To say that No. 11 Texas Tech’s game plan revolves around JT Toppin is a huge understatement.The Red Raiders (2-1) will likely lean on the 6-foot-9 junior forward again Friday night when Milwaukee (2-2) visits Lubbock, Texas.Toppin tallied 35 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, three assists and three blocks in the Red Raiders’ 81-77 loss at No. 14 Illinois on Tuesday. After missing the opener with an injury, he is averaging 33.0 points and 12.5 boards.Even with all his offensive highlights, Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland is more impressed with Toppin’s defense.”Everyone is going to talk about his 35 points, but he had a defensive stretch that I thought was exceptional,” said McCasland. “That is where he has made big strides. We will keep getting better.”Illinois led by 13 at halftime and Toppin feels responsible for it. He had 11 points and five rebounds in the first half but also had four turnovers.”I didn’t come out the right way like I should have,” he said. “I was not being a leader in the first half, and you can’t do that against a team like that. We are going to play better. We just need to get out there.”Toppin isn’t the only Red Raider who is fueling the offense. Texas Tech is averaging 91.0 points per game with 18.7 assists and 16.3 offensive rebounds.Christian Anderson is averaging 20.0 points, 9.7 assists and 3.0 steals per game. LeJuan Watts, who also missed the opener, is averaging 16.0 points and had 21 points against the Fighting Illini on 8-of-10 shooting. Donovan Atwell is scoring 14.7 points per game and leads the team with 13 three-pointers.The Panthers are coming off a 101-70 loss at Indiana on Wednesday night.