Belt game 2,277 · April 6, 2019 · postseason
Texas Tech takes the belt
Texas Tech beat Michigan State 61–51 on a neutral floor to start reign 664 of the College Basketball belt, the 1st for the program.
Michigan State had held it since March 16, 2019, with 5 defenses over 21 days.
Texas Tech held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Virginia on April 8, 2019.
664Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassius Winston | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 6-6 |
| Matt McQuaid | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Aaron Henry | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Xavier Tillman | 35 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Nick Ward | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Kenny Goins | 33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Kithier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Brown | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Foster Loyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Texas Tech
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Mooney | 36 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 2-2 |
| Jarrett Culver | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
| Brandone Francis | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tariq Owens | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kyler Edwards | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Davide Moretti | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Norense Odiase | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Deshawn Corprew | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.