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Texas Tech basketball: Red Raiders blow out Cyclones in Ames

By Matthew Conner

AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 22: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders high fives Andrei Savrasov #12 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half of the play agai8nst the Iowa State Cyclones 2at Hilton Coliseum on February 22, 2020 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 22: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders high fives Andrei Savrasov #12 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half of the play agai8nst the Iowa State Cyclones 2at Hilton Coliseum on February 22, 2020 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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Saturday in Ames, the Texas Tech basketball team handed Iowa state a resounding 87-57 beating in Ames to move to 18-9 on the year.

For the majority of the Big 12’s existence, Ames, Iowa has been one of the toughest places in the league for opposing teams to play.  But on Saturday, the Texas Tech basketball team had no problem in picking up what was just the program’s fifth all-time road win against Iowa State.

In the 87-57 win, Jahmius Ramsey had a team-high 25 points while Kyler Edwards added 19 as Tech played its best road game of the season.  In fact, after Terrence Shannon Jr. gave Tech a 15-14 lead with 12:33 left before halftime, the Red Raiders would never trail again.

After building a first-half advantage that eventually grew to 22 points, Tech took a 51-35 lead into the locker room and never let the Cyclones mount a charge in the second half on their way to the team’s second-straight win in Ames.

Moving to 18-9 on the year and 9-5 in Big 12 play, Chris Beard’s team now holds a two-game lead for third place in the Big 12 standings over West Virginia.  The Mountaineers fell to TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday 67-60 in overtime.

Perhaps the greatest moment of drama for Texas Tech came when junior guard Davide Moretti left the game momentarily with his left arm hanging limp at his side after being run into while handling the ball.  On the day, Moretti was 3-6 overall and just 1-4 from 3-point range with nine points but the most important aspect of his game was the fact that he was able to return not long after receiving attention for his dinged shoulder.

As a team, Tech shot 57.1% thanks to a relentless commitment to driving the ball to the rim.  Tech attempted only 16 shots from 3-point range (making six) as it was what happened in the paint that told the story of this game.

In fact, only six of Ramsey’s points and six of Edwards’ came via the 3-pointer as two players known for their outside shooting set the tone by attacking off the dribble all night long.  In all, Tech held a 46-22 lead in points in the paint over a Cyclone team that dropped to just 11-16 overall and 4-10 in conference play.

It was a rare occurrence in the Big 12, a 30-point win by a road team, and it helped erase the memory of last weekend’s 73-70 loss in Stillwater.  Here are the biggest takeaways from Tech’s dominant win over the Cyclones.

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