LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech erased a double-digit first-half deficit to earn an 82-74 win and hand Hawaii its first loss Saturday afternoon. ADVERTISING LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech erased a double-digit first-half deficit to earn an 82-74 win and
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech erased a double-digit first-half deficit to earn an 82-74 win and hand Hawaii its first loss Saturday afternoon.
Texas Tech’s Devaugntah Williams scored 19 points and forward Norense Odiase tied a career-high with 16 points. Four Red Raiders scored in double-digits.
Texas Tech (4-1) trailed for nearly 17 minutes starting early in the first half. It took its first second-half lead on a Williams 3-point play that made it 47-45 with 17:45 left.
Hawaii’s Aaron Valdes led all scorers with 25 points and Isaac Fleming scored 21 points.
The Rainbow Warriors (4-1) entered the game with their best start since 2010-11. It was disrupted during their first trip to Lubbock.
Texas Tech sophomore Justin Gray was without the knee brace he had been wearing this season because of tendinitis and finished with 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes.
In the first four games of this season, Gray sat once and played an average of 11 minutes in the other three games.
Hawaii starting guard Roderick Bobbitt, who recorded two double-doubles this season and leads the Big West in points and assists, sat because of foul trouble early in the second half and fouled out with 3:35 left. Bobbitt finished with four points, seven assists, eight rebounds and three steals.
Texas Tech made 30 of 38 free throws and caused 14 turnovers while committing 12.
Zach Smith finished with 15 points for Texas Tech and Williams tied Aaron Ross for the team lead in rebounds with seven.
Hawaii hosts Arkansas Pine Bluff Wednesday.
