Overview
- Donovan Atwell led Texas Tech with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three as six Red Raiders scored in double figures.
- Texas Tech built a 45-29 halftime lead with a 20-2 first-half surge and answered multiple late Iowa State runs to close out the win.
- Iowa State’s first home loss of the season snapped a dominant run at Hilton Coliseum and came despite 22 points from Joshua Jefferson and 20 from Milan Momcilovic.
- Playing without injured star JT Toppin (ACL), Texas Tech is now 3-0 since his loss as Christian Anderson contributed 14 points in Ames.
- The result shifted the standings, with Iowa State dropping into a tie for fourth with Kansas, while next up is TCU at Texas Tech on Tuesday and Iowa State at No. 2 Arizona on Monday.