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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 79, Texas Tech 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Keith Kimble, # Tom O'Neill, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 14545

No. 2 Arizona 79, Texas Tech 58: Freshman forward Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the host Wildcats jumped on the Red Raiders from the start.

Brandon Ashley added 18 points and 10 rebounds, helping Arizona (8-0) to a 43-23 advantage on the glass. Nick Johnson added 18 points for the Wildcats, shooting 4-for-6 from 3-point range.

Kader Tapsoba scored 13 points off the bench to lead Texas Tech (6-3). Jaye Crockett added 11 points and Aaron Ross scored 10 in a reserve role for the Red Raiders.

Arizona opened the game with a 10-0 run and held the same size advantage at the half. The Red Raiders shot 32 percent in the opening half and second-leading scorer Jordan Tolbert picked up his third foul with five minutes remaining.

The Wildcats quickly stretched the advantage to 20 as Tolbert committed his fourth foul with 16:39 remaining and Ashley made both free throws for a 47-27 lead. Arizona guard T.J. McConnell, a junior transfer from Duquesne, added a season-high 10 assists.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona’s starting frontcourt of Ashley, Gordon and Kaleb Tarczewski combined to outrebound their counterparts, Crockett, Tolbert and Dejan Kravic, 23-8. … Ashley is the son of Damon Ashley, who played at Texas Tech from 1991-93. … Arizona’s bench came in outscoring its opponents' reserves by an average of 9.4 points, but the Wildcats bench was outscored by Texas Tech 36-17.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas Tech   Arizona
Jaye Crockett 11 Scoring Aaron Gordon 19
Robert Turner 4 Assists T.J. McConnell 10
Jaye Crockett 3 Rebounds Brandon Ashley 10
Randy Onwuasor 3 Free Throws Made Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 7
Kader Tapsoba 2 Steals T.J. McConnell 3
Aaron Ross 1 Blocks T.J. McConnell 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Tech 58 39.6 1-11 15-19 9 20 3 6 13
Arizona 79 50.0 10-22 19-33 16 40 2 4 15