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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech clinched its fifth win of the season on Friday, defeating Idaho State 91-58 behind Keenan Evans 16 points in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.I think the Red Raiders played good, Idaho State head coach Bill Evans said. I thought we would do a better job defensively against them. I think they really wear you down as the game goes on.Niem Stevenson scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, Anthony Livingston and Zac Smith added eight apiece, and Texas Tech led 40-29 at halftime.Tonight we shot almost 60 percent in the first half, we were playing pretty well, Beard said. Its an early season, I dont know if theres enough data to really say were struggling offensively in the first half. You know, Ill say this, in the second half we made some adjustments and give the players all the credit. Theyre the ones executing.Evans scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and made five assists. Smith finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Tech (5-1), which held a 31-17 rebound advantage, including 9-2 on offensive boards.I want to give Idaho State a lot of credit, Tech coach Chris Beard said. For the first half, we didnt play as well as we wanted to, but I think a lot of that was because Idaho State played great.Justin Gray and Matthew Temple scored 11 each and the Red Raiders shot 61.4 percent from the floor (35 of 57) compared with 45.2 percent (19 of 42) for the Bengals, who committed 17 turnovers.Gary Chivichyan led Idaho State (0-6) with 12 points and made four of seven 3-pointers.PAINT DOMINATIONTexas Tech found success in the paint against Idaho State. The Red Raiders scored 38 points in the paint compared with the Bengals 16.TALE OF TWO HALVESTexas Tech led by 11 points at halftime. By the final buzzer, Tech had outscored Idaho State by 33 points. Tech shot 64.3 percent in the second half.THE BIG PICTURETexas Tech: The Red Raiders improve to 5-1 on the season. Looking towards March is the goal for head coach Chris Beards team. With experience throughout the roster, the squad proved it could rally and could be a force in Big 12 Conference play.Idaho State: The Bengals are still looking for a win. Bill Evans, named Big Sky Coach of the Year award last season, led the Bengals to an 11-7 conference record in 2015-16.UP NEXTTexas Tech: The Red Raiders will have five days off before their next contests against Incarnate Word, a team that nearly upset No. 22 Texas on Nov. 11, 78-73. The Cardinals will visit to Lubbock for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff on Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena.Idaho State: The Bengals will try for their first win of the year against Lamar at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday in the Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho. Wholesale Blazer China . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. 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SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Moore hardly needed the warm, standing ovation to realize what late-season baseball is like in the Bay Area.It still meant plenty for the pitcher to receive such a greeting from San Franciscos sellout crowd. He is playing for something as September begins, in the middle of a pennant race with his new club.Moore struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings for his first career victory at AT&T Park, and the Giants got another impressive outing from their new starter to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Wednesday.Moore walked off in the sixth to a roaring ovation and tipped his cap. The left-hander had lost his initial two home starts since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline.It feels great to be accepted and to have that kind of energy behind you. I can feel it, Moore said. You dont really watch the scoreboard in April and May, so just right now knowing where were at, were all focused on getting ourselves on a good hot streak. It does feel like were playing for something more than you are in April and May.Moore (2-3) gave up one run and five hits in his first game since losing a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium. He was backed by a sensational running catch on Paul Goldschmidts sixth-inning drive from center fielder Gorkys Hernandez, who crashed into the wall to make the play.Manager Bruce Bochy was careful not to overwork Moore, who was done at 92 pitches after throwing 133 during the no-hit try at Los Angeles.Buster Posey drove in a pair of runs for San Francisco, which is in second in the NL West behind the Dodgers.Bochy is challenging his players to be more consistent, saying, Its up to us to play better ball.Santiago Casilla relieved Sergio Romo with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth and struck out Yasmany Tomas. Casilla finished for his 29th save, giving up Jake Lambs two-out homer in the ninth.Shelby Miller (2-10) was called up from Triple-A Reno to start. Pitching in the majors for the first time since being sent to the minors on July 14, he allowed two runs and six hits in six innings.I felt good mechanically, kind of a little jittery there in the first inning, just getting back in that atmosphere, which is always so much fun to be a part of games where fans are there, Miller said of big league crowds.ddddddddddddPosey doubled home a run in the first. Hunter Pence added an RBI single later that inning in his second game back after missing three with a strained right hamstring.Angel Pagan had an RBI double in the seventh and Posey hit a sacrifice fly as the Giants added insurance.San Francisco third baseman Eduardo Nunez got hit by Millers 91 mph fastball in the left ribcage area but stayed in the game in the bottom of the sixth after an athletic trainer and Bochy checked on him. He is expected to be fine to play Thursday.Arizona dropped just its fifth game in the last 16 at AT&T Park.The Giants wrapped up their tough August at 11-16 and now leave on a 10-game, 11-day road trip beginning with four games at Wrigley Field against the runaway NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs.This road trip is big. Theyre all big now, Bochy said, noting of the Cubs series: Its critical. I dont know if its quite make-or-break.TRIPLESConor Gillaspies last two hits for the Giants have been pinch-hit triples, on Sunday against Atlanta and in the seventh Wednesday ahead of Pagans double that drove him home.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: Arizona optioned RHP Vicente Campos to Reno to make room for Millers return to the rotation.Giants: CF Denard Span was out of the lineup after leaving Tuesday nights loss in the seventh inning with a stiff neck. ... RHP Jake Peavy was still sore a day after receiving several shots of cortisone in his back.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.28 ERA) pitches against Colorado at Coors Field having gone 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA with 29 strikeouts and seven walks in his last four starts.Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.00) pitches the opener Thursday against his former Cubs team in Chicago for the highly anticipated series. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '