No. 16 Texas Tech wins at No. 4 Iowa State 82-73

AMES, Iowa (KCBD) - Even without standout JT Toppin, the No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-7, 12-4 Big 12) continue to prove they are still one of the best in the conference, and possibly the country. Saturday afternoon, they claimed their third-straight win without Toppin while dominating No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones 83-72 at Hilton Coliseum.

While still forming a newly restructured offense, the Red Raiders continued to spread out the floor and win from behind the perimeter. Tech was 14-for-29 in three-point attempts, and once again the best shooting came from guard Donovon Atwell who made six of his ten three-point attempts. Jaylen Petty was 3-for-5 in three-pointers, and his most important one came with 6:47 left in the game. The shot gave Tech a 68-59 lead- after Iowa State cut the deficit from 20 points to six.

Christian Anderson had 14 points, and Josiah Mosely was one rebound away from a double-double registering 10 points and nine boards. Overall, Tech outrebounded the Cyclones 35-29 while outscoring them in the paint 30-24. Their bench outscored ISU 20-10.

Iowa State joins Arizona and Duke as top-five teams the Red Raiders have beaten away from home, and Houston as top-five teams they’ve defeated this year.

Tech’s final home game of the season will be Tuesday night when the TCU Horned Frogs come to town. Tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. Next Saturday, they will close out the regular season with a late tip-off at BYU, slated for 9:30 p.m. CT.