LUBBOCK, Texas – The Long Island University men's basketball team led No. 12 Texas Tech at halftime, 42-41, but couldn't sustain the momentum, falling to the Red Raiders, 96-66 in United Supermarkets Arena Sunday afternoon. With the win, Texas Tech improves its home non-conference win streak to 51 straight games, and their season record to 5-0.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
LIU came to play in Lubbock, and jumped out to an early lead. Senior Julian Batts hit a three-pointer just over a minute into the game, and 18 seconds later, senior Jashaun Agosto hit a long jumper to make it 5-0 Sharks. LIU continued to lead from there. Texas Tech wouldn't take the lead until nearly seven minutes into the game, and that didn't last long. After Tech went up, 12-11 at 13:23, senior Raiquan Clark hit a three at 13:07 to put LIU back up, 14-12. The two teams battled from there, as neither squad would lead by more than five points in the first half.
 
The Red Raiders built up a four-point lead late in the half, but Texas native Ashtyn Bradley would hit a three pointer with 51 seconds left in the stanza that cut the gap to 40-39. The Sharks had the last possession of the half, and after a missed shot, junior Ty Flowers got a big offensive rebound and kicked it out to Agosto, who was waiting at the top of the arc. Agosto drained the three as the buzzer sounded, and LIU took a 42-41 lead into the half time break.
 
The second half got off to a sloppy start, as the officials called four fouls in the first 60 seconds of play. After that, Texas Tech started to settle into a groove. The Raiders would outscore the Sharks 11-2 over the next two minutes, widening the lead to 52-44 with 16 minutes left to go. Though the Sharks would keep it close for the next four minutes, including a three-pointer by sophomore Jermaine Jackson Jr. that made it 62-54 with 11 minutes to play, eventually Texas Tech pulled away. The Red Raiders would eventually beat LIU, 96-66.
 
SHARK BITES

• Senior Raiquan Clark led LIU with 18 points, along with four rebounds. Senior Jashaun Agosto had 13 points, while sophomores Jermaine Jackson Jr. and Virshon Cotton both his season-highs with 10 points each.
• Freshman guard Jahmi'us Ramsey led the Red Raiders with 27 points.

 
UP NEXT
The Sharks continue play in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational this week. LIU will take on North Florida on Thanksgiving Day, and play in the second round, Friday, November 29 against an opponent to be determined.