National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 74, Mississippi St. 72
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Lee Cassell, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance: 2001
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Lee Cassell, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance: 2001
Devaugntah Williams scored 15 points and Keenan Evans had 13 to lead Texas Tech to a 74-72 victory over Mississippi State on Friday in the consolation bracket of the Puerto Rico Tipoff in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mississippi State (1-3) missed an opportunity to send the game to overtime in the final seconds. Freshman Malik Newman couldn't get a shot to fall on a drive to the basket and teammate Gavin Ware missed a rebound attempt in traffic under the basket before Texas Tech's Zach Smith claimed the final rebound.
Newman led Mississippi State with 17 points but was just 2-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc.
Texas Tech (2-1) led 41-32 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. | Texas Tech | |
| Malik Newman 17 | Scoring | Devaugntah Williams 15 |
| Malik Newman 4 | Assists | Toddrick Gotcher 3 |
| Gavin Ware 9 | Rebounds | Norense Odiase 10 |
| Malik Newman 3 | Free Throws Made | Aaron Ross 5 |
| I.J. Ready 2 | Steals | Devaugntah Williams 3 |
| Craig Sword 3 | Blocks | Zach Smith 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Mississippi St. | 72 | 44.3 | 8-27 | 10-14 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Texas Tech | 74 | 43.3 | 4-18 | 18-23 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 |