National Basketball Association
Texas Tech 57, Oklahoma 52
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 1, 2021
Where: United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Kipp Kissinger, # Keith Kimbell
Attendance:
4250
By Field Level Media
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a game-high 15 points Monday as No. 13 Texas Tech beat No. 9 Oklahoma 57-52 to snap the Sooners' five-game winning streak.
Neither team could find a steady offensive rhythm. Oklahoma played without two starters, top scorer Austin Reaves and Alondes Williams, for the second straight game due to COVID-19 protocols and seemed out of sorts most of the night.
Without their all-conference level playmaker, the Sooners (11-5, 6-4 Big 12) shot just 33.3 percent from the floor, 18 of 54. Texas Tech (13-5, 5-4) also finished at 33.3 percent, 17 of 51, and had to compensate for sparkplug Mac McClung being blanketed all night. He finished with only six points and was 0-for-7 from the floor -- his first conference game without at least 16 points.
Shannon hit four free throws without a miss in the closing seconds. Texas Tech's Kevin McCullar added 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals.
Umoja Gibson topped the Sooners with 14 points and hit three 3-pointers. De'Vion Harmon had 12 points and Brady Manek added 11 for Oklahoma, which shot just 6 of 22 from long range.
With the shooting woes plaguing both teams, neither could carve out much breathing room. Oklahoma clawed back from a 25-18 deficit at the break to knot the score 33-33 with 12:45 to go when Gibson made all three free throws when he was fouled on a 3-point attempt.
The Red Raiders finally gained separation thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers: McCullar after a near Sooners steal, then Shannon on a feed from McCullar. Those two plays stretched the Texas Tech lead to 50-40 with 3:21 to go.
Oklahoma refused to go quietly. Gibson pumped in a 3-pointer at the 1:01 juncture to close the gap to 52-50, and Jalen Hill worked his way inside for a layup to pull the Sooners within 54-52 with 24 seconds on the clock.
That was the last shot Oklahoma knocked down. Texas Tech iced the win by hitting 7 of 8 free throws in the last 1:13.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma |
|
Texas Tech |
Umoja Gibson 14 |
Scoring |
Terrence Shannon Jr. 15 |
Umoja Gibson 1 |
Assists |
Mac McClung 2 |
Umoja Gibson 7 |
Rebounds |
Kevin McCullar 8 |
De'Vion Harmon 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mac McClung 6 |
Umoja Gibson 4 |
Steals |
Kevin McCullar 4 |
Brady Manek 2 |
Blocks |
Tyreek Smith 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma
|
52 |
33.3 |
6-22 |
10-13 |
3 |
30 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
Texas Tech
|
57 |
33.3 |
5-14 |
18-22 |
7 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
10 |