National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 70, Texas A&M CC 55
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 2, 2011
Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Officials: # Don Daily, # Warren Evans, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 6431

David Tairu scored 18 points, leading Texas Tech to a 70-55 victory over Texas A&M Corpus-Christi on Sunday.

Mike Singletary had 17 points for Texas Tech (7-7), which won its first game without suspended point guard Jon Roberson. The Red Raiders led 33-18 at halftime and extended the lead to as many as 27 points in the second half.

One of the worst defensive teams in the country, the Red Raiders held the Islanders (5-9) to 36 percent from the floor (18 of 49) and 25 percent from beyond the 3-point line (4 of 16).

Justin Reynolds scored 20 points for Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, which has lost seven straight on the road.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M CC   Texas Tech
Justin Reynolds 20 Scoring David Tairu 18
Jaamon Echols 3 Assists Mike Singletary 6
Demond Watt 11 Rebounds Jaye Crockett 7
Terence Jones 6 Free Throws Made Mike Singletary 5
Justin Reynolds 3 Steals Brad Reese 2
Terence Jones 1 Blocks Jaye Crockett 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M CC 55 34.6 4-17 15-22 5 26 3 6
Texas Tech 70 50.0 5-12 9-13 16 34 8 6