News release from Texas Tech Athletics

NASSAU, Bahamas – No. 1 Purdue turned a close game early into a Baha Mar Championship Final blowout with a 23-3 run to end the first half and never let up in an 86-56 win over No. 15 Texas Tech on Friday at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts and Entertainment Center. The Red Raiders (4-2) were outrebounded by a 43-25 margin and shot just 33.3 percent from the field in the game.

“That was about a bad of a beating as we’ve taken ever,” Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. “Give Purdue all the credit. They were so efficient in their scoring. I thought we had settled in enough early to get some composure in the 20s with a five-point game and then the floodgates opened in every way. They were getting rhythm shots and offensive rebounding. We got beat on th

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