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No. 23 Texas Tech never trails in 66-59 win over UCF to snap 3-game losing streak

AP
Feb 10, 2024

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Darrion Williams had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Kerwin Walton scored 12 points on four 3-pointers before halftime and No. 23 Texas Tech never trailed Saturday on its way to snapping a three-game losing streak with a 66-59 win over UCF.

Williams had a jumper with 1:46 left that put the Red Raiders (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) up 60-57.

That came on the possession after UCF (13-9, 4-6) missed a chance to tie the game for the first time since 4-4 when C.J. Walker missed the first of his two free-throw attempts. Texas Tech sealed the game with six free throws in the final 41 seconds, four by Joe Toussaint and two by Chance McMillian.

Toussaint also had a steal with 1:31 left and finished with 11 points. Warren Washington, after missing Texas Tech’s previous game because of illness, had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

“We did a good job rebounding this time around,” Washington said. “Obviously rebounding is one of our weaknesses and that’s one thing that we’ve been really diving into in practice and working on.”

Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said while his players weren't as physical as they needed to be when handling the ball in the second half, he was pleased with how they played defense and the 44-37 rebounding margin.

Darius Johnson and Jaylin Sellers has 14 points each for the Knights. Walker had 13 points and eight rebounds.

UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said guarding Texas Tech proved to be the challenge he expected coming into the game.

“So some of it is you just hope to slow down, and you know I thought things kind of slowed down a little bit,” Dawkins said. “Players of that caliber (are) hard to stop.”

While Texas Tech never trailed, it couldn't pull away from a UCF team that was coming off a win over then-No. 18 Oklahoma a week earlier and was trying to get its third win this season against an AP Top 25 team.

Pop Isaacs was averaging 19.4 points in Big 12 games for Texas Tech, but missed his first seven shots before a 3-pointer with just over 14 minutes left in the game made it 41-36. He finished with seven points on 2-of-13 shooting, but had a game-high six assists.

“He was really the ball mover that made the difference,” McCasland said. “I just think there’s some continual growth that he’ll have. ... He’s just one of those guys that always keeps getting better because he loves it.”

BIG PICTURE

UCF: The Knights, who also beat Kansas earlier this season, have never won three games vs. AP Top 25 teams in the same season. ... UCF was playing without forward Ibrahima Diallo, their leading rebounder, because of a knee injury.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders bounced back a week after losing at home for the first time this season. They are 12-1 in United Supermarkets Arena.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Texas Tech had slipped eight spots in this week's poll after losing consecutive games for the first time this season. The Red Raiders then made that three losses in a row after falling to No. 13 Baylor on Tuesday night. They likely will drop out of the new poll on Monday.

UP NEXT

UCF plays at fellow Big 12 newcomer No. 21 BYU on Tuesday night. The Cougars won 63-58 in Orlando on Jan. 13.

Texas Tech hosts fourth-ranked Kansas on Monday night.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
25
TTU
Red Raiders
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Omar Payne vs. Warren Washington (Knights gains possession)
19:38		Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass)
19:17		Omar Payne blocks Joe Toussaint's two point layup
19:15		Warren Washington offensive rebound
19:14	+2	Warren Washington makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:51	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup (Jaylin Sellers assists)	2-2
18:35		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
18:33		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
18:08		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:06		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Warren Washington makes two point dunk (Darrion Williams assists)	2-4
17:36		Jaylin Sellers misses three point pullup jump shot
17:34		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
17:29		Pop Isaacs misses two point driving layup
17:27		Omar Payne defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point driving layup	4-4
17:12		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
17:10		Warren Washington offensive rebound
17:09		Omar Payne personal foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
17:04		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
17:01		Knights defensive rebound
16:45		Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot
16:43		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	4-7
16:23		Joe Toussaint personal foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
16:01		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
15:49		Darius Johnson personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:32		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
15:30		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
15:26		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
15:24		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
15:18		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals)
15:14		Joe Toussaint misses two point driving layup
15:12		Red Raiders offensive rebound
15:11		Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
15:09	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point driving layup	6-7
14:50	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Chance McMillian assists)	6-10
14:32		Darius Johnson misses two point driving layup
14:30		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
14:17		Jaylin Sellers misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:15		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
13:50		Robert Jennings misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:48		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
13:32	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	9-10
13:18	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	9-13
13:03		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
13:01		Robert Jennings defensive rebound
12:53	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Joe Toussaint assists)	9-16
12:49		Knights 30 second timeout
12:30	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point dunk	11-16
12:11		Lamar Washington misses two point cutting layup
12:09		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
11:56		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
11:54		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
11:51		C.J. Walker misses two point putback layup
11:49		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
11:49	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point putback layup	13-16
11:49		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Marchelus Avery draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49		Marchelus Avery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:49		Warren Washington defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	13-18
11:10		Warren Washington blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
11:08		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
10:53		Thierno Sylla blocks Chance McMillian's two point cutting layup
10:51		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
10:46		Darius Johnson misses two point driving layup
10:44		Marchelus Avery offensive rebound
10:42	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point putback layup	15-18
10:32		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
10:30		Marchelus Avery defensive rebound
10:26		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
10:24		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
10:22		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
10:13		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
10:11		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
9:46		Nils Machowski misses two point stepback jump shot
9:44		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
9:34		Warren Washington turnover (lost ball) (Nils Machowski steals)
9:24		Marchelus Avery misses three point jump shot
9:22		Warren Washington defensive rebound
9:21		Marchelus Avery personal foul (Warren Washington draws the foul)
9:00		Pop Isaacs misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:58		Robert Jennings offensive rebound
8:54	+2	Robert Jennings makes two point layup	15-20
8:37		Darrion Williams personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
8:21		Shemarri Allen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
8:19		Omar Payne offensive rebound
8:14		Jaylin Sellers misses three point jump shot
8:12		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
7:50	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	15-23
7:50		Jaylin Sellers shooting foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:50		Omar Payne defensive rebound
7:33		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:31		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Robert Jennings makes two point driving layup (Pop Isaacs assists)	15-25
6:57	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	17-25
6:25		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
6:23		Robert Jennings offensive rebound
6:19		Omar Payne personal foul (Robert Jennings draws the foul)
6:02		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
6:00		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
5:48		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
5:46		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
5:40		Pop Isaacs misses three point pullup jump shot
5:38		Nils Machowski defensive rebound
5:28		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
5:26		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
5:24	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point putback layup	19-25
5:23		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
5:05		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
5:03		Warren Washington offensive rebound
5:00		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
5:00	+1	Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-27
4:40		Marchelus Avery turnover (bad pass)
4:12		Pop Isaacs misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:10		Tyler Hendricks defensive rebound
3:59		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
3:57		Warren Washington defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Warren Washington makes two point cutting dunk (Pop Isaacs assists)	19-29
3:26	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Antwann Jones assists)	21-29
2:59		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
2:57		Antwann Jones defensive rebound
2:41		Chance McMillian shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:41		TV timeout
2:41	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
2:41	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
2:28		Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball) (Thierno Sylla steals)
2:21		Pop Isaacs shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-29
2:21	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
2:03		Joe Toussaint misses two point floating jump shot
2:01		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
1:45	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Pop Isaacs assists)	25-31
1:19		Darius Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot
1:17		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
0:58		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
0:56		Kerwin Walton offensive rebound
0:43		Darius Johnson personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
0:43		Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
0:40		C.J. Walker turnover (out of bounds)
0:34		Joe Toussaint misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:32		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
0:03		Jump ball. Jaylin Sellers vs. Joe Toussaint (Red Raiders gains possession)
0:03		Antwann Jones turnover (lost ball) (Joe Toussaint steals)
0:00		Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
34
TTU
Red Raiders
35

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Omar Payne misses two point layup
19:43		Omar Payne offensive rebound
19:41	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup	27-31
19:23	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	27-33
19:06	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Omar Payne assists)	30-33
18:36		Warren Washington misses two point layup
18:34		Warren Washington offensive rebound
18:30		Pop Isaacs turnover (out of bounds)
18:03		Jaylin Sellers turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Williams steals)
17:53	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Warren Washington assists)	30-35
17:53		Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
17:53	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-36
17:35		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:33		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
17:15		Warren Washington turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Walker steals)
17:09		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
17:07		Darius Johnson offensive rebound
17:03		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
17:01		Warren Washington defensive rebound
16:52		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
16:50		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Omar Payne makes two point layup	32-36
16:19		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
16:17		Warren Washington offensive rebound
16:16	+2	Warren Washington makes two point layup	32-38
15:50		Thierno Sylla misses two point jump shot
15:48		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
15:43		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
15:41		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
15:30		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
15:28		C.J. Walker offensive rebound
15:26	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point dunk	34-38
14:56	+3	Pop Isaacs makes three point jump shot	34-41
14:38	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	36-41
14:15		Joe Toussaint turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
14:10	+2	Antwann Jones makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	38-41
13:45		Thierno Sylla shooting foul (Robert Jennings draws the foul)
13:45		TV timeout
13:45	+1	Robert Jennings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-42
13:45	+1	Robert Jennings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
13:25		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
13:23		Thierno Sylla offensive rebound
13:21	+2	Thierno Sylla makes two point layup	40-43
13:01		Kerwin Walton turnover (lost ball)
12:41		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Chance McMillian steals)
12:31		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
12:29		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
12:16		Antwann Jones misses two point jump shot
12:14		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
12:14		Thierno Sylla personal foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
11:51	+2	Warren Washington makes two point hook shot	40-45
11:35		Jaylin Sellers misses two point layup
11:33		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
11:30		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-46
11:30	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
11:02		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	41-47
11:02	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	42-47
11:02	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	43-47
10:41		Warren Washington misses two point jump shot
10:39		Shemarri Allen defensive rebound
10:36		Antwann Jones misses two point layup
10:34		Red Raiders defensive rebound
10:24		Warren Washington turnover (bad pass)
10:10	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point dunk (Antwann Jones assists)	45-47
9:41		Darius Johnson personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
9:39		C.J. Walker personal foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul)
9:32		Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
9:30		Jaylin Sellers defensive rebound
9:25		Pop Isaacs personal foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul)
9:13		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
9:11		Omar Payne offensive rebound
9:04		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Omar Payne draws the foul)
9:04		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:04		Omar Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:04		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Pop Isaacs makes two point layup	45-49
8:22		Pop Isaacs personal foul (Antwann Jones draws the foul)
8:20	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Antwann Jones assists)	48-49
7:58		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
7:56		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	48-51
7:24		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
7:22		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
7:14	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup (Darrion Williams assists)	48-53
7:05		Knights 30 second timeout
7:05		TV timeout
6:53		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
6:51		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
6:44		Pop Isaacs turnover (lost ball)
6:44		TV timeout
6:25		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
6:23		Pop Isaacs defensive rebound
6:09	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists)	48-56
5:53	+3	Jaylin Sellers makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	51-56
5:34		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
5:32		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
5:26		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
5:24		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
4:56		Pop Isaacs misses two point jump shot
4:54		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
4:46		Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
4:44		Shemarri Allen offensive rebound
4:40	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	54-56
4:09	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot (Warren Washington assists)	54-58
3:59	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot	56-58
3:36		TV timeout
3:23		Joe Toussaint misses two point jump shot
3:21		Thierno Sylla defensive rebound
2:59		Jaylin Sellers misses two point jump shot
2:58		Red Raiders defensive rebound
2:39		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
2:37		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
2:26		Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot
2:24		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
2:24		Warren Washington personal foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:07		Chance McMillian shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
2:07		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:07	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-58
1:52	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	57-60
1:52		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
1:31		Jaylin Sellers turnover (bad pass) (Joe Toussaint steals)
1:08		Red Raiders 60 second timeout
1:01		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
0:59		Warren Washington offensive rebound
0:48		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:41		Shemarri Allen personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
0:41	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-62
0:33		Warren Washington blocks Darius Johnson's two point jump shot
0:31		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
0:31		Darius Johnson personal foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-63
0:31	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-64
0:23		Antwann Jones misses three point jump shot
0:21		Warren Washington defensive rebound
0:11		Antwann Jones personal foul (Joe Toussaint draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
0:11	+1	Joe Toussaint makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-66
0:05	+2	Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)	59-66
0:00		End of period

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Jaylin Sellers makes two point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists)