Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday, as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over visiting Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.

Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four assists and three steals, while Donovan Atwell added 19 points and Christian Anderson chipped in 18 points and seven assists for the Red Raiders (2-0).

Tyeree Bryan scored 12 points and reserve LeJuan Watts had 11 in the win.

Justin Begg led Sam Houston (1-1) with 17 points, while Kashie Natt totaled 16 points and 11 rebounds. Veljko Ilic scored 13 for the Bearkats, who led by four with less than seven minutes left in the first half.

Trailing by 10 at halftime, the Bearkats cut their defici

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