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LeJuan Watts scores 36 points as No. 19 Texas Tech extends nonconference home win streak to 45

AP
Dec 16, 2025

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) LeJuan Watts scored 36 points on 12-of-13 shooting, JT Toppin scored 23 and No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders extended its nonconference home winning streak to 45 games with a 101-90 win over Northern Colorado Bears on Tuesday night.

Texas Tech (8-3) never trailed after leading by as many as 14 points, but needed a spurt by Watts in the second half to go ahead for good.

Northern Colorado (9-2) tied the game twice on baskets by Brock Wisne a minute apart in the second half. Wisne, who finished with 29 points, made it 70-all on a fast-break layup with 13:03 left, and after Toppin's jumper, Wisne made a tying jumper that capped a 19-5 run by the Bears.

The Red Raiders then responded with a 13-4 run in just over three minutes. Christian Anderson hit two foul shots before Watts made two free throws, two jumpers and a 3-pointer. A dunk by Toppin ended the go-ahead spurt.

Anderson had 14 points and six assists. Jaylen Petty also had 14 points, and Donovan Atwell. 10.

Zach Bloch had 17 points and eight assists for the Bears, and Vincent Delano scored 16 points.

Texas Tech hasn't dropped a nonconference home game since an overtime loss to No. 15 Kentucky in January 2020. Third-year Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland is 22-0 at home in nonconference home games.

Northern Colorado hosts Denver on Saturday.

Texas Tech plays No. 3 Duke at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

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1st Half
NCO
Bears
51
TXTCH
Red Raiders
56

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ring Nyeri vs. JT Toppin (LeJuan Watts gains possession)
19:45		Brock Wisne shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
19:45	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:45	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:32		Zach Bloch turnover (bad pass) (Christian Anderson steals)
19:17	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot	0-4
19:03	+2	Zach Bloch makes two point layup (Brock Wisne assists)	2-4
18:48	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	2-7
18:33		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
18:31		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
18:07	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	2-9
17:49	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup (Brock Wisne assists)	4-9
17:30		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
17:28		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point hook shot	6-9
16:41	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	6-11
16:28	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point jump shot	8-11
16:28		Donovan Atwell shooting foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
16:28		Vincent Delano misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:28		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
16:14	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	8-13
16:02		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
16:00		Egan Shields offensive rebound
15:53	+2	Egan Shields makes two point layup	10-13
15:46	+2	Luke Bamgboye makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	10-15
15:46		Egan Shields shooting foul (Luke Bamgboye draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46		Luke Bamgboye misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:42		Bears defensive rebound
15:28		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
15:26		Ring Nyeri offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Ariik Mawien makes two point jump shot	12-15
14:46	+2	Luke Bamgboye makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	12-17
14:39		Luke Bamgboye shooting foul (Egan Shields draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Egan Shields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-17
14:39		Egan Shields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:39		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
14:23	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	13-19
13:59	+3	Ariik Mawien makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	16-19
13:40	+3	JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	16-22
13:21		Ring Nyeri misses three point jump shot
13:19		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
13:09		Brock Wisne misses three point jump shot
13:07		Jaylen Petty defensive rebound
12:57	+3	Jaylen Petty makes three point jump shot	16-25
12:40		Ring Nyeri misses three point jump shot
12:39		Egan Shields offensive rebound
12:39		JT Toppin shooting foul (Egan Shields draws the foul)
12:39		Egan Shields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39	+1	Egan Shields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
12:19		JT Toppin misses two point layup
12:17		Vincent Delano defensive rebound
12:04		Tyeree Bryan blocks Ibu Yamazaki's two point jump shot
12:02		Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
11:54		Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
11:52		Vincent Delano defensive rebound
11:45	+3	Brock Wisne makes three point jump shot (Vincent Delano assists)	20-25
11:28	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot	20-28
11:09	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	22-28
11:09		TV timeout
10:40		Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
10:38		Bears defensive rebound
10:11		Ibu Yamazaki misses two point layup
10:09		Ibu Yamazaki offensive rebound
10:02		Ibu Yamazaki turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Petty steals)
10:02		Vincent Delano shooting foul (Jaylen Petty draws the foul)
10:02	+1	Jaylen Petty makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-29
10:02	+1	Jaylen Petty makes regular free throw 2 of 3	22-30
10:02	+1	Jaylen Petty makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-31
9:37	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point hook shot	24-31
9:23	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	24-33
9:23		Brock Wisne shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
9:23		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:23		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
9:10		Ring Nyeri offensive foul
9:10		Ring Nyeri turnover (offensive foul)
8:53		Jaylen Petty misses three point jump shot
8:51		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
8:50		JT Toppin personal foul
8:27	+2	Ariik Mawien makes two point jump shot	26-33
8:06	+3	Jaylen Petty makes three point jump shot	26-36
7:58		Luke Bamgboye personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:47		Ariik Mawien misses two point jump shot
7:45		Luke Bamgboye defensive rebound
7:22		Ibu Yamazaki shooting foul (Jaylen Petty draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Jaylen Petty makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-37
7:22	+1	Jaylen Petty makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
7:08		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
7:06		Egan Shields offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Egan Shields makes two point dunk	28-38
6:41		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
6:39		Luke Bamgboye offensive rebound
6:32		Ibu Yamazaki personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
6:32	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
6:32	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
6:22		Vincent Delano turnover (bad pass) (LeJuan Watts steals)
6:22		Ring Nyeri personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
6:22	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-41
6:22	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-42
6:11		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
6:09		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
6:01	+3	Ring Nyeri makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	31-42
5:48	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	31-45
5:30		Brock Wisne misses three point jump shot
5:28		Ariik Mawien offensive rebound
5:23	+3	Vincent Delano makes three point jump shot (Brock Wisne assists)	34-45
5:23		Bears 30 second timeout
5:11	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot	34-47
4:55	+3	Hunter Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	37-47
4:42		Ariik Mawien shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
4:42		LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:42	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
4:27		Ariik Mawien misses three point jump shot
4:25		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
4:19		Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Zach Bloch steals)
4:12	+2	Zach Bloch makes two point layup	39-48
4:00		Zach Bloch personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-49
4:00	+1	Donovan Atwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-50
3:47	+3	Vincent Delano makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	42-50
3:31	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	42-52
3:18	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point jump shot (Vincent Delano assists)	44-52
3:00	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot	44-54
2:46	+2	Ring Nyeri makes two point layup (Zach Bloch assists)	46-54
2:26	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	46-56
2:11	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup	48-56
1:41		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
1:39		Hunter Caldwell defensive rebound
1:26		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
1:24		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:03		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:01		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
0:34	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot	51-56
0:29		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:20		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass)
0:07		Zach Bloch turnover (bad pass) (Tyeree Bryan steals)
0:01		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Red Raiders offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCO
Bears
39
TXTCH
Red Raiders
45

Time		Play	Score
19:45		JT Toppin blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
19:43		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
19:30	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot	51-59
19:20		JT Toppin blocks Vincent Delano's two point layup
19:18		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
19:12		Zach Bloch personal foul
19:06	+3	JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)	51-62
18:45		Ring Nyeri misses three point jump shot
18:43		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
18:20	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	51-64
18:04	+2	Ring Nyeri makes two point jump shot	53-64
17:49	+3	Donovan Atwell makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)	53-67
17:27	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point jump shot	55-67
17:02		Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
17:00		Bears defensive rebound
16:53		Donovan Atwell personal foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
16:41		Vincent Delano turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Atwell steals)
16:35		Jaylen Petty misses three point jump shot
16:33		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
16:24		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
16:22		Brock Wisne defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup (Zach Bloch assists)	57-67
16:02		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:00		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
15:53	+3	Brock Wisne makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	60-67
15:23	+2	JT Toppin makes two point dunk (LeJuan Watts assists)	60-69
15:11	+3	Ibu Yamazaki makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	63-69
14:46		Ibu Yamazaki shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:46	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
14:46		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:46		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Ring Nyeri makes two point dunk (Brock Wisne assists)	65-70
14:09		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
14:07		Hunter Caldwell defensive rebound
13:47		Brock Wisne misses two point jump shot
13:45		Donovan Atwell defensive rebound
13:45		Ring Nyeri personal foul (Donovan Atwell draws the foul)
13:36		JT Toppin misses two point hook shot
13:34		Ariik Mawien defensive rebound
13:26	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Brock Wisne assists)	68-70
13:13		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
13:11		Ariik Mawien defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup (Vincent Delano assists)	70-70
13:02		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
13:02		TV timeout
12:46		Jaylen Petty misses two point layup
12:44		JT Toppin offensive rebound
12:41	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	70-72
12:16		JT Toppin blocks Hunter Caldwell's two point layup
12:14		Zach Bloch offensive rebound
12:02	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point jump shot	72-72
11:37		Ariik Mawien shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-73
11:37	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-74
11:28		Ariik Mawien turnover (lost ball)
11:10		Vincent Delano shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
11:10	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
11:10	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
10:51		Zach Bloch turnover (lost ball)
10:18	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot	72-78
10:08	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	74-78
9:47	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (JT Toppin assists)	74-80
9:38	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup	76-80
9:22	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	76-83
9:05		Donovan Atwell personal foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
9:04		LeJuan Watts personal foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
9:02		JT Toppin blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
9:00		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
8:58		JT Toppin blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
8:56		Bears offensive rebound
8:50		Zach Bloch misses two point jump shot
8:48		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
8:33	+2	JT Toppin makes two point dunk (LeJuan Watts assists)	76-85
8:09	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point hook shot	78-85
7:51		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:49		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
7:32		Ibu Yamazaki misses three point jump shot
7:30		JT Toppin defensive rebound
7:19		JT Toppin misses two point layup
7:17		JT Toppin offensive rebound
7:09	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	78-87
6:58	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Ring Nyeri assists)	81-87
6:58		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Zach Bloch draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Zach Bloch makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-87
6:46	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	82-89
6:29		Bears 30 second timeout
6:20	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Ring Nyeri assists)	85-89
5:48		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
5:46		Ibu Yamazaki defensive rebound
5:35		Brock Wisne misses three point jump shot
5:33		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
5:30		Ibu Yamazaki personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
5:14		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
5:12		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
5:12		JT Toppin personal foul (Ring Nyeri draws the foul)
5:01		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
4:59		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
4:56	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	87-89
4:39	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot	87-91
4:39		Ring Nyeri shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
4:39		LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:39		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
4:18		Zach Bloch misses two point jump shot
4:16		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
4:02		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
4:00		Red Raiders offensive rebound
4:00		LeJuan Watts turnover (offensive goaltending)
3:50		Brock Wisne turnover (out of bounds)
3:50		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point layup	87-93
3:11		JT Toppin shooting foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-93
3:11		Brock Wisne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:11		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Jaylen Petty makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	88-96
2:23		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
2:21		Red Raiders defensive rebound
2:00		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
1:58		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
1:45		Ariik Mawien turnover (bad pass) (Christian Anderson steals)
1:26		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
1:24		Ariik Mawien defensive rebound
1:17		Brock Wisne misses three point jump shot
1:15		Jaylen Petty defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot	88-99
0:44		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
0:42		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point layup	88-101
0:07	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	90-101
0:00		End of period

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Brock Wisne makes two point layup