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No. 3 Texas Tech takes NCAA Tournament-record 46 3-pointers and beats No. 14 UNC Wilmington 82-72

AP
Mar 21, 2025

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kerwin Walton scored a career-high 27 points and No. 3 seed Texas Tech attempted an NCAA Tournament-record 46 3-pointers in an 82-72 victory over No. 14 seed UNC Wilmington on Thursday night.

The Red Raiders raced to a 16-point lead, lost most of it by going cold in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half and then made enough plays down the stretch to recover after the Seahawks went ahead with about 14 minutes remaining.

Texas Tech (26-8) finished 13 for 46 behind the arc, breaking the tournament record of 43 attempts by Saint Joseph's in a 1997 second-round game against Boston College. The 46 3s also set a school record.

“I felt like our grit and fight really showed late in the game,” Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. “We felt like we’d have to win on the glass and play 50-50 basketball in order to give us a chance to win.

“We shot a lot of 3s; a lot of those were open.”

Elijah Hawkins contributed 14 points for the Red Raiders and Darrion Williams had 13 to set up a second-round matchup with No. 11 seed Drake on Saturday. Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin had 12 points and 10 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season.

“All credit goes to Texas Tech, and I have lots of respect for the program and the team," UNC Wilmington coach Takayo Siddle said. “Texas Tech shot way more 3s than I thought they would. I was surprised by that, but I thought the ones they made were timely.”

Nolan Hodge scored 18 points for UNC Wilmington (27-8), the Coastal Athletic Association Champion. The Seahawks shot 41% from the floor.

UNC Wilmington: The Seahawks fought well to recover and take the lead, but could never get it larger than one point.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders shot just 27 for 69 (39%) from the floor and got a spark from Walton, who made eight 3-pointers.

“Most of the credit goes to Elijah Hawkins,” Walton said. “He knows exactly where to find me. I have great teammates that help me have a game like this.”

Texas Tech will play Saturday, looking to reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the last seven NCAA tournaments.

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1st Half
UNCW
Seahawks
34
TXTCH
Red Raiders
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Red Raiders gains possession)
19:34		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
19:32		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
19:27	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)	0-2
19:20	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	3-2
19:10		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
19:08		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
19:02	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	3-5
18:50		Sean Moore turnover
18:38		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
18:36		JT Toppin offensive rebound
18:32	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	3-8
18:10		Donovan Newby turnover
18:01	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	3-11
18:00		Seahawks 30 second timeout
18:00		TV timeout
17:45		Harlan Obioha misses two point layup
17:43		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
17:38		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
17:36		Bo Montgomery offensive rebound
17:30		Noah Ross misses two point jump shot
17:28		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
17:19	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point layup (Noah Ross assists)	5-11
17:19		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Bo Montgomery draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Bo Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-11
17:03	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)	6-13
16:47		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
16:45		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
16:37		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
16:35		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Nolan Hodge assists)	8-13
15:56		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
15:54		Seahawks defensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:35		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
15:33		Khamari McGriff offensive rebound
15:28	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup	10-13
15:08	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	10-16
14:40		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
14:38		JT Toppin defensive rebound
14:26		Noah Ross personal foul
14:20		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
14:18		Noah Ross defensive rebound
14:12		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Noah Ross draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Noah Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-16
14:12	+1	Noah Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-16
13:59		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
13:57		Donovan Newby defensive rebound
13:49		Sean Moore misses three point jump shot
13:47		Red Raiders defensive rebound
13:27	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	12-19
13:17		Khamari McGriff offensive foul
13:17		Khamari McGriff turnover (offensive foul)
12:59		Sean Moore shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
12:59	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-21
12:44		Bo Montgomery turnover
12:35		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:33		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
12:26		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
12:24		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
12:19		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
12:17		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
11:59		Bo Montgomery turnover (Kevin Overton steals)
11:59		TV timeout
11:44		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
11:42		JT Toppin offensive rebound
11:36		JT Toppin misses two point layup
11:34		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point layup (Noah Ross assists)	14-21
10:42		Kevin Overton turnover (Bo Montgomery steals)
10:25	+2	Greedy Williams makes two point jump shot	16-21
10:07	+2	JT Toppin makes two point dunk (Christian Anderson assists)	16-23
9:49	+3	Donovan Newby makes three point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	19-23
9:35		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
9:33		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
9:26	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Kevin Overton assists)	19-26
9:03		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
9:01		JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:58		Harlan Obioha personal foul
8:50		Khamari McGriff shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
8:50	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
8:50	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-28
8:39		Greedy Williams turnover (bad pass) (Federiko Federiko steals)
8:29		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
8:27		Noah Ross defensive rebound
8:19		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
8:17		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
8:12		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
8:10		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
8:02		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
8:00		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
7:54	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	19-31
7:23		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
7:21		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
7:13		Federiko Federiko offensive foul
7:13		Federiko Federiko turnover (offensive foul)
7:13		TV timeout
6:54		Bo Montgomery turnover (Federiko Federiko steals)
6:45		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
6:43		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point layup	19-33
6:40		Donovan Newby shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
6:40		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:40		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
6:21		Nolan Hodge turnover
6:14	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	19-35
5:41	+2	Noah Ross makes two point jump shot	21-35
5:28		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
5:26		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
5:21		Elijah Hawkins turnover
5:08	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Noah Ross assists)	23-35
5:08		Federiko Federiko shooting foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
5:08	+1	Harlan Obioha makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-35
5:01		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:59		Noah Ross defensive rebound
4:50		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
4:48		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
4:36		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
4:34		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point layup (Harlan Obioha assists)	26-35
3:39		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
3:37		Red Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
3:37		TV timeout
3:25		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
3:23		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
3:23		Jump ball. (Seahawks gains possession)
3:19		Khamari McGriff misses two point layup
3:17		Sean Moore offensive rebound
3:11		Sean Moore misses two point layup
3:09		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
3:03		Elijah Hawkins turnover
2:47	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hodge assists)	29-35
2:27		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
2:25		Sean Moore defensive rebound
2:08		Harlan Obioha turnover (3-second violation)
1:57		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
1:55		JT Toppin offensive rebound
1:45		JT Toppin offensive foul
1:45		JT Toppin turnover (offensive foul)
1:34	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	31-35
1:34		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Nolan Hodge draws the foul)
1:34		Nolan Hodge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:34		JT Toppin defensive rebound
1:23		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
1:21		Sean Moore defensive rebound
1:03		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
1:01		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
0:55	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	31-38
0:31		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
0:29		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
0:13	+3	Nolan Hodge makes three point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	34-38
0:00		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
0:00		Sean Moore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNCW
Seahawks
38
TXTCH
Red Raiders
44

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
19:42		Donovan Newby defensive rebound
19:22		JT Toppin blocks Donovan Newby's two point layup
19:20		Bo Montgomery offensive rebound
19:15	+3	Sean Moore makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	37-38
18:55	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (JT Toppin assists)	37-41
18:37		Donovan Newby misses two point jump shot
18:35		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
18:28		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
18:26		Sean Moore defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Greedy Williams assists)	39-41
17:52		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
17:50		Darrion Williams personal foul
17:38		JT Toppin shooting foul (Greedy Williams draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Greedy Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-41
17:38	+1	Greedy Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-41
17:29	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	41-43
17:09	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Greedy Williams assists)	43-43
16:58		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
16:56		Red Raiders offensive rebound
16:51		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
16:49		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
16:40		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
16:38		Seahawks offensive rebound
16:35		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
16:33		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
16:11	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	43-45
15:52		Greedy Williams turnover (Elijah Hawkins steals)
15:48		Greedy Williams personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:42		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
15:40		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
15:40		JT Toppin personal foul
15:27		Federiko Federiko personal foul
15:25		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
15:23		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
15:02		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
15:00		Bo Montgomery defensive rebound
14:47	+3	Nolan Hodge makes three point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	46-45
14:35		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
14:35		TV timeout
14:18	+2	Federiko Federiko makes two point dunk (Christian Anderson assists)	46-47
13:59	+2	Bo Montgomery makes two point jump shot	48-47
13:46		Kevin Overton turnover (Donovan Newby steals)
13:32		Kevin Overton personal foul
13:24		Khamari McGriff misses two point layup
13:22		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
13:17	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	48-50
12:58		Federiko Federiko personal foul
12:55	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	50-50
12:41	+3	Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	50-53
12:18		Harlan Obioha misses two point layup
12:16		JT Toppin defensive rebound
12:11		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:09		JT Toppin offensive rebound
12:09		Harlan Obioha personal foul
12:05	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	50-55
11:50		Harlan Obioha offensive foul
11:50		Harlan Obioha turnover (offensive foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:35		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
11:33		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
11:11		Sean Moore misses two point jump shot
11:09		Kerwin Walton personal foul (Sean Moore draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Sean Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
11:09		Sean Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:09		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
10:57		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:55		Sean Moore defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Noah Ross makes two point jump shot (Bo Montgomery assists)	53-55
10:23		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
10:21		Sean Moore defensive rebound
10:16		Christian Anderson blocks Donovan Newby's three point jump shot
10:14		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
10:13		Sean Moore personal foul
9:54	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Christian Anderson assists)	53-57
9:54		Bo Montgomery shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
9:54		Darrion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:54		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
9:30		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
9:28		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
9:28		Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Harlan Obioha makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
9:28	+1	Harlan Obioha makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
9:19		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
9:17		Noah Ross defensive rebound
9:00		Bo Montgomery turnover
8:45	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point layup (JT Toppin assists)	55-59
8:45		Noah Ross shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-60
8:24		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
8:22		Nolan Hodge offensive rebound
8:13	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Donovan Newby assists)	57-60
8:09		Seahawks 30 second timeout
8:09		TV timeout
7:59		Christian Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:57		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
7:32		Sean Moore misses two point jump shot
7:30		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	57-62
7:02	+2	Nolan Hodge makes two point jump shot (Sean Moore assists)	59-62
6:47	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot	59-65
6:41		Red Raiders 60 second timeout
6:32		Khamari McGriff misses two point jump shot
6:30		JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:13		Donovan Newby shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
6:13		Darrion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:13	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
5:55		Bo Montgomery misses three point jump shot
5:53		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
5:34	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	59-68
5:17	+3	Bo Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Donovan Newby assists)	62-68
4:56		Harlan Obioha blocks Darrion Williams's two point layup
4:54		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
4:43		JT Toppin blocks Noah Ross's two point layup
4:41		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
4:35		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
4:33		Elijah Hawkins offensive rebound
4:31		Donovan Newby personal foul
4:31	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
4:31		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Noah Ross defensive rebound
4:19		Christian Anderson personal foul (Nolan Hodge draws the foul)
4:19	+1	Nolan Hodge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
4:19	+1	Nolan Hodge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
4:07		Nolan Hodge shooting foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
4:07		TV timeout
4:07		Christian Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:07	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
3:58		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
3:56		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
3:51		Bo Montgomery personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
3:51	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
3:51	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
3:41		Noah Ross misses three point jump shot
3:39		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
3:34		Bo Montgomery personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
3:34		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:34	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
3:32		Seahawks 30 second timeout
3:22		Nolan Hodge misses two point jump shot
3:20		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
2:58	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	64-76
2:44		Donovan Newby misses three point jump shot
2:42		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
2:36		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
2:34		Sean Moore defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Sean Moore makes two point jump shot	66-76
2:10		Nolan Hodge personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Kerwin Walton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-77
2:10		Kerwin Walton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		Khamari McGriff defensive rebound
1:53		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Donovan Newby draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-77
1:53	+1	Donovan Newby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
1:33		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
1:31		JT Toppin offensive rebound
1:26	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup	68-79
1:19		Donovan Newby turnover
1:17		Donovan Newby personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-80
1:17	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-81
1:08	+2	Khamari McGriff makes two point layup (Nolan Hodge assists)	70-81
1:08		Seahawks 60 second timeout
0:55		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
0:53		Nolan Hodge defensive rebound
0:48		Nolan Hodge misses three point jump shot
0:46		JT Toppin defensive rebound
0:40		Sean Moore personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-82
0:40		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Sean Moore defensive rebound
0:29	+2	Noah Ross makes two point layup	72-82
0:00		End of period

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Noah Ross makes two point layup