Kansas State.
The Mountaineers misplaced their third straight.
Tyson shot 11 of 15, and whereas Aimaq was solely 2 of 11 he made all 10 of his free throws in ending with 14 factors, and grabbed 12 rebounds. Pop Isaacs returned after lacking six video games with an ankle damage suffered within the groups’ Jan. 25 assembly received by the Mountaineers to attain 15 factors. De’Vion Harmon added 13 factors.
Erik Stevenson scored 27 factors and made 6 of 14 3-point makes an attempt for West Virginia. Kedrian Johnson added 20 factors. Joe Toussaint, who scored 22 factors within the Mountaineers’ 76-61 win within the earlier assembly, scored 5.
A 14-3 run fueled by 12 straight factors from Stevenson gave the Mountaineers the biggest lead of the sport at eight with 9 minutes left. Tech responded with 11 straight factors and took the lead for good on two Aimaq foul pictures with 5 minutes remaining. West Virginia obtained its final discipline aim on a 3 from Johnson to get inside one however the Mountaineers missed their final six pictures over the ultimate three minutes.
West Virginia is host to Oklahoma State on Monday. Texas Tech is at Oklahoma on Tuesday.
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