Half-closing surge lifts Texas Tech to rout of Bethune-Cookman

Darrion Williams posted 17 points, six rebounds and six assists while Kerwin Walton and scored 21 points as Texas Tech turned a late-first-half rally into a 94-61 season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.Williams shot 7-for-12 from the floor while pacing the Red Raiders in assists. Walton drilled seven 3-pointers on 12 attempts.Texas Tech’s JT Toppin produced 19 points and eight rebounds, and Chance McMillian hit four treys and logged 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.The Red Raiders led by as many as 43 points and shot 57.1 percent in the second half after doing its damage over the final five minutes before the intermission.Reggie Ward Jr., whose 15 points and seven rebounds led the Wildcats, converted a layup with 4:50 to go in the first half, slicing Texas Tech’s lead to 33-28.The Wildcats were feisty from the opening tip, trailing 12-10 at the first media timeout and later responding to a Red Raiders run that yielded a 22-14 advantage with consecutive 3-pointers from Jesus Carralero Martin and Trey Thomas to close to within 24-22.

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