Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Duke Blue Devils Match Player Stats On Dec 20, 2018

Zion Williamson scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds before fouling out, and his teammates rescued him in No. 2 Duke's 69-58 victory against No. 12 Texas Tech in a Thursday night showdown at Madison Square Garden in New York.

RJ Barrett pumped in 16 points and Tre Jones had 13 points as the Blue Devils (11-1) won their sixth game in a row.

Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver poured in 25 points for the Red Raiders (10-1), who went more than six minutes to close the game without a field goal.

It had been the best start to a season for the Red Raiders since the 1929-30 team went 12-0.

Texas Tech committed 24 turnovers while Duke was charged with 19 giveaways. The Blue Devils shot 3 for 20 on 3-point attempts, including Barrett's 0-for-7 line.

Duke missed its first 14 shots from 3-point range before Jack White's corner trey tied the score at 45-45.

Shortly after, Williamson picked up his fourth foul at the 10:32 mark. He sat out about four minutes, then fouled out with 3:51 to play on an offensive charge.

Before Williamson's exit, the Blue Devils gained a 47-46 edge on Barrett's basket in the lane, the first time Duke led since the score was 10-7.

After Duke went up by three, Kyle Edwards sank a layup and Culver hit a 3-pointer and a dunk as the Red Raiders regained momentum.

The Blue Devils then went up for good on White's 3-pointer at the 6:07 mark. White ended up with eight points off the bench.

Duke failed on three consecutive possessions to expand a 65-58 lead, but the Red Raiders didn't convert on the other end.

Texas Tech entered the game with the nation's leading defense, allowing 51.2 points per game.

Culver finished 9 for 21 from the field, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range.

Texas Tech led 29-28 at halftime.

Duke opened an 8-0 lead during a stretch when Texas Tech committed three turnovers, but the Red Raiders got it together for a 12-2 run to take the lead.

In Duke's previous game two nights earlier at home against Princeton, the Blue Devils trailed 8-0.

Duke is 35-18 all-time in Madison Square Garden.

Texas Tech was unable to repeat last January's conquering of a No. 2 team when it won a home game against West Virginia.

--Field Level Media