Clevin Hannah scored 24 points, J.T. Durley added a career-high 20 and Wichita State upset No. 16 Texas Tech 85-83 on Saturday night, giving the Red Raiders their first loss of the season.
Garrett Stutz added 13 points off the bench for the Shockers (10-1), who finished 28 of 35 (80 percent) from the foul line and out-rebounded Tech 40-35.
Texas Tech trailed 35-21 at halftime, but John Roberson scored five points during a 10-4 run to open the second half and the Red Raiders (9-1) slowly whittled into the lead. D'Walyn Roberts brook loose for a layup and converted the three-point play with 8:24 left, making it 53-53.
The Red Raiders took their first lead in more than 20 minutes on David Tairu's jumper, and they pushed the lead to 61-57 on Roberson's 3-pointer and a free throw by Mike Singletary.
Durley missed a foul shot at the other end and Wichita State grabbed the rebound. Stutz went to the line moments later and made the first of two shots, and another offensive rebound led to Hannah's tying 3-pointer
One possession later, Hannah buried a baseline 3-pointer, Stutz followed with two more free throws 22 seconds later, and Wichita State suddenly led 66-61.
The Red Raiders cut the lead to one possession twice in the final 30 seconds, but Graham Hatch and Hannah answered with free throws. Tairu's turnaround 3 with a second remaining made it 85-83, but the Shockers threw the inbound pass to the far end of the court to seal the win.
Roberson scored 24 points before fouling out for Texas Tech. Nick Okorie added 16 points, Singletary finished with 13 and Tairu had 11.
A grudge-match pace was established early, and neither team made a field goal in the first 4 minutes. Wichita State could not find much offense outside of Durley for most of the first half, and he scored nine of the Shockers' first 11 points.
The real trouble for both teams in the first half was turnovers _ each had 11. Singletary had six of those, including two during a 12-1 run that pushed Wichita State's lead to 21-14 with 5:16 left in the half.
Texas Tech closed within 21-18 on Tairu's stickback, but the Shockers closed the half with a 14-3 run that included 3-pointers from Durley and Hannah. On its final possession of the half, Hatch airballed a 3-pointer that went to Durley for an easy layup, giving him 14 points.
