LUBBOCK, Texas (Interstat) — Texas Tech used a dominant second half to pull away from BYU for an 84-71 men’s basketball victory Saturday at United Spirit Arena. The Red Raiders outscored the Cougars 52-40 after halftime.

JT Toppin scored 27 points to lead Texas Tech, while Christian Anderson added 22 points and seven assists. LeJuan Watts contributed 20 points for the Red Raiders, who shot 11 for 29 from 3-point range and 19 for 23 from the free-throw line.

Robert Wright scored 28 points for BYU, and Richie Saunders had 18. The Cougars shot just 5 for 22 from beyond the arc. Texas Tech improved to 14-4 overall, while BYU fell to 15-2.

A crowd of 15,098 attended the Big 12 Conference game.