Baylor vs. Texas Tech: Score and Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

For the second time this year, the Texas Tech Red Raiders upset a Top 10 opponent, beating the No. 4 Baylor Bears 84-78 on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas.

With the game tied at 61 and 7:09 to play, the Red Raiders went on an 8-0 run over the next two-plus minutes.

By the time the Bears' Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. closed the gap to five points at 80-75, there were only 27 seconds remaining.

The home fans inside United Supermarkets Arena rushed the floor after the game, as SportsCenter showed:

Bleacher Report's Jason King thought the officiating ruined the entertainment Monday's game provided:

Baylor finished 17-of-25 from the charity stripe, while Texas Tech knocked down 30 of its 43 free-throw attempts.

Keenan Evans had a big night offensively for the Raiders, scoring a game-high 23 points, while Niem Stevenson chipped in with 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Justin Gray posted a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Terry Maston came off the bench to lead the Bears in scoring with 22 points.

Texas Tech neutralized Baylor's leading scorer, Johnathan Motley, who shot 4-of-10 from the field for 11 points.

The Red Raiders' win was vital as they try to keep their hopes of making the NCAA tournament alive. They didn't make the field of 68 in Joe Lunardi's latest projected bracket at ESPN.com, nor did they warrant being on the bubble.

Texas Tech will visit West Virginia on Saturday, and back-to-back wins against Top 10 opponents would undoubtedly impress the selection committee. The Raiders felled the then-No. 7 Mountaineers 77-76 in overtime Jan. 3, so the door to the Big Dance hasn't closed on them yet, but their margin for error remains slim.

Baylor's stock will take a hit, but the Bears will have a great chance to rebound when they host the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday.

Postgame Reaction

While Texas Tech entered the day just 4-8 in Big 12 play, the squad still had plenty of confidence.

"We've known the whole time we can beat these teams," Evans said, per the team's Twitter account.

Baylor coach Scott Drew was't too surprised by the result.

"People look at a number, and they see [No. 4], and they see non-ranked, and they think there's a big difference," Drew said, per Phil Terrigno of the Associated Press. "Coaches know there's not a big difference. These are one-possession games. A one-possession league."

The Bears were on the losing end of a two-possession game Monday night.