The Texas Tech basketball team will try to score a massive non-conference win when they take on Purdue in the finals of the Baha Mar Championship today in the Bahamas.
The 15th-ranked Red Raiders moved to 4-1 on the season with an 84-83 win over Wake Forest in the first round of the tournament. Purdue, ranked No. 1 in the country, fought off Memphis 80-71 to win the other first-round game of the event.
It’ll be a matchup between two of the top players in the country with Texas Tech’s JT Toppin going head-to-head with Purdue’s Braden Smith. Toppin is the reigning Big 12 player of the year and second team All-American while Smith is the reigning Big Ten player of the year and a first team All-American last season.
The Avalanche-Journal is bringing you live coverage of the game. Follow along.
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Texas Tech basketball vs Purdue live score updates
9:10 p.m.: Texas Tech basketball has an 18-17 lead with 11:02 left in the half. Red Raiders have made 6 shots, 5 of them 3-pointers and 3 of those coming from Donovan Atwell.
8:59 p.m.: Purdue leads 8-5 with 15:16 left in the first half. JT Toppin just 1-of-5 from the field to start.
8:57 p.m.: The Toppin-Bamgboye lineup lasts just over two minutes. Toppin’s first two shot attempts were from 3.
8:44 p.m.: Texas Tech basketball going with the double bigs starting lineup with Luke Bamgboye joining JT Toppin, Donovan Atwell, Tyeree Bryan and Christian Anderson. LeJuan Watts will come off the bench. Purdue starting C.J. Cox, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff.
8:28 p.m.: Game is set to tip off at 8:52 p.m., according to the CBS Sports Network.
8:20 p.m.: Wake Forest just beat Memphis on a buzzer-beating 3. Texas Tech-Purdue up next, TBD on official start time.
8:06 p.m.: Memphis and Wake Forest still have 3:08 left in their third-place game so odds of Texas Tech-Purdue starting at 8:30 p.m. are low. Stay tuned.
What channel is Texas Tech basketball vs Purdue on today?
Texas Tech vs. Purdue will air on CBS Sports Network. You can stream the game on Fubo.
Texas Tech basketball vs Purdue time today
- Date: Friday, Nov. 21
- Start time: 8:30 p.m. CT
The Texas Tech vs Purdue game starts at 8:30 p.m. from Nassau, Bahamas.
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Texas Tech basketball upcoming 2025-26 schedule
- Nov. 21: vs. Purdue (Bahamas), 8:30 p.m.
- Nov. 26: vs. New Orleans, noon
- Nov. 30: vs. Wyoming, 2 p.m.
- Dec. 7: vs. LSU (Fort Worth), 2 p.m.
