JT Toppin helps No. 15 Texas Tech outlast Wake Forest in the Bahamas, 84-83
AP
Nov 20, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) JT Toppin scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders hold off Wake Forest Demon Deacons 84-83 on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship.
Toppin, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, had nine rebounds and four assists for the Red Raiders (4-1). Christian Anderson added 16 points and eight assists for Texas Tech, while Tyeree Bryan scored 13 and Jaylen Petty had 11.
Juke Harris powered Wake Forest (3-2) with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Myles Colvin chipped in 19 points.
The Red Raiders opened the game by making their first three 3-point attempts. Wake Forest buckled down on defense, though, holding Texas Tech to 2 of 18 from deep for the rest of the first half. After a 10-0 run, capped off by a two-handed slam from Marqus Marion, the Demon Deacons trailed by a single point at intermission.
Mekhi Mason then sank a 3-pointer to open the second half, giving Wake its first lead of the game and starting a 13-5 run.
Texas Tech charged back and tied the game with 2:08 to play on a 3-pointer from Petty. Anderson then sank a mid-range jumper, and the Red Raiders connected on 6 of 8 free throws in the final 90 seconds to seal it.
Wake Forest entered the game ranking ninth nationally in 3-point defense, allowing its opponents to make just 23.1% of their attempts from behind the arc. But Texas Tech overcame the Demon Deacons' prowess on the perimeter, knocking down 12 of 35 3-pointers (34.3%). It's the fourth time in five games the Red Raiders have sank at least a dozen shots from behind the arc.
The Demon Deacons have not beaten an AP Top 25-ranked opponent away from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 2015.
Staying in the Bahamas, Texas Tech will face No. 1 Purdue on Friday night, after Wake Forest takes on Memphis in the consolation game.
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1st Half
WAKE
Demon Deacons
34
TXTCH
Red Raiders
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Red Raiders gains possession)
19:53
Tre'Von Spillers personal foul
19:50
JT Toppin turnover (traveling)
19:39
+3
Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)
3-0
19:18
+3
Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)
3-3
19:07
Nate Calmese misses two point layup
19:05
JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:59
+3
Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)
3-6
18:39
Omaha Biliew misses two point layup
18:37
LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
18:30
+3
Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)
3-9
18:28
Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
18:28
TV timeout
18:15
Juke Harris misses two point layup
18:13
Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
18:07
JT Toppin misses two point layup
18:05
Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
17:54
Omaha Biliew misses three point jump shot
17:52
Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
17:40
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:38
JT Toppin offensive rebound
17:38
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
3-11
17:38
Juke Harris shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
17:38
JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:38
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
17:26
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:24
Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
16:55
Omaha Biliew turnover (bad pass) (Christian Anderson steals)
16:48
Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
16:46
JT Toppin offensive rebound
16:42
+2
JT Toppin makes two point hook shot
3-13
16:33
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point layup
16:31
JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:24
Tre'Von Spillers blocks JT Toppin's three point jump shot
16:22
Tyeree Bryan offensive rebound
16:18
Tyeree Bryan misses two point layup
16:16
Nate Calmese defensive rebound
16:14
Tre'Von Spillers misses two point dunk
16:12
Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
16:12
LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass)
15:51
Myles Colvin misses two point jump shot
15:49
Marqus Marion offensive rebound
15:48
+2
Marqus Marion makes two point layup
5-13
15:28
TV timeout
15:20
LeJuan Watts turnover (traveling)
15:08
+2
Cooper Schwieger makes two point dunk
7-13
14:50
Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
14:48
Juke Harris defensive rebound
14:38
Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
14:36
JT Toppin defensive rebound
14:16
Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
14:14
Demon Deacons defensive rebound
13:59
Tyeree Bryan blocks Juke Harris's two point layup
13:57
Jaylen Petty defensive rebound
13:47
Jaylen Petty misses three point jump shot
13:45
Myles Colvin defensive rebound
13:38
Marqus Marion turnover (bad pass) (Tyeree Bryan steals)
13:35
Marqus Marion blocks Tyeree Bryan's two point layup
13:33
Nate Calmese defensive rebound
13:33
Luke Bamgboye personal foul
13:26
Jaylen Petty personal foul
13:19
Juke Harris misses three point jump shot
13:17
Myles Colvin offensive rebound
13:00
Luke Bamgboye blocks Marqus Marion's two point layup
12:58
Christian Anderson defensive rebound
12:52
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)
7-15
12:44
Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Myles Colvin draws the foul)
12:44
Myles Colvin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:44
+1
Myles Colvin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-15
12:17
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)
8-17
12:07
Marqus Marion misses three point jump shot
12:05
LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
11:54
+2
JT Toppin makes two point hook shot (Christian Anderson assists)