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JT Toppin and No. 9 Texas Tech overcome a slow start and beat West Virginia 73-51

AP
Feb 22, 2025

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) JT Toppin scored 22 points, freshman Christian Anderson had a season-high 21 points with five 3-pointers in his first career start and ninth-ranked Texas Tech beat West Virginia 73-51 on Saturday.

Toppin and the Red Raiders (21-6, 12-4 Big 12) overcame a slow start, with the 6-foot-9 reigning AP national player of the week making nine of his last 10 shots after missing his first six. Tech fell behind 24-15 when missing 18 of its first 23 shots before ending the first half with a 15-3 run to go ahead to stay.

Amani Hansberry had 14 points and 11 rebounds for West Virginia (16-11, 7-9), his second double-double in a row. Javon Small had 10 points.

Anderson started in place of Chance McMillian, the Big 12's top 3-point shooter, who was out after rolling his right ankle late in the Red Raiders' 69-66 loss at TCU on Tuesday night.

Kevin Overton and Elijah Hawkins both had 10 points for Tech.

West Virginia won its first three games this season against Top 25 opponents, but has lost three of its last four to ranked teams.

Texas Tech has 12 wins in its first 16 Big 12 games for the first time in the league's 29-season history, surpassing its 11-5 conference records in 2019 and 2022. The Red Raiders haven't lost consecutive games this season.

Overton had six points and Toppin two layups in a 10-0 run over the final 3 1/2 minutes of the first half to put Tech up 30-27.

West Virginia missed 25 of its last 33 shots after Hansberry’s 3 for a 27-20 lead with 4:09 left in the first half.

Texas Tech hosts fifth-ranked Houston on Monday night. West Virginia is home against TCU on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
27
TXTCH
Red Raiders
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Red Raiders gains possession)
19:48		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
19:46		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
19:28		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
19:28		Javon Small misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:28	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:18		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
19:16		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point hook shot	3-0
18:38	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:21		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:19		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
18:12		Jonathan Powell misses two point layup
18:10		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
17:55		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
17:53		Javon Small defensive rebound
17:32		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
17:30		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
17:22		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
17:20		Kerwin Walton offensive rebound
17:12		Sencire Harris personal foul
17:07	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	3-5
16:54		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
16:52		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
16:41		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
16:39		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	5-5
16:14		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:12		Mountaineers defensive rebound
15:52		Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Federiko Federiko steals)
15:44		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
15:42		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Jonathan Powell makes two point layup (Sencire Harris assists)	7-5
15:14		TV timeout
15:12		Javon Small blocks Christian Anderson's three point jump shot
15:10		Red Raiders offensive rebound
15:05		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:03		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Jonathan Powell makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists)	10-5
14:17		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
14:15		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
14:08		Federiko Federiko turnover (Jonathan Powell steals)
13:52		Javon Small misses two point layup
13:50		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
13:45		JT Toppin misses two point layup
13:43		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
13:27		KJ Tenner misses three point jump shot
13:25		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
13:22		Eduardo Andre personal foul
13:02	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot	10-7
12:46		Toby Okani turnover (Kevin Overton steals)
12:41		Joseph Yesufu personal foul
12:36		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
12:34		Toby Okani defensive rebound
12:13		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
12:11		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
12:02		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
12:00		JT Toppin offensive rebound
12:00		Toby Okani shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
12:00		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:00		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
11:37	+2	KJ Tenner makes two point jump shot	12-7
11:10		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
11:08		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
10:37		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:37		TV timeout
10:25	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	12-9
10:09	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup	14-9
10:09		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
10:09		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:09		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
9:47		Javon Small shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
9:47	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
9:47	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
9:35		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
9:33		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
9:21		Toby Okani blocks Darrion Williams's two point jump shot
9:19		KJ Tenner defensive rebound
9:05		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
9:03		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
8:49		JT Toppin offensive foul
8:49		JT Toppin turnover (offensive foul)
8:36		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
8:34		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
8:26		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
8:24		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup	16-11
7:45		JT Toppin misses two point layup
7:43		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
7:31		Toby Okani misses two point layup
7:29		Toby Okani offensive rebound
7:22	+3	Sencire Harris makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	19-11
7:05		Javon Small personal foul
7:05		TV timeout
7:00	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	19-13
6:38		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
6:36		JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:25		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
6:23		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
6:16		KJ Tenner misses two point layup
6:14		Toby Okani offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Toby Okani makes two point layup	21-13
5:45		KJ Tenner personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
5:45	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
5:27	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (KJ Tenner assists)	24-15
5:10	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	24-18
4:42		Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
4:40		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	24-20
4:36		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
4:12	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	27-20
3:51		TV timeout
3:37		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
3:35		Christian Anderson offensive rebound
3:25	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point layup	27-22
2:53		Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
2:51		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
2:51		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:37	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	27-24
2:02		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
2:00		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:55		KJ Tenner personal foul (Kevin Overton draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Kevin Overton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-25
1:55	+1	Kevin Overton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-26
1:43		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
1:41		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point layup	27-28
1:15		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
1:13		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:02		Eduardo Andre blocks Elijah Hawkins's two point layup
1:00		Mountaineers defensive rebound
1:00		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:51		Javon Small misses two point layup
0:49		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
0:43	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	27-30
0:43		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
0:43		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:23		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
0:21		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
0:03		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
0:01		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
24
TXTCH
Red Raiders
43

Time		Play	Score
19:31	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup	29-30
19:12	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	29-32
18:42		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
18:40		JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	29-34
18:05		Amani Hansberry turnover (traveling)
17:50		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
17:48		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
17:40		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
17:38		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	29-36
16:59		Jonathan Powell turnover (traveling)
16:45		Toby Okani shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-37
16:45	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-38
16:28	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup (Sencire Harris assists)	31-38
16:13		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
15:55		Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Williams steals)
15:49	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot	31-40
15:48		TV timeout
15:31		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
15:31	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-40
15:31	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
15:04	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point jump shot	33-42
14:39		JT Toppin shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Sencire Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-42
14:39		Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:39		Toby Okani offensive rebound
14:27		Federiko Federiko blocks Sencire Harris's two point jump shot
14:25		Sencire Harris offensive rebound
14:17		Eduardo Andre misses two point layup
14:15		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
14:00		Eduardo Andre misses two point layup
13:58		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
13:49		Red Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
13:31		KJ Tenner misses three point jump shot
13:29		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
13:17		JT Toppin turnover (lost ball) (KJ Tenner steals)
13:11		Toby Okani misses three point jump shot
13:09		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
12:41	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	34-45
12:08	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	36-45
11:40	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	36-47
11:12		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
11:10		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
10:54		KJ Tenner personal foul
10:54		TV timeout
10:52		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
10:50		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
10:46	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	36-50
10:24		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
10:24		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-50
10:12		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
10:10		Javon Small defensive rebound
10:06		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
10:04		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
9:52		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
9:50		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
9:32		KJ Tenner misses two point jump shot
9:30		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
9:18		Javon Small personal foul
9:10		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
9:08		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
9:04		Eduardo Andre blocks Kevin Overton's two point jump shot
9:02		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
8:58		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
8:46		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
8:44		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
8:26		JT Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
8:22		Javon Small misses two point layup
8:20		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
8:00		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-51
7:59	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-52
7:35		JT Toppin blocks Javon Small's two point jump shot
7:33		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
7:26		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
7:24		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
7:24		Federiko Federiko personal foul
7:04	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point layup	39-52
6:42	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	39-55
6:22		Kerwin Walton blocks Jonathan Powell's three point jump shot
6:20		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
6:11	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	39-57
6:09		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
5:55		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
5:53		Joseph Yesufu offensive rebound
5:51		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
5:49		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
5:48		Christian Anderson turnover (traveling)
5:40		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-57
5:40	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
5:27	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	41-60
5:15		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
5:09		Christian Anderson turnover (lost ball)
4:58	+3	Jake Auer makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	44-60
4:51	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	44-62
4:37	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	46-62
4:00		Christian Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Jake Auer steals)
3:48		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
3:46		Red Raiders defensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:23		Jake Auer personal foul
3:06	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	46-65
2:54	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	49-65
2:44		Sencire Harris personal foul
2:14	+3	JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	49-68
2:10		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
2:08		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:55		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:53		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
1:38		Toby Okani shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-69
1:38	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-70
1:19		Jake Auer misses two point jump shot
1:17		JT Toppin defensive rebound
0:58		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
0:56		Jake Auer defensive rebound
0:45		KJ Tenner turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
0:19	+3	JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	49-73
0:04	+2	Eduardo Andre makes two point jump shot	51-73
0:00		End of period

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Eduardo Andre makes two point jump shot