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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 84, Jackson State 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 26, 2012
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Pat Boeh, # Terry Oglesby, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 7404

Texas Tech 84, Jackson State 75: Jaye Crockett led four players in double digits with 20 points off the bench as the Red Raiders got by the visiting Tigers.

Crockett shot 7-for-10 and had eight rebounds and Dejan Kravic added 16 points, eight rebounds and five blocks for the Red Raiders (4-0).

Christian Williams had a game-high 22 points to lead the Tigers (0-3) and Derrell Taylor added 18 off the bench.

The Red Raiders started the second half with an 11-0 spurt to regain the lead but had to fend off several Tiger runs. Jackson State cut the lead to 60-59 on Taylor's free throws with 9:26 left but Josh Gray answered with a 3-pointer to start a 9-2 run.

The Tigers opened the game on an 11-1 run and used a 12-0 spurt for a 28-19 lead with 5:05 left in the first half. Crockett and Daylen Robinson each had two baskets down the stretch and Gray took a steal in for a layup with 11 seconds left to get within 33-30 at halftime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Tech interim coach Chris Walker is the second first-year coach in program history to start 4-0, following Pat Knight's 9-0 start in 2008-09 ... The Red Raiders started slow, making two of their first 11 shots over the first six minutes. They went 19-of-33 (57.5 percent) in the second half ... Gray tied a school record with seven steals and added 12 points to become the first Texas Tech freshman to score in double digits in his first four games since 1972.

Top Game Performances
 
Jackson State   Texas Tech
Christian Williams 22 Scoring Jaye Crockett 20
Willie Readus 4 Assists Josh Gray 4
Willie Readus 15 Rebounds Jaye Crockett 8
Derrell Taylor 4 Free Throws Made Jaye Crockett 5
Christian Williams 5 Steals Josh Gray 7
N/A Blocks Dejan Kravic 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Jackson State 75 36.0 7-25 14-17 9 45 0 10 25
Texas Tech 84 46.4 3-21 17-22 11 37 6 15 18