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Toppin has 25 points and 11 rebounds as No. 9 Texas Tech beats Arizona State 85-57

AP
Mar 08, 2025

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) JT Toppin had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 9 Texas Tech pulled away from Arizona State for an 85-57 victory in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday.

Freshman guard Christian Anderson tied a season high with 21 points and made four 3-pointers off the bench for the Red Raiders (24-7, 15-5 Big 12), who set a school record for conference wins.

Toppin, a top contender for Big 12 Player of the Year, had his 14th double-double of the season. Kerwin Walton added 11 points and three 3-pointers for the Red Raiders.

Texas Tech had clinched the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament when Kansas beat Arizona earlier Saturday.

Basheer Jihad equaled a career high with 22 points and Joson Sanon had 16 for the Sun Devils (13-18, 4-16), who have lost 10 of 11.

Anderson’s 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Red Raiders a 36-32 lead, and they outscored Arizona State 49-25 in the second half.

Toppin had 41 points in the first meeting Feb. 12, when the Red Raiders set a program record for points in a conference game in a 111-106 overtime victory in Lubbock.

Texas Tech: Set a school record with its 15th conference victory in the expanded Big 12. The Red Raiders were 14-4 in league play in 2019.

Arizona State: Played without leading scorer BJ Freeman and Adam Miller, who combined for 43 points in the overtime loss at Lubbock.

Toppin had a rebound, a three-point play, an assist, a blocked shot and a tip-in in a 96-second span midway through the second half for a 10-point lead, kick-starting the Red Raiders’ second-half run.

Texas Tech made 12 3-pointers and has hit at least 10 in 19 games this season, another record. The team averages 10.1 per game, second in the Big 12.

Texas Tech has time to rest before its Big 12 Tournament opener Thursday against an opponent to be determined.

Arizona State, the 15th seed, will meet Kansas State in the first round Tuesday.

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1st Half
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Red Raiders
36
ASU
Sun Devils
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		JT Toppin vs. Shawn Phillips Jr. (Red Raiders gains possession)
19:34	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	3-0
19:06	+2	Joson Sanon makes two point jump shot (Basheer Jihad assists)	3-2
18:48		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
18:46		Amier Ali defensive rebound
18:28		Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
18:26		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
18:18		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
18:16		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
18:02		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
18:00		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
17:31		JT Toppin shooting foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:31	+1	Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
17:16		Amier Ali shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
17:16	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:03		Joson Sanon turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
16:51		JT Toppin misses two point layup
16:49		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup	5-6
16:17		Basheer Jihad personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
16:02		Elijah Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
15:45		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:45	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
15:29	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	8-7
15:06		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:04		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
14:52		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
14:50		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
14:44	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Kevin Overton assists)	11-7
14:25	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	11-9
14:10		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
14:08		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	11-11
13:30		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
13:28		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
13:22		Joson Sanon turnover (traveling)
13:09		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
13:09		Sun Devils defensive rebound
13:09		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
12:49		Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
12:47		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
12:34		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
12:32		Amier Ali defensive rebound
12:16		Kevin Overton personal foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
12:14		Joson Sanon misses two point jump shot
12:12		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
11:59	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Chance McMillian assists)	13-11
11:44		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:44		Basheer Jihad misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:44	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-12
11:23		Kerwin Walton misses two point jump shot
11:21		Amier Ali defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Alston Mason makes two point jump shot	13-14
10:37		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:35		Sun Devils defensive rebound
10:14		Joson Sanon misses two point jump shot
10:12		JT Toppin defensive rebound
10:05	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup	15-14
9:34		Trevor Best misses three point jump shot
9:32		JT Toppin defensive rebound
9:27		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
9:25		Red Raiders offensive rebound
9:23	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	18-14
8:57		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
8:55		JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:48		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
8:46		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
8:22		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
8:14		Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
8:12		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
8:06	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	21-14
8:02		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
8:02		TV timeout
7:55		JT Toppin blocks Alston Mason's two point jump shot
7:53		JT Toppin defensive rebound
7:34		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
7:32		Sun Devils defensive rebound
7:06		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-15
7:06	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-16
7:00		Trevor Best personal foul
6:53		Chance McMillian misses two point layup
6:51		Alston Mason defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point layup (Trevor Best assists)	21-18
6:21		Chance McMillian misses two point layup
6:19		Joson Sanon defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot	21-20
5:50	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	24-20
5:23	+3	Joson Sanon makes three point jump shot	24-23
5:03	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	27-23
4:35		Kerwin Walton personal foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
4:35	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
4:34		Alston Mason personal foul
4:25		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
4:23		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	27-27
3:38		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
3:36		Red Raiders offensive rebound
3:33		Joson Sanon personal foul
3:33		TV timeout
3:20		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
3:18		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
3:10		Alston Mason turnover (out of bounds)
2:56		JT Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Alston Mason steals)
2:50		Alston Mason turnover (lost ball) (Christian Anderson steals)
2:45		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
2:43		JT Toppin offensive rebound
2:37	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	29-27
2:19	+2	Joson Sanon makes two point jump shot	29-29
1:51		Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
1:43	+2	JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Federiko Federiko assists)	31-29
1:26	+2	Joson Sanon makes two point layup	31-31
1:25		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
1:25		Joson Sanon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:25		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
1:12	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	33-31
0:49		Chance McMillian personal foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
0:49		Joson Sanon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:49	+1	Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-32
0:39		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
0:37		Trevor Best defensive rebound
0:11		Amier Ali misses two point jump shot
0:08		Sun Devils offensive rebound
0:05		Joson Sanon misses two point jump shot
0:03		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
0:00	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	36-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
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Red Raiders
49
ASU
Sun Devils
25

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Joson Sanon turnover (lost ball) (Chance McMillian steals)
19:40		Amier Ali shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
19:40		Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 3
19:40	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 3	37-32
19:40	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 3 of 3	38-32
19:16		Alston Mason misses three point pullup jump shot
19:14		JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:54		Elijah Hawkins misses three point stepback jump shot
18:52		Alston Mason defensive rebound
18:39		Basheer Jihad misses two point driving layup
18:37		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point driving layup	40-32
18:23		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
18:23		TV timeout
18:10	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point turnaround hook shot	40-34
17:55		Shawn Phillips Jr. blocks JT Toppin's two point hook shot
17:53		Red Raiders offensive rebound
17:52		Chance McMillian misses three point running jump shot
17:50		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
17:49		Federiko Federiko personal foul (Shawn Phillips Jr. draws the foul)
17:37		Joson Sanon misses two point driving layup
17:35		JT Toppin defensive rebound
17:12		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
17:10		Shawn Phillips Jr. defensive rebound
16:55		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
16:53		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
16:39		JT Toppin misses three point stepback jump shot
16:37		Amier Ali defensive rebound
16:12		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-35
16:12		Alston Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:12		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
15:57		Basheer Jihad personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:54		JT Toppin misses two point layup
15:52		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
15:50		Darrion Williams misses two point putback layup
15:48		Joson Sanon defensive rebound
15:33		Christian Anderson personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
15:25	+2	Alston Mason makes two point driving layup	40-37
15:09	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point pullup jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	42-37
14:50		Amier Ali misses three point pullup jump shot
14:48		JT Toppin defensive rebound
14:37	+2	JT Toppin makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Chance McMillian assists)	44-37
14:37		Amier Ali shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
14:37	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-37
14:12		JT Toppin blocks Basheer Jihad's two point driving layup
14:10		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
13:56	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	47-37
13:35		Christian Anderson personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
13:24		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-38
13:24	+1	Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
13:15		JT Toppin misses two point cutting layup
13:13		JT Toppin offensive rebound
13:08	+2	JT Toppin makes two point putback layup	49-39
12:55	+3	Alston Mason makes three point pullup jump shot	49-42
12:30		Trevor Best personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
12:21		Basheer Jihad shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
12:21	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-42
12:21		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:21		Trevor Best defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point driving layup (Alston Mason assists)	50-44
11:35	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	53-44
11:10		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
11:10		TV timeout
11:10	+1	Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
11:10	+1	Joson Sanon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
10:51		Christian Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:48		Sun Devils defensive rebound
10:33		Alston Mason misses two point driving layup
10:31		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
10:25	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	55-46
10:25		Joson Sanon shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
10:25	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-46
10:08	+2	Alston Mason makes two point driving layup	56-48
9:53	+2	JT Toppin makes two point turnaround hook shot	58-48
9:29	+2	Amier Ali makes two point cutting layup (Alston Mason assists)	58-50
9:29		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Amier Ali draws the foul)
9:29	+1	Amier Ali makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-51
9:20	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	61-51
9:19		Trevor Best shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-51
9:03		Alston Mason misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:59		Red Raiders defensive rebound
8:50		Alston Mason personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-51
8:50	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-51
8:36		Joson Sanon misses three point stepback jump shot
8:34		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
8:09		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
8:07		Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Basheer Jihad makes two point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	64-53
7:32	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point driving layup	66-53
7:16		Basheer Jihad misses three point jump shot
7:14		JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Kevin Overton makes two point driving reverse layup	68-53
6:42		Sun Devils 30 second timeout
6:42		TV timeout
6:29		Joson Sanon misses two point stepback jump shot
6:26		Sun Devils offensive rebound
6:13		Alston Mason misses two point driving floating jump shot
6:11		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
5:50		Joson Sanon personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-53
5:50	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-53
5:28		Alston Mason misses two point stepback jump shot
5:26		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
5:16	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	73-53
4:47		Shawn Phillips Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:45		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
4:31		Christian Anderson misses three point pullup jump shot
4:29		Joson Sanon defensive rebound
4:19		Joson Sanon misses three point pullup jump shot
4:17		JT Toppin defensive rebound
4:02		Darrion Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
4:00		Red Raiders offensive rebound
3:59		Shawn Phillips Jr. personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-53
3:59	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-53
3:43		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
3:43	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-54
3:43	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-55
3:38		Trevor Best personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-55
3:38	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-55
3:16		Darrion Williams personal foul (Amier Ali draws the foul)
3:16		Amier Ali misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:16		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
2:48	+2	JT Toppin makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kevin Overton assists)	79-55
2:35		JT Toppin blocks Alston Mason's two point driving layup
2:33		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
2:18	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	81-55
1:52		Kerwin Walton blocks Alston Mason's three point stepback jump shot
1:50		Basheer Jihad offensive rebound
1:45		Basheer Jihad turnover (lost ball) (JT Toppin steals)
1:41		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
1:34		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
1:32		Joson Sanon defensive rebound
1:27	+2	Joson Sanon makes two point driving dunk	81-57
1:11	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	84-57
1:02		Sun Devils 60 second timeout
0:56		Corbin Green blocks Trevor Best's two point driving layup
0:54		Trevor Best offensive rebound
0:46		Chianti Clay misses three point jump shot
0:44		Jack Francis defensive rebound
0:28		Jack Francis misses three point jump shot
0:26		Corbin Green offensive rebound
0:21		Jordan Williams personal foul (Corbin Green draws the foul)
0:21		Corbin Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21	+1	Corbin Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-57
0:15		Trevor Best misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:13		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kevin Overton defensive rebound