Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Louisiana State Tigers Match Player Stats On Jan 30, 2021

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points, Mac McClung added 22 and No. 10 Texas Tech overcame a seven-point deficit in the final minute to defeat LSU 76-71 in the SEC/Big 12 Basketball Challenge on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Kevin McCullar added 10 points for the Red Raiders (12-5, 4-4 Big 12), who scored the final 12 points of the game against an LSU team that had scored the final 18 in defeating Texas A&M on Tuesday.

Javonte Smart tied his career high with 29 points to lead the Tigers (11-5, 6-3 SEC). Cameron Thomas had 25 points and Darius Days added 11 before leaving the game in the second half with an apparent ankle injury.

Smart gave LSU a 66-60 lead with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Shannon made a free throw and Kyler Edwards followed with a 3-pointer to get Texas Tech within 66-64 with 3:11 left.

Thomas made a 3-pointer and Shareef O'Neal added a tip-in to give LSU a 71-64 lead with 1:14 left.

McClung made a 3-pointer, LSU's Josh LeBlanc Sr. missed the front end of a one-and-one and McClung hit another 3-pointer to get the Red Raiders within 71-70 with 32 seconds left.

Shannon made a steal and layup to give Texas Tech the lead with 20 seconds left and he added four free throws.

LSU led by a point at halftime and claimed a 40-34 advantage on Trendon Watford's jumper early in the second half.

Jamarius Burton converted a three-point play and Edwards and Shannon each made a 3-pointer as Texas Tech grabbed a 45-42 lead.

The Tigers scored the next six points before Shannon made consecutive baskets to give the Red Raiders a 49-48 lead.

The lead changed hands four times before Thomas' three-point play tied the score at 56 with 8:47 remaining.

The score was tied again at 58 and 60.

LSU led by eight points in the first half before McClung scored six points during a 14-7 run by the Red Raiders that cut the Tigers lead to 33-32 at halftime.

--Field Level Media