No. 17 Texas Tech beats A&M-Corpus Christi for Beard’s 100th

Texas Tech

By SCHUYLER DIXON

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 15 points in his return from an ankle injury and No. 17 Texas Tech beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77-57 for coach Chris Beard’s 100th victory with the Red Raiders. Freshman Micah Peavy and graduate transfer Marcus Santos-Silva scored 12 points apiece. The Red Raiders never trailed after finding themselves behind with eight minutes to go before avoiding a major upset in their previous game against Abilene Christian. Nolan Bertain scored 12 points for the Islanders, who lost their fifth straight game since winning the opener.