Iowa State couldn’t handle the tight defensive pressure from Texas Tech and fell 72-41 in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Tournament Thursday night. Tech was able to pull out to a 19 point lead by halftime and continued to pull away in the second half.

The Red Raiders scored 20 points off of 20 ISU turnovers and outscored the Cyclones 42-14 in the paint. Tech also had 23 points on  the fast break.

The Red Raiders were led by 15 points and 4 rebounds from Terrence Shannon Jr. Kevin McCullar added 11 points an Kevin Obanor and Adonis Arms both added 10. Tech improves to 24-8 on the season.

Iowa State was led by 9 points from freshman Tyrese Hunter. The Cyclones are now 20-12 on the season and will await their postseason fate to be announced on Sunday.