Texas Tech 56, Iowa State 51: Josh Gray scored six key points down the stretch as the host Red Raiders held off the Cyclones to snap a four-game losing streak.

Texas Tech (9-8, 2-4 Big 12) had a 50-47 lead with 2:32 to play on Gray's jumper, but Will Clyburn cut the lead to one with a pair of free throws with 1:44 to go. Gray's free throws at the 1:26 mark pushed the lead back to three, but Clyburn again responded, scoring a layup with 1:13 to go to bring Iowa State (13-5, 3-2) back to within one.

Gray again came through, upping the lead to three with a jumper with 36 seconds to play. Clyburn missed a 3-point attempt and Jordan Tolbert clinched the game with a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left. Gray finished with 16 points, while Tolbert had 13 and eight rebounds.

Neither team shot well from 3-point range, with Iowa State hitting 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) and Texas Tech 3-of-13 (23.1 percent).

GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State came into the contest ranking 12th in the country with 16.9 assists per game but managed only nine. … Texas Tech cracked the 50-point plateau for just the second time in five games. … It doesn't get much easier for Iowa State, which heads home to take on a Kansas State squad - also coming off a loss - Saturday. Texas Tech next travels to face in-state rival Texas on Saturday.