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Asked Andrej Stojaković if he saw any self-doubt amongst the #Illini during a rough first half in Lubbock: "(We were) just playing scared ... I may have seemed calm, but I got to do a better job as a leader, and so does Tomi, about keeping the guys level headed." Full reply ⤵️

I asked #Illini HC Brad Underwood about the lack of competitive physicality on the glass vs Texas Tech: "We're getting shoved, we're not hitting anybody. ...We have balls hit our hands, we don't snag 'em. ...We can't be reliant on Mirk when he comes back." Full response ⤵️

#Illini HC Brad Underwood: "Hat's off to Tech, they were great. ...I thought that their guards controlled the first half. I thought that we melted when we got a little bit of pressure and a little bit of adversity."

A court storm in Lubbock puts the finishing touches on an upset win for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. FINAL: No. 3 #Illinois 78, No. 16 Texas Tech 84

Quentin Coleman nails a three to cut the #Illini deficit to 4 with 33.5 seconds left to play. Texas Tech will have the ball after this timeout.

Very deep 3-pointer from Quentin Coleman ends the #Illini scoring drought and quiets the crowd here at United Supermarkets Arena. #Illinois trails by 5 with 1:58 remaining. Texas Tech has the ball out of this timeout.

#Illinois giving up a 3-pointer at this point in the game because they allow Texas Tech to grab 3 offensive rebounds in a row is just unacceptable.

With 7:12 to go, #Illinois trails Texas Tech by 5 (65-60). #Illini have the ball coming out of this timeout.

Stefan Vaaks just missed 2 of his 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempts. Brutal, but the story of the #Illini tonight. #Illinois has shot just 5-11 from the free throw line, leaving a lot of easy points on the board.

Tomislav Ivisic gets a tough and-one layup to fall. Fired up in front of the #Illini bench. He knocks down the free throw to cut the Texas Tech lead to 4.

Quentin Coleman drills a three to bring the #Illini within 7 with 10:30 to go.

Tomislav Ivisic looks scared to grip the ball too hard. He just fumbled it again, giving him his third turnover of the night.

HALFTIME: #Illinois 29, Texas Tech 49 Just an ugly, sloppy half of basketball for the #Illini. 11 turnovers turned into 15 points for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech is also owning the boards, winning the first-half rebounding battle 23-15, including 10-5 on the offensive glass.

Tomislav Ivisic loses the ball, adding another turnover to #Illinois total. They have 9 already. The TO allowed Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn to score in transition, and the former #Illini was extremely fired up.

Shot selection has not looked great for the #Illini today. A lot of ill-advised quick or deep threes.

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn throws down a dunk, and Brad Underwood is not happy with the defensive effort (or lack thereof) to stop him. #Illini trail the Red Raiders 24-32 with 6:08 left in the first half.

Texas Tech student section chanting "he's a p***y" at Quentin Coleman after he goes down hard on the floor and walks to the bench limping badly.

With 12:13 to go in the first half, Texas Tech leads #Illinois 15-14. The Red Raiders have made just 1 of their last 7 shots.

#Illini Tomislav Ivisic gets posterized on the first play of the game in Lubbock