Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points, Mac McClung added 22 and No. 10 Texas Tech overcame a seven-point deficit in the final minute to defeat LSU 76-71 in the SEC/Big 12 Basketball Challenge on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
Kevin McCullar added 10 points for the Red Raiders (12-5, 4-4 Big 12), who scored the final 12 points of the game against an LSU team that had scored the final 18 in defeating Texas A&M on Tuesday.
Javonte Smart tied his career high with 29 points to lead the Tigers (11-5, 6-3 SEC). Cameron Thomas had 25 points and Darius Days added 11 before leaving the game in the second half with an apparent ankle injury.
Smart gave LSU a 66-60 lead with back-to-back 3-pointers.
Shannon made a free throw and Kyler Edwards followed with a 3-pointer to get Texas Tech within 66-64 with 3:11 left.
Thomas made a 3-pointer and Shareef O'Neal added a tip-in to give LSU a 71-64 lead with 1:14 left.
McClung made a 3-pointer, LSU's Josh LeBlanc Sr. missed the front end of a one-and-one and McClung hit another 3-pointer to get the Red Raiders within 71-70 with 32 seconds left.
Shannon made a steal and layup to give Texas Tech the lead with 20 seconds left and he added four free throws.
LSU led by a point at halftime and claimed a 40-34 advantage on Trendon Watford's jumper early in the second half.
Jamarius Burton converted a three-point play and Edwards and Shannon each made a 3-pointer as Texas Tech grabbed a 45-42 lead.
The Tigers scored the next six points before Shannon made consecutive baskets to give the Red Raiders a 49-48 lead.
The lead changed hands four times before Thomas' three-point play tied the score at 56 with 8:47 remaining.
The score was tied again at 58 and 60.
LSU led by eight points in the first half before McClung scored six points during a 14-7 run by the Red Raiders that cut the Tigers lead to 33-32 at halftime.
--Field Level Media
Texas Tech | Louisiana State | |
Terrence Shannon Jr. 23 | Scoring | Javonte Smart 29 |
Kyler Edwards 3 | Assists | Eric Gaines 2 |
Marcus Santos-Silva 12 | Rebounds | Darius Days 9 |
Terrence Shannon Jr. 9 | Free Throws Made | Cameron Thomas 10 |
Mac McClung 2 | Steals | Javonte Smart 3 |
Micah Peavy 1 | Blocks | Cameron Thomas 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Tech | 76 | 41.9 | 7-23 | 17-21 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Louisiana State | 71 | 43.1 | 9-23 | 12-18 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 12 |