Stonehill Shoots 13 of 54 as No. 16 Texas Tech Wins 88-37 for Its 50th Straight Nonconference Home Win
Texas Tech held Stonehill to 24 percent shooting, outrebounded the Skyhawks 59-24 and won the paint 44-12. Freshman DaKari Spear scored 22 off the bench, 18 of them in the second half.
Photo: Texas Tech Athletics. DaKari Spear, Texas Tech, official headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 16 Texas Tech beat Stonehill 88-37 on Saturday at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. Stonehill shot 13 of 54 from the field, 4 of 27 from three and 7 of 18 at the line, per the ESPN box score. The win extended Texas Tech's nonconference home winning streak to 50 games, per Texas Tech Athletics. Texas Tech moved to 4-0. Stonehill fell to 1-3.
The 18-0 run
Stonehill led 13-10 after an Eli Greenberg three-point play at 12:56 of the first half. Texas Tech scored the next 18 points, from a Jamichael Stillwell basket at 12:40 to two DaKari Spear free throws at 7:21, per the ESPN play-by-play. By our count, Stonehill went 5:46 without a point, and six Red Raiders scored in the run.
Texas Tech led 43-21 at halftime and held Stonehill to 16 points in the second half. The largest lead was 53, per ESPN.
Glass and paint
Texas Tech outrebounded Stonehill 59-24, with 19 offensive rebounds to eight. The Red Raiders outscored the Skyhawks 44-12 in the paint and 18-4 on the fast break, per ESPN. Stonehill turned it over 18 times, and Texas Tech had 11 steals.
Texas Tech shot 33 of 68 and made 8 of 30 threes. The 51-point margin was the 15th time Texas Tech has won by 50 or more, per Texas Tech Athletics.
Spear and six in double figures
Spear, a freshman, scored 22 on 6-of-9 shooting, 4 of 6 from three, and 6 of 7 at the line. He had 11 points combined in his first three college games, and 18 of his 22 came in the second half, per Texas Tech Athletics.
Six Red Raiders scored in double figures. Stillwell had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 12 rebounds. Freshman Amari Barrett had 13 points and 10 rebounds, his first career double-double, with five offensive rebounds. Damarion Dennis scored 13, Cruz Davis had 12 points and six assists, and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 11.
Texas Tech played without JT Toppin, who has not played this season while recovering from a torn ACL, per the AP recap on ESPN. Darrion Williams and Donovan Atwell sat out for precautionary reasons, per the AP.
The streak and Stonehill
Texas Tech has won 104 of its last 105 nonconference home games since December 2013, per the AP recap. Grant McCasland is 27-0 in nonconference home games as Texas Tech coach, per the school. The Red Raiders beat No. 3 Illinois 84-78 on Wednesday.
Greenberg led Stonehill with eight points off the bench, per Stonehill Athletics. Trenton Ruth scored seven, and Ewan Steele had six points and four rebounds. Devon Arlington went 1 of 12 from the field and 0 of 7 from three.
Texas Tech hosts New Orleans on Wednesday. Stonehill hosts New Hampshire the same night.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Texas Tech | Stonehill |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 33-68 (49%) | 13-54 (24%) |
| 3-pointers | 8-30 | 4-27 |
| Free throws | 14-17 | 7-18 |
| Rebounds | 59 | 24 |
| Offensive rebounds | 19 | 8 |
| Assists | 13 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 18 |
| Steals | 11 | 7 |
| Blocks | 4 | 4 |
| Points in the paint | 44 | 12 |
| Points off turnovers | 23 | 16 |
| Fast-break points | 18 | 4 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Stonehill | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 | 43 |
| 2nd | 16 | 45 |
| Final | 37 | 88 |
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