Jaylon Tyson and De’Vion Harmon each scored 18 points, and Texas Tech held off Georgetown for a 79-65 victory on Wednesday night in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
LUBBOCK, Texas — Georgetown trailed by 22 points before Primo Spears scored nine during a 24-3 run to get the Hoyas within 62-61 with 5:46 to play. But Pop Isaacs hit a jumper, Daniel Batcho added a dunk and Texas Tech scored the next nine points and closed on a 17-4 run.
Batcho finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds for Texas Tech , which shot 51% from the floor. Kevin Obanor added 11 points and Isaacs had 10. Brandon Murray and Bryson Mozone scored 18 points apiece to lead Georgetown , which had been outscored by a combined 60 points in the second half over its last five games but shot 54% for one more point than the Red Raiders after the break.The Red Raiders are 4-0 at home and will host Nicholls on Dec. 7 followed by Eastern Washington on Dec. 13. Georgetown returns home to face South Carolina on Saturday.
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