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| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehill | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| Texas Tech | 43 | 45 | 88 |
November 14, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas โ DaKari Spear went for 22 points, Amari Barrett and Jamichael Stillwell recorded double-doubles, six players scored in double figures and No. 16 Texas Tech ran away with an 88-37 victory over Stonehill College on Saturday to extend a 50-game non-conference home winning streak at United Supermarkets Arena. The 51-point victory is the 15th time in program history the Red Raiders (4-0) have won by 50 or more points and came by limiting the Skyhawks (1-3) to only 24.1% shooting and into 18 turnovers.
"I told our team before the game in the locker room that our defensive intensity for 40 minutes needed to be what we hang our hat on today," said Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland who is now 27-0 in non-conference home games leading the program. "We've had some great starts, but we haven't finished games very well in the second half defensively. That's a positive for us."
Tech led by 22 at halftime and turned it up even more offensively and defensively in the second half โ limiting the Skyhawks to only 16 second-half points and finishing with a 59-24 rebounding advantage. Along with Spear, the Red Raiders got 13 points from Damarion Dennis and Stillwell while Cruz Davis scored in double figures for the fourth straight game to start the season with 12 points and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn finished with 11 points.
Spear, a freshman from The Colony, led all scorers with his 22 points after going 6-for-9 from the field, including making 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. In only his fourth collegiate game, Spear put up his 22 points after having 11 points combined through his first three games of his freshman season. Of his 22 points, 18 came in the second half where he was 4-for-5 on 3-pointers.
"He had a great attack in transition and in the paint," McCasland said of Spear. "I thought he stayed aggressive and has a great touch. This is who we know he can become. Defensively, his gap help and length is special. As good as everyone thinks he is offensively, I thought this was also his best defensive effort by far."
Barrett recorded his first career double-double after going for 13 points and 10 rebounds. A freshman from Oklahoma City, Barrett scored two points in the opener against Jackson State but did not play against Bethune-Cookman or in the win over No. 3 Illinois. He came off the bench in the fourth game of the season though, playing 27 minutes and providing a team-high five offensive rebounds. ย
"Amari was an inspiration today," McCasland said. "He's been that way since the moment he got on campus. We recruited him because he's a winner. He spends as much time in the gym as anyone on our team and he practices as hard as anyone on our team. He's done all the little things every day. He gave us a huge lift today."
Stillwell recorded his second straight double-double after grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds to go along with his season-high 13 points. He was coming off an 11-point, 13-rebound performance in the win over Illinois and finished the game shooting 6-for-8 from the field and with three offensive rebounds. His inside presence led the Red Raiders who finished the game with a 44-12 scoring advantage in the paint. Along with his 12 points, Davis led the Red Raiders with six assists and also had six rebounds and two steals. Dennis added three steals, two assists and five rebounds.
Texas Tech took a 43-21 lead into halftime after trailing seven minutes into the game before going on an 18-0 run to establish command. Barrett and Dennis led Tech with 11 points each while Stillwell went into halftime with six points and four rebounds. Tech had a 25-12 rebounding advantage and had outscored the Skyhawks by a 26-4 margin in the paint. Dennis added four rebounds and two assists in the first half while Davis had five points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Moseley, making his first start of the season, had four points and two rebounds. Tech was down 13-10 before it's 18-0 run that included a 3-pointer from Dennis for a nine-point lead and a Barrett 3-pointer for a 39-17 lead. The Red Raiders limited Stonehill to only 29.2% shooting in the first half and had forced 12 turnovers while only having six.
The 37 points allowed are the fewest allowed by Tech in the McCasland era and matches holding Incarnate Word to only 37 points in the 2018-19 season. Tech's largest margin of victory ever is 72 with a 107-35 win over Nicholls State in 2002. The 37 points allowed on Saturday matches the 11th biggest margin of victory.
The 50-game non-conference home winning streak is the second longest in program history and is currently third nationally behind only Auburn (69) and Baylor (53). Tech has not lost a non-conference home game since falling to No. 15 Kentucky in overtime on January 25, 2020. The Red Raiders are 104-1 in their last 105 non-conference home games going into next week where they play only one game to close out a five-game home stand to begin the season.
UP NEXT: Wednesday, November 18: LSU New Orleans at Tech
Tech plays its fifth straight home game to start the season by hosting LSU New Orleans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the USA. The matchup will be the fourth all-time meeting with the Red Raiders owning a 2-1 all-time record in the series, including earning an 82-50 win last November in Lubbock. The Privateers went on to finish their season with a 15-18 overall record and were 12-10 in Southland Conference action. New Orleans is led by head coach Stacy Hollowell who is in his second season with the program. The conclusion of the five-game home stand leads into the trip to Las Vegas for the Players Era where the Red Raiders will open against No. 10 Louisville on November 24.
TOUGHEST TEAM WINS
"Our saying 'Toughest Team Wins' means a lot to us. We're going to win because we are competitive in everything we do. We believe in each other and are going to give our hearts to each other. In the toughest of times, I always believe we are going to win." -- Grant McCasland
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