National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas Tech 74, Mississippi St. 72
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, November 20, 2015
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Lee Cassell, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance: 2001

Devaugntah Williams scored 15 points and Keenan Evans had 13 to lead Texas Tech to a 74-72 victory over Mississippi State on Friday in the consolation bracket of the Puerto Rico Tipoff in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mississippi State (1-3) missed an opportunity to send the game to overtime in the final seconds. Freshman Malik Newman couldn't get a shot to fall on a drive to the basket and teammate Gavin Ware missed a rebound attempt in traffic under the basket before Texas Tech's Zach Smith claimed the final rebound.

Newman led Mississippi State with 17 points but was just 2-of-9 from behind the 3-point arc.

Texas Tech (2-1) led 41-32 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Texas Tech
Malik Newman 17 Scoring Devaugntah Williams 15
Malik Newman 4 Assists Toddrick Gotcher 3
Gavin Ware 9 Rebounds Norense Odiase 10
Malik Newman 3 Free Throws Made Aaron Ross 5
I.J. Ready 2 Steals Devaugntah Williams 3
Craig Sword 3 Blocks Zach Smith 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 72 44.3 8-27 10-14 11 35 7 3 14
Texas Tech 74 43.3 4-18 18-23 10 31 3 7 10