Texas Tech 71, Loyola Maryland 59: Freshman Norense Odiase had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his debut as the Red Raiders downed the visiting Greyhounds.
Devaugntah Williams added 13 points and Toddrick Gotcher went 4-of-4 for 10 points - both coming off the bench - for Texas Tech (1-0). Randy Onwuasor contributed eight points and had four of the Red Raiders' nine steals.
Andre Walker led Loyola Maryland (0-1) with 17 points off the bench and Eric Laster tallied 15 points and six rebounds. Tyler Hubbard finished with 12 points and Jarred Jones chipped in nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Greyhounds hit their first five 3-pointers and jumped to a 15-4 lead, but Onwuasor's layup off a steal tied the game at 26 with just over six minutes left in the first half. The Red Raiders made just one field goal the rest of the half - Keenan Evans' 3-pointer with just under 1 ½ minutes left - but led 35-33 at the break.
Williams had a layup and 3-pointer in the middle of a 14-5 run that gave the Red Raiders a 56-43 lead eight minutes into the second half. Odiase, who had a pair of buckets to open the second half, had a monster dunk late to cap his scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Tech's Tubby Smith and Louisville's Rick Pitino both defeated their sons Friday, giving fathers a 17-2 advantage in father-son coaching matchups. ... Texas Tech started three freshmen - Justin Gray, Odiase and Zach Smith - in a season opener for the first time in school history. ... The Red Raiders have won 15 straight home openers.
Loyola-Maryland | Texas Tech | |
Andre Walker 17 | Scoring | Norense Odiase 16 |
Denzel Brito 4 | Assists | Toddrick Gotcher 3 |
Jarred Jones 12 | Rebounds | Norense Odiase 10 |
Andre Walker 8 | Free Throws Made | Norense Odiase 6 |
Cam Gregory 2 | Steals | Randy Onwuasor 4 |
Jarred Jones 2 | Blocks | Zach Smith 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Loyola-Maryland | 59 | 34.0 | 9-19 | 16-23 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Texas Tech | 71 | 39.7 | 7-18 | 18-28 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 7 |