When one team is 9-3 in the Big 12, and the other is 3-9, and the team that's 9-3 is at home, and that team that's 3-9 is missing its best freshman, there's no real reason to expect an instant classic.

Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin posted a stat line not seen in 30 years in the Red Raiders’ win over Arizona State. The home clash between head coach Grant McCasland’s team and the Sun Devils was much more complicated than expected.

Grant McCasland doesn't want anything to be easy for the 12th-ranked Texas Tech basketball team, and Arizona State granted that wish on Wednesday.

JT Toppin scored a career-high 41 points and secured a steal with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime as No. 12 Texas Tech escaped with a wild 111-106 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in Lubbock,

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - JT Toppin scored a monstrous double-double to lead No. 12 Texas Tech (19-5, 10-3 Big 12) over a resilient Arizona State, 111-106. It took not just one, but two overtime periods for the Red Raiders to take control at home in Lubbock.

JT Toppin scored a career-high 41 points and secured a steal with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime as No. 12 Texas Tech escaped with a wild 111-106 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in Lubbock,