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Texas Tech routs Iowa State 72-41 in Big 12 quarterfinals

Texas Tech routs Iowa State 72-41 in Big 12 quarterfinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Texas Tech coach Mark Adams walked through the handshake line after a 72-41 blowout of Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, then pulled aside Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger to whisper a couple of kind words.

”I told T.J. we probably couldn’t have played better than we did tonight,” Adams said Thursday night.

On both ends of the floor.

Terrence Shannon Jr. led the way on offense, while Kevin McCullar returned from an injury to contribute 11 points and Adonis Arms and Kevin Obanor scored 10 apiece. And on defense, the No. 14 Red Raiders forced the sloppy Cyclones into committing 20 turnovers and a 5-for-25 night from beyond the 3-point arc.

Not surprisingly, the Red Raiders led 39-20 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way into a showdown with No. 7 seed Oklahoma on Friday night. The Sooners upset third-ranked Baylor 72-67 earlier in the night.

”We just watched Oklahoma beat Baylor and I feel like that fueled us more,” Shannon said,…

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