RECAP: No. 2 Duke 69, No. 12/11 Red Raiders 58
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NEW YORK – No. 12/11-ranked Texas Tech led by two with six minutes remaining but would see No. 2 Duke finish the game on a 16-3 run and take a 69-58 win over the Red Raiders on Thursday at a Madison Square Garden sellout.
Jarrett Culver led the Red Raiders (10-1) with 25 points and also had four assists and six rebounds, while Norense Odiase had seven rebounds and seven points. Texas Tech led as many as seven in the second half and had a 55-53 lead on a layup by Matt Mooneybefore Duke went on its first run of 7-0 to take a 60-55 lead and then a 9-1 run to end the game.
"This says a lot about our team," Culver said. "We have a lot of fight and heart on our team, a lot of great players that want to be coached. We see what we can be. We're not there yet, but we're going to learn from [tonight] and try to reach our potential."
"I think that the best thing about tonight was that we have a locker room full of guys who were disappointed," Texas Tech coach Chris Beard added. "We expected to win the game. It's not arrogance, just a belief. We were right there. We get two wide-open 3s and two layups around the six or seven minute mark left in the game. I thought if we could've gotten those, the momentum would've swung a little bit. But, this is what Duke does. They just know how to win. We have a lot of respect for their program."
Culver, who finished with 25 points a game after recording a career-high 30 last Saturday, has now scored 20 or more points in five games and in double-figures in all 11. He was 9-for-21 for his game-high against the Blue Devils including hitting four 3-pointers. Culver drained his fourth 3 of the game and followed it with a dunk to give Texas Tech a 53-49 lead with 7:27 remaining and then had three free throws in the middle of the Blue Devil run.
"He's one of the best guys in college basketball," Beard said. "The secret is out. Jarrett Culver is a great player. And, what makes him really special is the kind of person he is, his character. He's the real deal. The guy is like an old school student of the game. He's in the film room more than anybody I've ever coached. He always wants to get better. He's that fine balance between confident and killer, but he's also the nicest guy in the world. He's going to kill you in one-on-one at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday then he's going to help you go to church at 11:15. He's special."
Texas Tech led 29-28 at halftime after trailing 8-0 to start the game where it stormed back on a Culver dunk, Mooney 3-pointer, Culver 3-pointer and an Odiase putback to take a 12-10 lead eight minutes into the half. The Red Raiders lead by as many as seven points in the half when Culver made a jumper to give them a 21-14 lead and then again on a Culver 3-pointer for a 24-17 lead. Duke would tie the game on a Williamson dunk with 4:34 remaining before Culver made another layup and Owens hit a free throw.
Mooney finished the game with seven points, five rebounds and two steals, while Tariq Owens and Kyler Edwards had six points each. Edwards was 3-for-6 shooting on the night to lead the bench for the Red Raiders who would finish the game shooting 44.0 percent but with a season-high 24 turnovers.
"We just had a lot of uncharacteristic, unforced turnovers," Beard said. "So that's the stuff we have to clean up. We knew it was not going to be a perfect game and we allowed ourselves ten to fifteen turnovers including blocked shots to be in the game. I think our formula turned out to be right. We turned it over two dozen times—never had a team do that. But, give Duke credit."
Zion Williamson led the Blue Devils with 17 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double, while RJ Barrett had 16 points and six assists. Williamson would foul out of the game, but also got to the free-throw line throughout the game where he went 9-for-10. Tre Jones added 13 points and Cam Reddish had six assists. The Blue Devils did not make a 3-pointer in the first half but would go 4-for-7 from beyond the arc in the second half including two from Jack White who finished with eight points.
Culver led the Red Raiders with 14 points and four rebounds in the first half after shooting 6-for-9 from the field with two 3-pointers. Mooney had five in the opening half, while Edwards and Owens had four rebounds each. Texas Tech was shooting 44 percent in the first half after making 11 of its first 25 shots, including knocking down two 3-pointers.
Duke, which was held to 0-for-10 shooting on 3-pointers, trailed at halftime for only the second time this season and was limited to a first-half low by the Red Raider defense. The Blue Devils were 12-for-35 from the field with four dunks. Williamson led the Blue Devils with 11 points and six rebounds, while Jones and Barrett had six points each. The Red Raiders, who led despite having 18 first-half turnovers, owned the halftime lead for the ninth time in 11 games.
UP NEXT: Texas Tech will return home after its game against Duke to host UTRGV on Friday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena before opening Big 12 play against West Virginia on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Red Raiders will go into the matchup against UTRGV with a 7-0 home record and on a 45-game non-conference home winning streak.
Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard
On tonight's game:
"Congratulations to Duke. In a lot of ways they have the kind of program we're trying to build in Lubbock. This is just our third year. I was really proud of our guys tonight. I thought we competed—we just have to play better. Also I'd like to recognize our crowd. We brought the 806 to New York City and got "Raider Power" going at Madison Square Garden. We have some of the best fans in college basketball. I want to recognize all the people who came out and supported us. This game is kind of eerie—familiar like the Villanova game from last year. We were right there. We get two wide-open threes and two layups around the six or seven minute mark left in the game. I thought if we could've gotten those, the momentum would've swung a little bit. But, this is what Duke does. They just know how to win. We have a lot of respect for their program."
On team's turnovers:
"I thought we were composed. We call it stonefaced. It's our terminology. I didn't think there was any panic. We just had a lot of uncharacteristic, unforced turnovers. So that's the stuff we have to clean up. We knew it was not going to be a perfect game and we allowed ourselves ten to fifteen turnovers including blocked shots to be in the game. I think our formula turned out to be right. We turned it over two dozen times—never had a team do that. But, give Duke credit."
On Guard Jarrett Culver:
"He's one of the best guys in college basketball…The secret is out. Jarrett Culver is a great player. And, what makes him really special is the kind of person he is, his character. He's the real deal. The guy is like an old school student of the game. He's in the film room more than anybody I've ever coached. He always wants to get better. He's that fine balance between confident and killer, but he's also the nicest guy in the world. He's going to kill you in one-on-one at 10:30am on Sunday then he's going to help you go to church at 11:15. He's special."
On Duke:
"A really good defensive team. I think because they have the hall-of-fame coach and great players, everybody talks about the talent, the offense. It's tough defense. They make it very difficult for you to run your offense and it kind of turns into a dribble-drive type of game."
Jarrett Culver
On takeaways from tonight's game:
"It was a great experience. We played a great team out there in Duke. We're going to learn from it. we have to turn the ball over a little bit less, just take care of it and stick together through adversity. So, I feel like we're going to get better from this game after the loss."
On thoughts on the where the team is:
"This says a lot about our team. We have a lot of fight and heart on our team, lot of great players that want to be coached. I just feel like we have a lot of fight on our team. We see what we can be. We're not there yet, but we're going to learn from [tonight] and try to reach our potential."
On playing in Madison Square Garden:
I played here last year and it was a great experience. Big games like this—we all see it as an opportunity and that's what we took it as.
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NEW YORK – No. 12/11-ranked Texas Tech led by two with six minutes remaining but would see No. 2 Duke finish the game on a 16-3 run and take a 69-58 win over the Red Raiders on Thursday at a Madison Square Garden sellout.
Jarrett Culver led the Red Raiders (10-1) with 25 points and also had four assists and six rebounds, while Norense Odiase had seven rebounds and seven points. Texas Tech led as many as seven in the second half and had a 55-53 lead on a layup by Matt Mooneybefore Duke went on its first run of 7-0 to take a 60-55 lead and then a 9-1 run to end the game.
"This says a lot about our team," Culver said. "We have a lot of fight and heart on our team, a lot of great players that want to be coached. We see what we can be. We're not there yet, but we're going to learn from [tonight] and try to reach our potential."
"I think that the best thing about tonight was that we have a locker room full of guys who were disappointed," Texas Tech coach Chris Beard added. "We expected to win the game. It's not arrogance, just a belief. We were right there. We get two wide-open 3s and two layups around the six or seven minute mark left in the game. I thought if we could've gotten those, the momentum would've swung a little bit. But, this is what Duke does. They just know how to win. We have a lot of respect for their program."
Culver, who finished with 25 points a game after recording a career-high 30 last Saturday, has now scored 20 or more points in five games and in double-figures in all 11. He was 9-for-21 for his game-high against the Blue Devils including hitting four 3-pointers. Culver drained his fourth 3 of the game and followed it with a dunk to give Texas Tech a 53-49 lead with 7:27 remaining and then had three free throws in the middle of the Blue Devil run.
"He's one of the best guys in college basketball," Beard said. "The secret is out. Jarrett Culver is a great player. And, what makes him really special is the kind of person he is, his character. He's the real deal. The guy is like an old school student of the game. He's in the film room more than anybody I've ever coached. He always wants to get better. He's that fine balance between confident and killer, but he's also the nicest guy in the world. He's going to kill you in one-on-one at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday then he's going to help you go to church at 11:15. He's special."
Texas Tech led 29-28 at halftime after trailing 8-0 to start the game where it stormed back on a Culver dunk, Mooney 3-pointer, Culver 3-pointer and an Odiase putback to take a 12-10 lead eight minutes into the half. The Red Raiders lead by as many as seven points in the half when Culver made a jumper to give them a 21-14 lead and then again on a Culver 3-pointer for a 24-17 lead. Duke would tie the game on a Williamson dunk with 4:34 remaining before Culver made another layup and Owens hit a free throw.
Mooney finished the game with seven points, five rebounds and two steals, while Tariq Owens and Kyler Edwards had six points each. Edwards was 3-for-6 shooting on the night to lead the bench for the Red Raiders who would finish the game shooting 44.0 percent but with a season-high 24 turnovers.
"We just had a lot of uncharacteristic, unforced turnovers," Beard said. "So that's the stuff we have to clean up. We knew it was not going to be a perfect game and we allowed ourselves ten to fifteen turnovers including blocked shots to be in the game. I think our formula turned out to be right. We turned it over two dozen times—never had a team do that. But, give Duke credit."
Zion Williamson led the Blue Devils with 17 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double, while RJ Barrett had 16 points and six assists. Williamson would foul out of the game, but also got to the free-throw line throughout the game where he went 9-for-10. Tre Jones added 13 points and Cam Reddish had six assists. The Blue Devils did not make a 3-pointer in the first half but would go 4-for-7 from beyond the arc in the second half including two from Jack White who finished with eight points.
Culver led the Red Raiders with 14 points and four rebounds in the first half after shooting 6-for-9 from the field with two 3-pointers. Mooney had five in the opening half, while Edwards and Owens had four rebounds each. Texas Tech was shooting 44 percent in the first half after making 11 of its first 25 shots, including knocking down two 3-pointers.
Duke, which was held to 0-for-10 shooting on 3-pointers, trailed at halftime for only the second time this season and was limited to a first-half low by the Red Raider defense. The Blue Devils were 12-for-35 from the field with four dunks. Williamson led the Blue Devils with 11 points and six rebounds, while Jones and Barrett had six points each. The Red Raiders, who led despite having 18 first-half turnovers, owned the halftime lead for the ninth time in 11 games.
UP NEXT: Texas Tech will return home after its game against Duke to host UTRGV on Friday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. in the United Supermarkets Arena before opening Big 12 play against West Virginia on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Red Raiders will go into the matchup against UTRGV with a 7-0 home record and on a 45-game non-conference home winning streak.
Texas Tech Head Coach Chris Beard
On tonight's game:
"Congratulations to Duke. In a lot of ways they have the kind of program we're trying to build in Lubbock. This is just our third year. I was really proud of our guys tonight. I thought we competed—we just have to play better. Also I'd like to recognize our crowd. We brought the 806 to New York City and got "Raider Power" going at Madison Square Garden. We have some of the best fans in college basketball. I want to recognize all the people who came out and supported us. This game is kind of eerie—familiar like the Villanova game from last year. We were right there. We get two wide-open threes and two layups around the six or seven minute mark left in the game. I thought if we could've gotten those, the momentum would've swung a little bit. But, this is what Duke does. They just know how to win. We have a lot of respect for their program."
On team's turnovers:
"I thought we were composed. We call it stonefaced. It's our terminology. I didn't think there was any panic. We just had a lot of uncharacteristic, unforced turnovers. So that's the stuff we have to clean up. We knew it was not going to be a perfect game and we allowed ourselves ten to fifteen turnovers including blocked shots to be in the game. I think our formula turned out to be right. We turned it over two dozen times—never had a team do that. But, give Duke credit."
On Guard Jarrett Culver:
"He's one of the best guys in college basketball…The secret is out. Jarrett Culver is a great player. And, what makes him really special is the kind of person he is, his character. He's the real deal. The guy is like an old school student of the game. He's in the film room more than anybody I've ever coached. He always wants to get better. He's that fine balance between confident and killer, but he's also the nicest guy in the world. He's going to kill you in one-on-one at 10:30am on Sunday then he's going to help you go to church at 11:15. He's special."
On Duke:
"A really good defensive team. I think because they have the hall-of-fame coach and great players, everybody talks about the talent, the offense. It's tough defense. They make it very difficult for you to run your offense and it kind of turns into a dribble-drive type of game."
Jarrett Culver
On takeaways from tonight's game:
"It was a great experience. We played a great team out there in Duke. We're going to learn from it. we have to turn the ball over a little bit less, just take care of it and stick together through adversity. So, I feel like we're going to get better from this game after the loss."
On thoughts on the where the team is:
"This says a lot about our team. We have a lot of fight and heart on our team, lot of great players that want to be coached. I just feel like we have a lot of fight on our team. We see what we can be. We're not there yet, but we're going to learn from [tonight] and try to reach our potential."
On playing in Madison Square Garden:
I played here last year and it was a great experience. Big games like this—we all see it as an opportunity and that's what we took it as.
