Christian Anderson had 23 points and five assists on Wednesday afternoon, helping No. 20 Texas Tech post an 82-50 victory over visiting New Orleans in Lubbock.JT Toppin totaled 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Red Raiders (5-2), who bounced back from their 30-point loss to No. 1 Purdue. Luke Bamgboye and Donovan Atwell scored 13 points apiece for Texas Tech, which outrebounded New Orleans 47-30 and forced 17 turnovers. Reserve LeJuan Watts had 12 points and eight rebounds in the loss.Jakevion Buckley led New Orleans (2-5) with 16 points, followed by Mathok Majok’s nine and Coleton Benson’s six. The Privateers dropped their fourth straight game, shooting 2-for-15 (13.3%) on 3-pointers.After Texas Tech held a 41-34 halftime lead, Toppin scored the Red Raiders’ first six points of the second half, before the margin ballooned to 16 with 16 minutes left.Texas Tech grabbed its first 20-point lead on Anderson’s 3-pointer with 10:13 remaining.Buckley answered with a layup, but Toppin’s first triple was part of a 12-0 Red Raiders’ burst, as the lead grew to 73-43 at the 4:45 mark.Majok’s three-point play with 3:28 left snapped a 6:24 scoreless stretch for the Privateers.
