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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 76, Louisiana State 71
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 30, 2021
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Byron Jarrett, # Bart Lenox
Attendance: 2808

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points, Mac McClung added 22 and No. 10 Texas Tech overcame a seven-point deficit in the final minute to defeat LSU 76-71 in the SEC/Big 12 Basketball Challenge on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Kevin McCullar added 10 points for the Red Raiders (12-5, 4-4 Big 12), who scored the final 12 points of the game against an LSU team that had scored the final 18 in defeating Texas A&M on Tuesday.

Javonte Smart tied his career high with 29 points to lead the Tigers (11-5, 6-3 SEC). Cameron Thomas had 25 points and Darius Days added 11 before leaving the game in the second half with an apparent ankle injury.

Smart gave LSU a 66-60 lead with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Shannon made a free throw and Kyler Edwards followed with a 3-pointer to get Texas Tech within 66-64 with 3:11 left.

Thomas made a 3-pointer and Shareef O'Neal added a tip-in to give LSU a 71-64 lead with 1:14 left.

McClung made a 3-pointer, LSU's Josh LeBlanc Sr. missed the front end of a one-and-one and McClung hit another 3-pointer to get the Red Raiders within 71-70 with 32 seconds left.

Shannon made a steal and layup to give Texas Tech the lead with 20 seconds left and he added four free throws.

LSU led by a point at halftime and claimed a 40-34 advantage on Trendon Watford's jumper early in the second half.

Jamarius Burton converted a three-point play and Edwards and Shannon each made a 3-pointer as Texas Tech grabbed a 45-42 lead.

The Tigers scored the next six points before Shannon made consecutive baskets to give the Red Raiders a 49-48 lead.

The lead changed hands four times before Thomas' three-point play tied the score at 56 with 8:47 remaining.

The score was tied again at 58 and 60.

LSU led by eight points in the first half before McClung scored six points during a 14-7 run by the Red Raiders that cut the Tigers lead to 33-32 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Texas Tech   Louisiana State
Terrence Shannon Jr. 23 Scoring Javonte Smart 29
Kyler Edwards 3 Assists Eric Gaines 2
Marcus Santos-Silva 12 Rebounds Darius Days 9
Terrence Shannon Jr. 9 Free Throws Made Cameron Thomas 10
Mac McClung 2 Steals Javonte Smart 3
Micah Peavy 1 Blocks Cameron Thomas 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Tech 76 41.9 7-23 17-21 10 39 2 4 13
Louisiana State 71 43.1 9-23 12-18 8 28 3 10 12