With the third quarter winding down, junior point guard Devon Thomas blocked a desperation jumper before speeding down the court and finishing with a left-handed layup high off the glass. And he was fouled.
The transfer's and-one conversion gave the Red Raiders a six-point lead and broke things open for Texas Tech en route to a 54-46 victory Sunday over McGill University in Montreal.
Until then, both teams were back-and-forth with lead changes almost every possession.
"Our kids really responded," coach Tubby Smith said. "I think we had a good combination on the floor. We went small there.