LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) \u2014 JT Toppin had 31 points and 12 rebounds for his 44th career double-double and Donovan Atwell hit consecutive 3-pointers late to put No. 12 Texas Tech ahead to stay in a 90-86 win over No. 6 Houston on Saturday, ending the Cougars\u2019 11-game winning streak. <\/p>\n
True freshman Kingston Flemings had a season-high 42 points with six assists for the Cougars (17-2, 5-1 Big 12), who had won their past 16 true road games \u2014 all conference games \u2014 since a loss at No. 8 Kansas two years ago. That was a school record and the nation\u2019s longest active streak. <\/p>\n
Texas Tech (16-4, 6-1) had 10 made 3s in the first half when scoring 55 points against a Houston team that coming in ranked second nationally allowing only 60.1 points. The Red Raiders made only two from beyond the arc after halftime, Atwell hitting the go-ahead 3 with 5:55 left and adding another 34 seconds later. <\/p>\n
There were eight lead changes and eight ties in the game that Houston led for 18 minutes, 41 seconds, and Tech led 18:12.<\/p>\n
Tech is 11-0 at home this season and has won five games in a row overall, and nine of 10 \u2014 the loss in that span being 69-65 at Houston on Jan. 6. Tech was the only Big 12 team to beat the Cougars last season, when they were conference champs and national runner-up.<\/p>\n
Atwell, who finished with five 3s, and Jaylen Petty both had 18 points. Christian Anderson had 12 points with nine assists. <\/p>\n
Emmanuel Sharp had 20 points for Houston. <\/p>\n
Toppin\u2019s 44 career double-doubles are the second most for active players behind Michigan\u2019s Yaxel Lendeborg (48). Toppin has 32 in 52 games with Tech since transferring from New Mexico after his freshman season. <\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Houston at TCU on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Texas Tech has a break before going to UCF next Saturday.<\/p>\n
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