When one team is 9-3 in the Big 12, and the other is 3-9, and the team that's 9-3 is at home, and the team that's 3-9 is missing its best freshman, there's no real reason to expect an instant classic.

JT Toppin scored a career-high 41 points and secured a steal with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime as No. 12 Texas Tech escaped with a wild 111-106 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in Lubbock,