🏀No. 16 Texas Tech holds off No. 3 Illinois 84-78 at United Supermarkets Arena

If you missed it, the Red Raiders (3-0) held on for an 84-78 win over No. 3 Illinois on Tuesday night. Tech led 49-29 at halftime, and Illinois got within 68-66 before Donovan Atwell hit a three-pointer with 4:01 left. Cruz Davis had 20 points and five assists.

Jamichael Stillwell made his season debut, eligible for the first time after being granted a temporary restraining order last week. He finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds. The sold-out arena greeted him with raucous cheers. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 15 before being helped off the court with an apparent lower-body injury.

• Illinois' top scorer: freshman Quinten Coleman, 19 points
• Rebounds: Tech 43, Illinois 32
• Still out: JT Toppin, recovering from a torn right ACL
• Next: Stonehill, Sat., Nov. 14, 12 p.m.

The win over the highest-ranked nonconference opponent to visit Lubbock stretched Tech's nonconference home winning streak to 49 games. It also avenges an 81-77 loss last year in Champaign, Illinois.