Forward RJ Barrett scored 10 of his 16 points in the last 14 minutes Thursday, leading the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 69-58 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders
Duke was down 42-34 with 14:22 remaining when Tech freshman guard Kyler Evans hit a layup off a feed from Jarrett Culver.
From there, the Blue Devils picked up the defensive intensity, started to flow in offensive transition and handed the Red Raiders from the Big 12 conference their first loss of the season.
As the Blue Devils gained momentum, a 3-pointer out of the corner from Cam Reddish served to deflate the Red Raiders further.
It lifted Duke into a 63-57 lead with 3:26 remaining.
Records
Texas Tech 10-1
Duke 10-1
Individuals
Texas Tech — Jarrett Culver, 25 points 6 rebounds, 4 assists. Culver also had 6 of his team’s 24 turnovers.
Duke — Zion Williamson, 17 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out. RJ Barrett, 16 points. Tre Jones, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals.
.@jarrettc08 with another 3-pointer and now has 12 points. He has scored in double-figures in all 11 games and has #TexasTech leading 24-17 (1H, 7:29). #4To1 pic.twitter.com/LYtMFPZzPq
— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) December 21, 2018
Trailing 8-0 early, the 12th-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders rallied into a 29-28 halftime lead on No. 2 Duke at Madison Square Garden.
Tech looked out of sorts in the early going with turnovers leading to Duke transition points.
But the Red Raiders settled down under sophomore guard Jarrett Culver, taking a 21-14 lead on the heels of a 21-6 run.