Toppin won the opening tip for the Red Raiders and scored his first layup 16 seconds into the game. He quickly blocked a shot, grabbed a rebound and powered through for another layup. Even as Sam Houston ran a few impressive offensive sets to keep the game close for a half, Toppin's gravity wore the Bearkats down.

America forward JT Toppin scored 31 points and had 14 rebounds in his season debut to lead five players scoring in double figures for No. 10 Texas Tech as the Red Raiders beat Sam Houston 98-77.

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Cisneros led the team with 18 kills, tying her season high set against San Diego during the third week of the season. It was one shy of her career high. She did it while hitting .289, her highest hitting percentage in Big 12 play this season. She added a block and an ace for 19.5 points.

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Patrick Mahomes proved one of college football's best players during his three-year stint at Texas Tech. That wasn't reflected in the Red Raiders' record, though.