Texas Tech got off to a great start and carries a 26-17 lead into halftime against Texas A&M. The Aggies fell behind 21-9 early before righting the ship somewhat to trail by nine at the break.
Jaye Crockett scored eight points off the bench for the Red Raiders while Javarez Willis, Ty Nurse and Robert Lewandowski all finished with six each.
A&M was led by Elston Turner's eight points while Jordan Green added five points. Khris Middleton came off the bench to score four points while hitting 2-6 from the field. The Aggies connected on just 7 of 24 shots in the first half for a 29 percent shooting percentage. The Aggies will also need to do a better job taking care of the basketball in the second half after posting 11 turnovers in the first half.
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