Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points and Josiah Moseley added 12 points and nine rebounds as No. 19 Texas Tech beat Bethune-Cookman 76-58 on Thursday at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. The Red Raiders are now 2-0. According to the school's announcement of the win, Tech has won 48 straight non-conference home games, including 25 under head coach Grant McCasland.
McCasland said the team's defensive effort to start the game was strong. "We didn't play well over the course of 40 minutes though," he said. Cruz Davis added 15 points and seven rebounds for Tech. The Red Raiders led 37-24 at halftime.
Tech will host No. 3 Illinois at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the same arena. The Fighting Illini are 2-0 and reached the Final Four last season.