Texas Tech’s Devaugntah Williams scores over Iowa State’s Matt Thomas during an NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech noticed that Iowa State players weren’t making it around Red Raiders’ screens, so they started putting up 3-pointers.
The Red Raiders hit 11 from behind the arc to earn their first Big 12 win, 78-73, on Saturday.
“We didn’t plan on shooting it,” Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith said. “Shoot them when you’re open, and we were open because of the way they were defendng us.”
Devaugntah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Toddrick Gotcher added 17 to lead Texas Tech.
Fans swarmed the court after the victory.