Northern Colorado Bears @ Texas Tech Red Raiders
Williams scores 21, Overton has 20 and Texas Tech rolls past Northern Colorado 89-64
LUBBOCK, Texas -- — Darrion Williams had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Overton scored 20 points, and Texas Tech defeated Northern Colorado 89-64 on Friday night.
JT Toppin had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Texas Tech (6-1) and Christian Anderson added 12 points.
Quinn Denker led Northern Colorado (6-3) with 16 points. Langston Reynolds and Isaiah Hawthorne added 12 points each.
The Red Raiders hit six shots in a row midway through the second half, pushing their 21-point halftime lead to 73-41 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining in the game.
Williams hit a jumper to make it 77-46 with seven minutes to go but the Red Raiders had six turnovers and made only two shots the in the next 6 1/2 minutes. Still, Northern Colorado was unable to close the gap and Texas Tech led 87-60 heading to the final minute.
The Red Raiders made 13 of 23 3-pointers. Overton and Anderson hit four each and Williams made three.
Texas Tech shot 62% in the first half and led 50-29 at halftime. Overton had 17 points and Williams 13, each with three 3-pointers in four attempts.
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Game Information
Lubbock, TX

Referee:Deron White
Referee:Chance Moore
Referee:Keith Patterson

2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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