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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 91, Grambling State 56
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Rod Dixon, # Rick Hartzell, # Ray Natalli
Attendance: 7952


Texas Tech 91, Grambling State 56: Junior forward Jaye Crockett scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Red Raiders easily handled the visiting Tigers.

Sophomore Trency Jackson added 15 points and sophomore Jordan Tolbert chipped in 14 points and eight boards.

Texas Tech crushed Grambling State on the boards, holding a 42-23 advantage. The Red Raiders also stole the ball 17 times.

Grambling State (0-5), which never led, fell behind 43-21 by halftime. The two teams played a closer final 20 minutes, but Texas Tech never allowed the Tigers to go on any kind of sustained run.

David Copeland led the Tigers with 15 points, and Terry Rose followed with 13. Peter Roberson knocked down 5-of-7 shots for 11 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Tech improved to 3-0 for the fourth time in five seasons. … The Tigers are 0-5 for the second straight season, starting 0-11 last year. … Crockett scored a career-best 22 points in Texas Tech's previous game against Nebraska-Omaha.

Top Game Performances
 
Grambling State   Texas Tech
David Copeland 15 Scoring Jaye Crockett 17
David Copeland 4 Assists Daylen Robinson 5
Roman Higgins 5 Rebounds Jaye Crockett 14
David Copeland 1 Free Throws Made Kader Tapsoba 4
Terry Rose 3 Steals Jaye Crockett 3
Peter Roberson 2 Blocks Jordan Tolbert 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Grambling State 56 42.3 9-20 3-7 12 25 3 5 24
Texas Tech 91 48.5 8-23 19-26 17 44 1 17 13