West Virginia vs. Texas Tech: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Behren Morton

West Virginia vs. Texas Tech kicked off at Noon ET on Saturday. The Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-4) hosted the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-5) in a matchup between two teams with middling records.

Both teams had solid seasons but struggled with consistency. Before the game, the Mountaineers were coming off a 31-21 win over UCF. On the other hand, the Red Raiders were coming off a 56-48 victory over Oklahoma State.

Before kickoff, this was expected to be a close matchup. Most sportsbooks agreed that Texas Tech was a slight favorite, giving it -178 odds and West Virginia +146 odds as the underdog.

However, while the sportsbooks were right about Texas Tech winning, the game was not close. Texas Tech dominated the game and won 52-15.

Here are the box scores and stats of the players who performed well in West Virginia vs. Texas Tech.

West Virginia vs. Texas Tech box score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
West Virginia	3	0	6	6	15
Texas Tech	6	29	7	10	52

West Virginia passing stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Garrett Greene	29	39	265	1
Nicco Marchiol	0	1	0	0

West Virginia rushing and receiving stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Jahiem White	14	124	1	5	24	0
CJ Donaldson Jr.	9	30	0	7	73	0
Rodney Gallagher III	2	-3	0	4	21	1
Garrett Greene	10	-11	0	0	0	0
Preston Fox	0	0	0	3	45	0
Hudson Clement	0	0	0	4	40	0
Justin Robinson	0	0	0	3	35	0
Ric'Darious Farmer	0	0	0	4	21	0
Kole Taylor	0	0	0	1	8	0

West Virginia kicking stats

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Michael Hayes II	0 for 0	1 for 1	52

Texas Tech passing stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Behren Morton	28	41	359	1
Will Hammond	0	1	0	0

Texas Tech rushing and receiving stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Tahj Brooks	23	188	3	2	35	0
J'Koby Williams	5	20	0	2	30	0
Jalin Conyers	1	-3	0	4	37	0
Behren Morton	1	-4	0	4	37	0
Will Hammond	2	8	0	0	0	0
Josh Kelly	0	0	0	9	150	0
Coy Eakin	0	0	0	4	33	0
Mason Tharp	0	0	0	2	9	1
Caleb Douglas	0	0	0	3	50	0

Texas Tech kicking stats

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Gino Garcia	4 for 4	3 for 3	32
Stone Harrington	1 for 1	0 for 0	0

West Virginia vs. Texas Tech game summary

Before the game, the sportsbooks projected that the West Virginia vs. Texas Tech matchup would be a close one, but that was not the case.

Things did remain close in the first quarter, though. Halfway through the quarter, Texas Tech opened the scoring with a field goal. West Virginia then answered back with one of its own to tie the game. However, that was the last time the Mountaineers would be tied, as the Red Raiders took the lead with another field goal near the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter is where Texas Tech won the game. They scored four straight touchdowns, including three by Tahj Brooks, to take a massive 35-3 lead into halftime.

The Red Raiders picked up where they left off in the third quarter, scoring a touchdown two minutes into the quarter. West Virginia finally replied back with two minutes left in the quarter, cutting the lead to 9-42.

The third quarter opened with a field goal from Texas Tech. The Mountaineers scored again with a touchdown halfway through the quarter. However, they did not enjoy it for long, as Texas Tech scored again with three and a half minutes left to take a 52-15 lead.

That would be the final score in the game, as Texas Tech ended the regular season with an impressive 52-15 win over West Virginia.