Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Duke Blue Devils

FINAL

Dec 20, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
TTU	36	46	82
DUKE	46	35	81

Game Recap

No. 19 Texas Tech rallies from 17 down in 2nd half to stun No. 3 Duke 82-81 at MSG. Christian Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, including the tiebreaking free throw with 3.4 seconds left, and No. 19 Texas Tech .

Player Stats

TEXAS TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15JT Toppin	33	8-13	0-1	3-7	10	0	0	0	2	4	19
3LeJuan Watts	27	10-17	0-4	0-0	6	3	3	0	2	5	20
1Tyeree Bryan	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Donovan Atwell	40	1-3	1-3	2-2	4	1	1	0	0	3	5
4Christian Anderson	40	9-14	5-9	4-6	3	5	3	0	5	1	27
8Nolan Groves	13	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
6Leon Horner	13	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	5	6
11Jaylen Petty	31	2-7	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	5

TOTAL	-	32-5855.2%	7-2231.8%	11-1764.7%	30	9	7	0	10	24	82

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Cameron Boozer	36	7-11	0-2	9-14	8	7	2	1	4	1	23
21Patrick Ngongba II	21	1-1	0-0	2-5	4	4	1	0	1	3	4
14Nikolas Khamenia	18	3-8	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8
3Isaiah Evans	30	1-4	0-2	2-3	5	1	0	0	2	0	4
1Caleb Foster	27	3-7	2-4	0-2	3	1	0	0	0	4	8
6Maliq Brown	23	3-4	0-0	1-1	5	0	5	1	1	0	7
7Dame Sarr	10	3-7	3-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	9
2Cayden Boozer	19	5-8	2-5	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	13
8Darren Harris	16	1-2	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	27-5251.9%	10-2737.0%	17-2958.6%	28	15	8	2	10	16	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTTUDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Texas Tech.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Duke.
(19:42) JT Toppin bad pass turnover.
(19:42) Cameron Boozer Steal.
(19:29) Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover.
(19:29) LeJuan Watts Steal.
+2 (19:23) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
20
(18:59) Nikolas Khamenia misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:54) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:50) LeJuan Watts makes driving layup.
40
(18:23) Nikolas Khamenia bad pass turnover.
(18:23) LeJuan Watts Steal.
+3 (18:18) Christian Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeJuan Watts assists).
70
(17:58) Caleb Foster misses layup.
(17:56) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) LeJuan Watts makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
90
+3 (17:34) Nikolas Khamenia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
93
(17:17) LeJuan Watts misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:17) Cameron Boozer Block.
(17:14) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Nikolas Khamenia makes driving layup (Cameron Boozer assists).
95
(16:46) Christian Anderson bad pass turnover.
(16:32) Isaiah Evans misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:28) Jaylen Petty Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
+2 (16:06) JT Toppin makes 11-foot hook shot.
115
(15:44) Caleb Foster misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) JT Toppin Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Jaylen Petty misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(15:23) JT Toppin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) JT Toppin makes 1-foot tip in layup.
135
(15:09) Isaiah Evans bad pass turnover.
(15:09) Christian Anderson Steal.
(14:50) LeJuan Watts misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:47) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on JT Toppin.
+1 (14:37) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
136
+1 (14:37) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
137
(14:17) Jaylen Petty misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:15) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Foul on Jaylen Petty.
+3 (14:05) Dame Sarr makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cayden Boozer assists).
1310
(13:37) Donovan Atwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Foul on Christian Anderson.
(13:29) Cayden Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:29) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:29) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
1311
(13:13) Christian Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(12:56) Dame Sarr misses driving layup.
(12:54) JT Toppin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:34) LeJuan Watts makes 6-foot hook shot.
1511
(12:16) Dame Sarr misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:14) Jaylen Petty Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Jaylen Petty bad pass turnover.
(12:09) Maliq Brown Steal.
(12:03) Cameron Boozer misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:00) Maliq Brown Offensive Rebound.
(11:58) Cayden Boozer misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) LeJuan Watts Defensive Rebound.
(11:48) Foul on Dame Sarr.
+1 (11:48) JT Toppin makes free throw 1 of 2.
1611
(11:48) JT Toppin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:47) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Foul on LeJuan Watts.
+3 (11:19) Caleb Foster makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1614
+2 (10:54) JT Toppin makes layup (Christian Anderson assists).
1814
+2 (10:28) Patrick Ngongba II makes layup.
1816
(10:18) JT Toppin misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(10:15) Donovan Atwell Offensive Rebound.
(10:02) LeJuan Watts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:59) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:39) Darren Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
1819
(9:33) Texas Tech Timeout.
+2 (9:18) JT Toppin makes layup.
2019
(9:00) Nikolas Khamenia misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) Jaylen Petty Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Caleb Foster.
(8:28) Christian Anderson misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:26) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Cameron Boozer makes layup.
2021
(7:53) LeJuan Watts bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Patrick Ngongba II Steal.
(7:53) Foul on JT Toppin.
(7:46) Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.
(7:46) Patrick Ngongba II turnover.
(7:46) JT Toppin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:46) Texas Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:46) JT Toppin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2121
(7:36) Foul on Darren Harris.
(7:31) Christian Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:28) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:17) Dame Sarr makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
2124
(7:12) Technical Foul on Dame Sarr.
+1 (7:12) Donovan Atwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2224
+1 (7:12) Donovan Atwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2324
(6:59) LeJuan Watts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:56) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Foul on Jaylen Petty.
(6:52) Caleb Foster misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:52) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:52) Caleb Foster misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:51) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:51) Foul on Donovan Atwell.
+1 (6:51) Patrick Ngongba II makes free throw 2 of 2.
2326
+1 (6:51) Patrick Ngongba II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2325
(6:31) JT Toppin misses layup.
(6:29) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup.
2328
(6:09) JT Toppin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:06) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Cameron Boozer misses driving layup.
(5:57) JT Toppin Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) LeJuan Watts misses layup.
(5:49) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:32) Dame Sarr makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
2331
+2 (5:08) Leon Horner makes 12-foot floating jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists).
2531
+3 (4:49) Cayden Boozer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
2534
+2 (4:24) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
2734
(4:04) Foul on Donovan Atwell.
(4:04) Patrick Ngongba II misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:03) JT Toppin Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Dame Sarr.
+1 (3:52) Christian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2834
(3:52) Christian Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:50) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on JT Toppin.
+1 (3:40) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2835
+1 (3:40) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2836
+2 (3:26) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
3036
(3:14) Cameron Boozer misses layup.
(3:13) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:13) Cameron Boozer makes layup.
3038
(3:13) Foul on Leon Horner.
(3:13) Cameron Boozer misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:13) Leon Horner Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
+1 (3:13) Leon Horner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3138
+1 (3:13) Leon Horner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3238
(3:02) Foul on Leon Horner.
+1 (3:02) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
3239
+1 (3:02) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
3240
(2:38) Christian Anderson bad pass turnover.
(2:38) Maliq Brown Steal.
+2 (2:31) Maliq Brown makes layup (Cameron Boozer assists).
3242
(2:03) LeJuan Watts misses 9-foot jumper.
(2:01) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Isaiah Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:44) Leon Horner Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Christian Anderson bad pass turnover.
(1:32) Maliq Brown Steal.
(1:25) Foul on LeJuan Watts.
+1 (1:25) Darren Harris makes free throw 1 of 2.
3243
+1 (1:25) Darren Harris makes free throw 2 of 2.
3244
+2 (1:03) LeJuan Watts makes layup.
3444
(0:50) Foul on Cameron Boozer.
(0:50) Cameron Boozer turnover.
+2 (0:27) Leon Horner makes layup (Donovan Atwell assists).
3644
+2 (0:05) Cayden Boozer makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists).
3646

2nd half

Team Stats

TTU

DUKE

82Points81

32-58(55.2%)Field Goal(%)27-52(51.9%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)17-29(58.6%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)29(6)

9Assists15

7Steals8

0Blocks2

11Turnovers11

24(0)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

9Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 8:10 PM

Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC

attendance: 19,812 (212.7%)

tv: ESPN

spread: DUKE -9.5

over/under: 152.5