National Basketball Association
Arizona 79, Texas Tech 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Tom O'Neill, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
14545
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No. 2 Arizona 79, Texas Tech 58: Freshman forward Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the host Wildcats jumped on the Red Raiders from the start.
Brandon Ashley added 18 points and 10 rebounds, helping Arizona (8-0) to a 43-23 advantage on the glass. Nick Johnson added 18 points for the Wildcats, shooting 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
Kader Tapsoba scored 13 points off the bench to lead Texas Tech (6-3). Jaye Crockett added 11 points and Aaron Ross scored 10 in a reserve role for the Red Raiders.
Arizona opened the game with a 10-0 run and held the same size advantage at the half. The Red Raiders shot 32 percent in the opening half and second-leading scorer Jordan Tolbert picked up his third foul with five minutes remaining.
The Wildcats quickly stretched the advantage to 20 as Tolbert committed his fourth foul with 16:39 remaining and Ashley made both free throws for a 47-27 lead. Arizona guard T.J. McConnell, a junior transfer from Duquesne, added a season-high 10 assists.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona’s starting frontcourt of Ashley, Gordon and Kaleb Tarczewski combined to outrebound their counterparts, Crockett, Tolbert and Dejan Kravic, 23-8. … Ashley is the son of Damon Ashley, who played at Texas Tech from 1991-93. … Arizona’s bench came in outscoring its opponents' reserves by an average of 9.4 points, but the Wildcats bench was outscored by Texas Tech 36-17.
Top Game Performances
Texas Tech |
|
Arizona |
Jaye Crockett 11 |
Scoring |
Aaron Gordon 19 |
Robert Turner 4 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 10 |
Jaye Crockett 3 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Ashley 10 |
Randy Onwuasor 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 7 |
Kader Tapsoba 2 |
Steals |
T.J. McConnell 3 |
Aaron Ross 1 |
Blocks |
T.J. McConnell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Tech
|
58 |
39.6 |
1-11 |
15-19 |
9 |
20 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
Arizona
|
79 |
50.0 |
10-22 |
19-33 |
16 |
40 |
2 |
4 |
15 |