It was Toppin’s 11th double-double this season, his 30th in 49 games over two seasons at Tech since transferring from New Mexico, and his 42nd overall. The 6-foot-9 junior forward also had seven assists and five blocked shots while hitting a career-high three 3-pointers.
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Donovan Atwell added 12 points and four 3-pointers for the Red Raiders (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), who shot 51.4% overall from the field (36 of 70) while improving to 9-0 at home this season. Anderson made six of his 13 3-pointers.
Keanu Dawes and Don McHenry each scored 18 points, and Terrence Brown 17 for Utah (8-9, 0-4). The Utes have lost 11 straight road games.
Toppin scored 11 straight points for the Red Raiders in a four-minute span midway through the first half as they took the lead to stay.
After Utah responded with 3-pointers following Toppin’s first two baskets of that stretch, his jumper with 10:19 left put Tech up 21-20. He made a 3-pointer on the next possession after a Utes turnover.
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Later in the half, Toppin’s jumper sparked a 15-3 run for Tech, as the Utes missed eight straight shots.
Utah twice pulled within nine points shortly after halftime. Atwell responded with a three-pointer both times, and the second put the Red Raiders up by double figures for the rest of the game.
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Utah: Hosts TCU on Saturday.
Texas Tech: Hosts No. 11 BYU on Saturday night.