Texas Tech basketball won its 25th straight home game after defeating Georgetown 79-65.
The game featured plenty of drama. The Red Raiders nearly blew a 23-point lead before closing the Hoyas out. The win improved Tech to 5-2 on the year while Georgetown dropped to 4-4.
First Half
The Red Raiders got the fans engaged early when guard Pop Isaacs connected with forward Daniel Batcho on a dazzling alley-oop that gave Tech its first points of the game. The highlight play propelled Tech to an early 11-6 lead.
Later in the half, Georgetown guard Wayne Bristol Jr. hit a three that gave the Hoyas a 13-11 lead. Tech answered back moments later when Daniel Batcho hit a three of his own to regain the lead for the Red Raiders.
Tied at 20 with under eight minutes to play in the first half, the Red Raiders went on a 16-3 run highlighted by a reverse poster dunk from forward Kevin Obanor. The burst of offense gave Tech a 36-23 lead.
Tech would go into the halftime locker room with a 41-26 lead.
Second Half
To open the second half, the Red Raiders continued their offensive dominance. Guards De’Vion Harmon and Jaylon Tyson hit back-to-back threes to extend Tech’s lead to 19.
Later in the half, a Daniel Batcho block led to another Tyson three. Shortly after, De’Vion Harmon finished off the glass to give Tech a commanding 54-33 lead.
As the second half wound down, the Hoyas gained some momentum. Georgetown went on a dominant 18-0 run to cut Tech’s lead to a single point.
Tech struck back with back-to-back baskets from Pop Isaacs and Daniel Batcho. Kevin Obanor continued the run by hitting four straight free throws. The quick 8-0 run gave Tech a 70-61 lead.
Up nine with under two minutes to play, the Red Raiders ran some clock, sank some free throws and cemented a 79-65 victory.
Final Takeaways
The Red Raiders are an extremely young team that is still ironing out some kinks. Throughout the game, Tech showed its potential in flashes but still showed plenty of room to improve.
Young players like Jaylon Tyson and Daniel Batcho have become the most consistent Red Raiders through the first seven games, and it looks like they will be leaned on even more as Big 12 play approaches.
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