HOUSTON—Chance McMillian had 23 points including two free throws with 16 seconds left in overtime as No. 22 Texas Tech won its sixth straight, 82–81 over No. 6 Houston on Saturday night.
Elijah Hawkins scored 17 points and Kerwin Walton added 14 points for Texas Tech (17–4, 8–2 Big 12).
L.J. Cryer scored 22 points, Roberts added 18 points and Milos Uzan had 10 points for Houston (17–4, 9–1), which had won 13 in a row and suffered its first loss at home since Jan. 22, 2023, against Temple, a 33-game streak.
Darrion Williams hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 72 with 30 seconds left in regulation. Houston’s J’Wan Roberts took a shot at the buzzer but it was blocked by Federiko Federiko.
Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland was ejected with 16:10 remaining in the first half with two straight technical fouls after arguing a flagrant 2 call on JT Toppin. Toppin appeared to kick Houston’s Joseph Tugler in the midsection on a jump pass.
