LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg tried unsuccessfully to find some energy from his bench Saturday.
He got some down the stretch but not enough to bring a win to his No. 9 Cyclones, who fell 78-73 to Texas Tech.
Hoiberg lauded the Red Raiders’ play and grit that brought them their first Big 12 win.
“They came out, they punched us, they kicked us, they did everything possible to get off to a good start and we didn’t,” Hoiberg said. “They came out with a better mentality in this game than we did.”
Devaugntah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Toddrick Gotcher added 17 to lead Texas Tech (11-9, 1-6).
Gotcher made five of Texas Tech’s 11 3-pointers, tying the team’s high for the season.
Monte Morris scored 20 points and Matt Thomas added 12 for the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2). Jameel McKay also had a career-high 10 boards.