Darrion Williams scores 19 with 9 assists as Texas Tech beats Utah 93-65
AP
Jan 04, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Darrion Williams scored 19 points with nine assists, Federiko Federiko added 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting - including five dunks - on Saturday, and Texas Tech Red Raiders beat Utah Utes 93-65.
Christian Anderson had 13 points, and Elijah Hawkins hit a season-high four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points and eight assists for Texas Tech (10-3, 1-1 Big 12). JT Toppin added 11 points and Chance McMillian scored 10.
Miro Little hit a 3-pointer with 6:34 left in the first half that gave Utah its first lead of the game at 30-29. McMillian answered 8 seconds later with a 3 that put the Red Raiders in the lead for good and sparked an 18-6 spurt to close the period and give Texas Tech a 47-36 lead at halftime.
Gabe Madsen hit two free throws to cut the deficit to nine points just over a minute into the second half but Hawkins and Walton made back-to-back 3s to make it 54-39 and the Utes got no closer.
Zach Keller scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Keanu Dawes added 11 points and Jake Wahlin 10 for Utah (8-5, 0-2). The Utes have lost three games in a row.
Texas Tech shot 59% (34 of 58) from the field, hit 12 3-pointers and committed a season-low five turnovers.
Utah made just 7 of 25 (28%) from the field in the second half.
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1st Half
TXTCH
Red Raiders
47
UTAH
Utes
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
JT Toppin vs. Lawson Lovering (Utes gains possession)
19:42
JT Toppin shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
19:42
Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:42
Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:42
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
19:32
Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
19:30
Chance McMillian offensive rebound
19:20
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)
2-0
19:07
+2
Caleb Lohner makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)
2-2
18:47
+2
JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)
4-2
18:31
+2
Caleb Lohner makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
4-4
18:07
+3
Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
7-4
17:47
Caleb Lohner misses three point jump shot
17:45
Chance McMillian defensive rebound
17:21
+3
Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)
10-4
17:02
JT Toppin shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
17:02
Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:02
+1
Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-5
16:36
Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
16:34
Kevin Overton offensive rebound
16:14
+2
Federiko Federiko makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darrion Williams assists)
12-5
15:56
+2
Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup (Caleb Lohner assists)
12-7
15:25
+3
Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot
15-7
15:03
Caleb Lohner misses two point hook shot
15:01
Kevin Overton defensive rebound
14:48
Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
14:46
Kevin Overton offensive rebound
14:40
+2
Kevin Overton makes two point layup
17-7
14:37
Utes 30 second timeout
14:37
TV timeout
14:25
Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
14:23
Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
14:18
+2
Jake Wahlin makes two point layup
17-9
14:08
Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
14:08
+1
Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
18-9
14:08
+1
Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
19-9
14:08
Christian Anderson misses regular free throw 3 of 3
14:08
Utes defensive rebound
14:07
Federiko Federiko personal foul
13:53
+3
Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot (Zach Keller assists)
19-12
13:20
Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
13:18
Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
13:06
+2
Zach Keller makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)
19-14
13:03
Red Raiders 30 second timeout
12:43
+2
Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot
21-14
12:20
+2
Zach Keller makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)
21-16
12:07
Keanu Dawes blocks Federiko Federiko's two point layup
12:05
Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
11:58
+2
Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)
21-18
11:41
+2
Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)
23-18
11:18
Darrion Williams shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
11:18
TV timeout
11:18
Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:18
+1
Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-19
11:08
Keanu Dawes personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
10:57
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
10:55
Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
10:43
+3
Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists)
23-22
10:15
Lawson Lovering personal foul (Kevin Overton draws the foul)