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No. 15 Texas Tech Outlasts Wake Forest in the Bahamas; Purdue Next
Texas Tech's strong inside play and 38% three-point shooting overcame Wake Forest's elite defense and steals in a narrow 84-83 victory in an early-season tournament.
- On Thursday, Texas Tech Red Raiders held off Wake Forest Demon Deacons 84-83 at the Baha Mar Championship in the Bahamas, with JT Toppin, Texas Tech big man, scoring 21 points.
- Texas Tech's edge inside with JT Toppin and Luke Bamgboye gave it a matchup advantage, while Wake Forest relied on guards Juke Harris, Mekhi Mason, and Myles Colvin and ranks ninth nationally in 3-point defense.
- Knocking down 12 of 35 triples, Texas Tech leaned on its perimeter game as Christian Anderson scored 16 points with eight assists, Tyeree Bryan had 13, and Jaylen Petty added 11.
- The late sequence decided the outcome, with Petty tying it at 2:08 before Texas Tech closed from the line, advancing to face the winner of Memphis and Purdue on Friday.
- Texas Tech's reliance on 3-point shooting and interior strength makes this an instructive early-season test, as the Red Raiders hit 34.3% of trifectas and JT Toppin offsets challenges from Wake Forest's large, athletic guards in the Bahamas tournament.
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No. 15 Texas Tech edges Wake, will face Purdue in Bahamas’ title game
JT Toppin scored 21 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and Christian Anderson notched 16 as No. 15 Texas Tech overcame Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night on the first day of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.Texas Tech (4-1) will meet top-ranked Purdue, an 80-71 winner against Memphis earlier Thursday, in Friday night's title game. Memphis takes on Wake Forest in an earlier consolation game.Juke Harris poured in 23 of his 26 …
No. 15 Texas Tech edges Wake, will face Purdue in Bahamas' title game
JT Toppin scored 21 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and Christian Anderson notched 16 as No. 15 Texas Tech overcame Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night on the first day of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
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