Texas Tech Outlasts Arizona State in Double Overtime Thriller
A thrilling college basketball showdown saw JT Toppin lead Texas Tech to a 111-106 victory over Arizona State.
When one team is 9-3 in the Big 12, and the other is 3-9, and the team that’s 9-3 is at home, and that team that’s 3-9 is missing its best freshman, there’s no real reason to expect an instant classic. You can hope for one, sure, but there are few tangible things to attach to that hope.
Final score: Texas Tech 111, Arizona State 106 in 2 OT.
Incredible game.
And JT Toppin was awesome. The 6-foot-9 sophomore from Dallas took 22 shots, made 17 of them and finished with a career-high 41 points, 15 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks.
“In a game where it’s open-flow like this, and you can give him some space, he’s so dynamic – but having shooters around him gives him that space,” Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland told me late Wednesday.
Texas Tech is currently ranked No. 17 in CBS Sports’ Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Auburn remains No. 1.
