Gibbs-Lawhorn scores 25 and No. 19 Texas Tech wins 48th nonconference home game in a row
Texas Tech guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (4) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Bethune-Cookman, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. Credit: AP/Chase Seabolt
LUBBOCK, Texas — Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points and No. 19 Texas Tech finally pulled away from Bethune-Cookman for a 76-58 victory on Thursday night to extend its nonconference home winning streak to 48 games.
Bethune-Cookman (0-2), coached by two-time NBA All-Star Reggie Theus, trailed by as many as 17 points before halftime. The Wildcats twice got within six points midway through the second half before the Red Raiders had a 12-1 run and maintained a double-digit lead the final 8 minutes.
Cruz Davis added 15 points for Texas Tech (2-0). Josiah Moseley had 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Red Raiders have won 102 of their last 103 nonconference home games since December 2013, the lone loss 76-74 in overtime to No. 15 Kentucky on Jan. 25, 2020. They are 25-0 in nonconference home games under fourth-year coach Grant McCasland.
Connor Teasley had 11 points for Bethune-Cookman. Vuk Boskovic and Jaylen Jones scored 10 each.
Bethune-Cookman was within 48-42 on a 3-pointer by Boskovic with 11:58 left before Damarion Dennis made a 3 for Tech. After Boskovic hit from long range again to make it 53-47 with 9:20 left, Tech went on its 12-1 run.
There were 51 combined fouls and 63 free throws — 32 for Bethune-Cookman and 31 for Tech. Both teams made 19 free throws.
Texas Tech guard Cruz Davis, right, drives to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Bethune-Cookman, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. Credit: AP/Chase Seabolt
Texas Tech, still without All-America post player JT Toppin while rehabbing from a torn ACL in his right knee last February, missed seven of its first eight shots in the game. But its only deficit was 2-1 before Davis made a 3-pointer.
Up next
Bethune-Cookman: At Grand Canyon Saturday night.
Texas Tech: Hosts No. 3 Illinois Tuesday night.
