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Isaacs has career-high 28 points, Texas Tech races away from Sam Houston 96-60

AP
Dec 29, 2023

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Pop Isaacs scored a career-high 28 points and Texas Tech won its fifth straight, rolling past Sam Houston 96-60 on Thursday night.

Kerwin Walton added 18 points, Joe Toussaint had 13 and Chance McMillian 11 as the Red Raiders (10-2) had their highest output of the season.

Davon Barnes had 18 points for the Bearkats (6-8) and Marcus Boykin added 10.

The Red Raiders made 15 of 33 3-point attempts, with Isaacs hitting five and Walton four, and shot 53% overall (42 of 60). They only had seven turnovers while scoring 15 points off 15 Sam Houston miscues. They also had a 16-0 difference in fast-break points.

Sam Houston went 6 of 17 behind the arc and shot 39% overall (22 of 57).

Toussaint had 10 points in the first half, with four coming on free throws in an 8-0 run that doubled the Red Raiders' lead to 16 at 41-25. Then in the last minute, Isaacs had consecutive 3-pointers, giving him 16 points and Texas Tech a 48-29 lead.

The Red Raiders never trailed but the Bearkats were within 9-8 when McMillian hit a 3-pointer and Isaacs made a layup. Sam Houston quickly got those five points back but then Toussaint answered with a 3 and had a pair of free throws to get the lead to 21-13.

Tech shot 52% in the first half and had six 3-pointers while Sam Houston shot 48% and made four 3s. A difference was at the line where Tech was 12 of 19, Sam Houston 3 of 8. The Bearcats also had 11 turnovers to TTU's two.

Sam Houston had a 12-5 surge in the middle of the second half to get within 17 but a 23-2 run broke it open. McMillian had back-to-back 3s and then Isaacs hit a 3 and converted a three-point play.

Texas Tech closes out its nonconference schedule against North Alabama on Jan. 1.

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1st Half
SHOU
Bearkats
29
TTU
Red Raiders
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Pop Isaacs gains possession)
20:00		(Pop Isaacs gains possession)
19:43	+3	Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	0-3
19:21		Souleymane Doumbia turnover (bad pass) (Pop Isaacs steals)
19:20		Souleymane Doumbia personal foul
18:58		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
18:56		Jaden Ray defensive rebound
18:41		Souleymane Doumbia turnover (traveling)
18:15	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point jump shot	0-5
18:01		Darrion Williams personal foul
18:00	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point jump shot (Jaden Ray assists)	2-5
17:42		Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
17:40		Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
17:31		Damon Nicholas Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
17:12		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
17:10		Souleymane Doumbia defensive rebound
17:08		Souleymane Doumbia turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Williams steals)
17:03	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	2-7
16:45		Souleymane Doumbia turnover (lost ball)
16:21		Marcus Boykin blocks Joe Toussaint's three point jump shot
16:19		Kian Scroggins defensive rebound
16:18		Robert Jennings personal foul
15:57	+3	Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot	5-7
15:34		Kerwin Walton misses two point layup
15:32		Kerwin Walton offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point layup	5-9
15:20	+3	Marcus Boykin makes three point jump shot	8-9
15:13	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)	8-12
14:53		TV timeout
14:43		Kian Scroggins misses two point jump shot
14:41		Damon Nicholas Jr. offensive rebound
14:41		Lamar Washington personal foul
14:35		Kian Scroggins turnover (bad pass) (Warren Washington steals)
14:18		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
14:16		Lamar Washington offensive rebound
14:04	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup	8-14
14:04		Damon Nicholas Jr. shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
14:04		Pop Isaacs misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:04		Kian Scroggins defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Anthony Wrzeszcz makes three point jump shot (Kian Scroggins assists)	11-14
13:25		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
13:23		Kian Scroggins defensive rebound
13:18		Davon Barnes misses two point layup
13:16		Damon Nicholas Jr. offensive rebound
13:14	+2	Damon Nicholas Jr. makes two point layup	13-14
12:59	+3	Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Warren Washington assists)	13-17
12:38		Kian Scroggins turnover (out of bounds)
12:33		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
12:31		Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
12:23		Marcus Boykin misses two point layup
12:21		Warren Washington defensive rebound
11:59	+2	Warren Washington makes two point hook shot	13-19
11:33		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
11:31		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
11:20		Davon Barnes shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-20
11:20	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
10:53	+2	Anthony Wrzeszcz makes two point jump shot (Jaden Ray assists)	15-21
10:27	+2	Robert Jennings makes two point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	15-23
10:11		Jaden Ray misses two point layup
10:09		Damon Nicholas Jr. offensive rebound
10:07	+2	Damon Nicholas Jr. makes two point layup	17-23
10:07		Robert Jennings shooting foul (Damon Nicholas Jr. draws the foul)
10:07		Damon Nicholas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:07		Warren Washington defensive rebound
9:58		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
9:56		Jaden Ray defensive rebound
9:44		Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
9:42		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup	17-25
9:36		Jaden Ray shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-26
9:23		Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot
9:21		Warren Washington defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Warren Washington makes two point layup	17-28
9:09		Souleymane Doumbia shooting foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
9:09		Warren Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
8:46		Kian Scroggins misses two point jump shot
8:44		Red Raiders defensive rebound
8:22		Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Huefner steals)
8:15		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
8:13		Red Raiders defensive rebound
7:47		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
7:45		Bearkats defensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:31	+2	Marcus Boykin makes two point jump shot	19-28
7:31		Robert Jennings shooting foul (Marcus Boykin draws the foul)
7:31	+1	Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-28
7:03		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
7:01		Bearkats defensive rebound
6:49		Marcus Boykin misses two point jump shot
6:47		Warren Washington defensive rebound
6:40		Kian Scroggins shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
6:40		Pop Isaacs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:40	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-29
6:25	+2	Jaden Ray makes two point layup	22-29
5:57	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point layup	22-31
5:45	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point jump shot	24-31
5:27		Jaden Ray personal foul
5:27	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-32
5:27	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-33
5:15		Marcus Boykin turnover (lost ball)
5:04		Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul
5:04		Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:04		Damon Nicholas Jr. defensive rebound
4:46		Warren Washington blocks Damon Nicholas Jr.'s two point layup
4:44		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
4:44		Warren Washington technical foul
4:44		Warren Washington turnover
4:44		Davon Barnes misses technical free throw 1 of 2
4:44	+1	Davon Barnes makes technical free throw 2 of 2	25-33
4:33	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	25-36
4:09		Anthony Wrzeszcz turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Williams steals)
4:05		Marcus Boykin shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-37
4:05	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-38
3:50		Darrion Williams personal foul
3:49		TV timeout
3:49		Cameron Huefner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:49		Davon Barnes offensive rebound
3:32		Joe Toussaint personal foul
3:32		Kian Scroggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:32		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
3:07		Marcus Boykin shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
3:07		Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 1 of 3
3:07	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-39
3:07	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-40
2:52		Jaden Ray turnover (traveling)
2:36		Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
2:36		Warren Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:36	+1	Warren Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-41
2:19	+3	Damon Nicholas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ray assists)	28-41
1:44		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
1:42		Joe Toussaint offensive rebound
1:37		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
1:35		Lamar Washington offensive rebound
1:29		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
1:27		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
1:18		Damon Nicholas Jr. turnover (lost ball)
0:55		Damon Nicholas Jr. personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
0:55		Joe Toussaint misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:55		Souleymane Doumbia defensive rebound
0:51		Lamar Washington personal foul
0:51	+1	Souleymane Doumbia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-42
0:51		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:51		Souleymane Doumbia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:51		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
0:37	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Warren Washington assists)	29-45
0:11		Jaden Ray misses two point layup
0:09		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
0:04	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	29-48
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SHOU
Bearkats
31
TTU
Red Raiders
48

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point layup	31-48
19:26	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	31-51
19:09		Warren Washington shooting foul (Davon Barnes draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-51
19:09	+1	Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-51
18:55		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
18:53		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
18:42		Anthony Wrzeszcz misses two point layup
18:40		Souleymane Doumbia offensive rebound
18:40		Darrion Williams blocks Souleymane Doumbia's two point layup
18:38		Red Raiders defensive rebound
18:33		Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball)
18:20		Davon Barnes misses two point layup
18:18		Bearkats offensive rebound
18:01		Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot
17:59		Red Raiders defensive rebound
17:37		Pop Isaacs misses two point layup
17:35		Warren Washington offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Warren Washington makes two point dunk	33-53
17:08	+2	Anthony Wrzeszcz makes two point layup	35-53
16:43		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
16:41		Damon Nicholas Jr. defensive rebound
16:31		Jaden Ray misses two point jump shot
16:29		Red Raiders defensive rebound
16:16		Kian Scroggins shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-54
16:16		Bearkats 30 second timeout
16:16		TV timeout
16:16	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-55
16:06		Kian Scroggins turnover (bad pass)
15:54	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	35-58
15:41	+3	Marcus Boykin makes three point jump shot	38-58
15:11		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
15:09		Robert Jennings offensive rebound
15:06	+2	Robert Jennings makes two point layup	38-60
15:03		Damon Nicholas Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:01		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
14:49		TV timeout
14:35		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
14:33		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
14:27	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	38-63
13:58		Robert Jennings shooting foul (Marcus Boykin draws the foul)
13:58		Marcus Boykin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:58		Marcus Boykin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:58		Red Raiders defensive rebound
13:31		Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot
13:29		Anthony Wrzeszcz defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Kian Scroggins makes two point layup (Marcus Boykin assists)	40-63
12:59		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
12:57		Anthony Wrzeszcz defensive rebound
12:52		Marcus Boykin turnover (lost ball)
12:36		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
12:34		CJ Beaumont defensive rebound
12:25	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point layup	42-63
12:23		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
12:23		TV timeout
12:11	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	42-66
11:54		Davon Barnes misses two point stepback jump shot
11:52		Kian Scroggins offensive rebound
11:46		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Anthony Wrzeszcz draws the foul)
11:46	+1	Anthony Wrzeszcz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-66
11:46	+1	Anthony Wrzeszcz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-66
11:19		Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass)
11:02		Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot
11:00		Jaden Ray offensive rebound
10:54		CJ Beaumont misses three point jump shot
10:52		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
10:33		Warren Washington misses two point hook shot
10:31		Kian Scroggins defensive rebound
10:27	+3	Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ray assists)	47-66
10:27		Pop Isaacs shooting foul (Davon Barnes draws the foul)
10:27	+1	Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-66
10:18		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
10:16		Warren Washington offensive rebound
10:15		Marcus Boykin personal foul
10:09	+2	Warren Washington makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)	48-68
10:00		Bearkats 30 second timeout
9:46		Jaden Ray misses two point jump shot
9:44		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
9:34	+3	Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	48-71
9:08		Anthony Wrzeszcz misses two point jump shot
9:06		Warren Washington defensive rebound
9:01		Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass)
8:55		Darrion Williams personal foul
8:49		Jaden Ray misses two point layup
8:47		Souleymane Doumbia offensive rebound
8:44		Souleymane Doumbia misses two point layup
8:42		Anthony Wrzeszcz offensive rebound
8:41		Warren Washington blocks Anthony Wrzeszcz's two point layup
8:39		Jaden Ray offensive rebound
8:33		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
8:31		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
8:25		Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Wrzeszcz steals)
8:03	+2	Jaden Ray makes two point jump shot	50-71
7:43		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
7:41		Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
7:37	+2	Jaden Ray makes two point layup	52-71
7:37		Pop Isaacs shooting foul (Jaden Ray draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37	+1	Jaden Ray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-71
7:12		Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball)
7:05		Jaden Ray misses two point jump shot
7:03		Warren Washington defensive rebound
6:39		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
6:37		Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
6:32		Joe Toussaint shooting foul (Marcus Boykin draws the foul)
6:32		Marcus Boykin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32	+1	Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-71
6:22	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Warren Washington assists)	54-73
6:12		Warren Washington blocks Souleymane Doumbia's two point dunk
6:10		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
6:04	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	54-76
5:48		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
5:46		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
5:42	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	54-79
5:39		Bearkats 30 second timeout
5:19		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
5:17		Red Raiders defensive rebound
4:55	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot	54-82
4:50		Jaden Ray misses two point layup
4:48		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	54-84
4:47		Marcus Boykin shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-85
4:31	+2	Kian Scroggins makes two point layup (Jaden Ray assists)	56-85
4:02	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	56-87
3:36		Davon Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Kerwin Walton steals)
3:30		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
3:28		Kian Scroggins defensive rebound
3:21		Jaden Ray misses two point layup
3:19		Red Raiders defensive rebound
3:19		TV timeout
3:03	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	56-89
2:43		Damon Nicholas Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:41		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
2:41		Owen McGlashan personal foul
2:25	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	56-92
2:09		Owen McGlashan offensive foul
2:09		Owen McGlashan turnover (offensive foul)
1:47	+2	Robert Jennings makes two point layup (D'Maurian Williams assists)	56-94
1:36		Chance McMillian personal foul
1:36		Damon Nicholas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:36		Robert Jennings defensive rebound
1:17		Robert Jennings misses two point jump shot
1:15		Owen McGlashan defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Bryce Cook makes two point layup	58-94
0:39		Bryce Cook shooting foul (Jack Francis draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Jack Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-95
0:39	+1	Jack Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-96
0:32		Damon Nicholas Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:30		Lewis Rowe offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Lewis Rowe makes two point hook shot	60-96
0:00		End of period

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Lewis Rowe makes two point hook shot