Hawkins had eight 3s through his first 10 games at Tech, but has started a breakout from beyond the arc, which started against UCF on New Year’s Eve. He also knocked down four against Utah and it continued against the Cougars. Hawkins drilled six shots from deep, accounting for most of Tech’s shots from three, en route to his 22-point performance.

Neither NBA prospect in Tuesday's game had much of an impact. Instead, Darrion Williams and Elijah Hawkins carried Texas Tech basketball to a win over BYU.

The Cougars faded late in a 72-67 defeat to Texas Tech Tuesday night at the Marriott Center, dropping to 1-2 in Big 12 play after consecutive losses. BYU’s defense fell apart down the stretch. After taking a 1-point lead with 6:50 left to play,

Elijah Hawkins scored a season-high 22 points as Texas Tech pulled away late for a 72-67 win over BYU in a defensive struggle on Tuesday night in Provo, Utah.

BYU suffered its first home loss of the Kevin Young era on Tuesday night, falling 72-67 to visiting Texas Tech because it couldn't stop the Red Raiders down the stretch

Apparently, playing defense takes a lot out of BYU. The Cougars held the No. 1 field goal percentage team in the country, Texas Tech, to just 37% from the field in the first half on Tuesday, their best defensive performance against a quality opponent this season.

BYU Basketball’s back in the friendly confines of the Marriott Center to play the Red Raiders of Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The BYU Cougars are 10-3 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 play. Their most recent game was on Saturday afternoon at Houston (who was ranked no.