The defensive energy under no circumstances wavers for No. 25 Texas Tech, that means the Purple Raiders can frustrate and beat groups even when they’re lacking their leading two scorers.

Bryson Williams scored 22 details, Clarence Nadolny had a occupation-substantial 17 and the brief-handed Crimson Raiders upended sixth-rated Kansas 75-67 on Saturday.

“It is always fantastic to beat a prime 10 crew, particularly on your dwelling flooring,” Williams explained. “It’s very excellent for our group.”

Texas Tech (11-3, 1-1 Huge 12) never ever trailed in the second 50 percent. Ochai Agbaji’s 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining minimize the Kansas deficit to four points, but Williams created two no cost thows and the Jayhawks did not score once again.

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Texas Tech’s Daniel Batcho (4) dunks the ball for the duration of the to start with 50 % of an NCAA faculty basketball recreation towards Kansas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas. 
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“I imagined we have been very poor correct from the soar. I do not assume we performed as aggressive as they did for 40 minutes, even although we had some excellent belongings,” Kansas coach Invoice Self stated. “We obviously didn’t have them prepared to go versus a group that genuinely, genuinely experimented with difficult.”

Agbaji finished with 24 points that bundled 6 3-pointers for Kansas (12-2, 1-1), which experienced its eight-video game profitable streak snapped. Jalen Wilson added 20 details.

A few times soon after playing with only seven gamers in a 51-47 decline at No. 11 Iowa State, the Red Raiders received just one a lot more participant back again. But they even now were being with no major scorers Terrence Shannon (14.3 ppg) and Kevin McCullar (13.5 ppg). Shannon skipped his fifth game in a row because of lingering back again spasms and McCullar received harm in apply before this 7 days.

Wilson scored the initial 7 factors of the match for the Jayhawks and their last six in advance of halftime, however the latter arrived above a span of extra than 7 minutes.

“We just truly weren’t turned up,” Agbaji explained. “Just not definitely becoming the aggressor. They were additional the aggressor with their offense and form of dictated what we ended up carrying out defensively. We ended up sort of just playing a action guiding.”

A layup by Wilson with 7:16 remaining in the first fifty percent gave Kansas its very last lead at…