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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Forced into the starting lineup after Zach Smith twisted his ankle in warmups, junior transfer Niem Stevenson led Texas Tech with a career-high 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 87-50 drubbing of the University of Texas-San Antonio Wednesday.Its next man up, Stevenson, a transfer from Kansas Seward County Community College, said. Zach couldnt play this game. Just running the offense. Devon (Thomas) finding people, everybody sharing the ball. They trust me to take them shots.Keenan Evans scored 16 points and teammate Matthew Temple scored a career-high 13 points.Justin Gray and Anthony Livingston finished with 10 points apiece for Texas Tech. Thomas added seven points, six rebounds and six assists.Im probably tougher on Devon than anybody on this team because I know that we gotta get something out of him to kind of have the kind of season we all want to have, Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said of Thomas.Texas San Antonio (2-7) was led by 10 points from Jeff Beverly and eight points apiece from Byron Frohnen and Giovanni De Nicolao.Beverly entered the game averaging 15.8 points per game.We just couldnt get any rhythm going, Texas-San Antonio coach Steve Henson said. Tech does a good job, again, on both ends of the floor. Their defense was good. Obviously, people are paying a lot of attention to Jeff.The Red Raiders, who never trailed, won the points off a turnover margin of 23-8. Texas Tech outrebounded the Roadrunners 36-27.Beard, in his first season as Texas Techs coach, has his team on a five-game winning streak.The Red Raiders only loss came to Auburn on Nov. 22, 67-65.After UTSA was held scoreless for the final three minutes of the first period, Texas Tech led 42-21 at halftime.Entering the game, Texas Tech was No. 4 in the nation in shooting percentage with 52.3 percent. Against the Roadrunners, it finished shooting 52 percent from the floor.BIG PICTURETexas-San Antonio: The Roadrunners, which last won a game on Nov. 25 against Texas State, are in their first season under Henson. Henson is one of 10 Division I mens basketball coaches that have both played and coached in the NBA.Texas Tech: The Red Raiders have thrived even without standout forwards Norense Odiase and Aaron Ross, who are out with lower leg injuries. Smith, a forward who averages 11.3 points per game, was a late scratch after sustaining an injury during warmups.We miss Norense, Beard said. And we miss Ross. Now, tonight, the deal with Zach was just a freaky thing. We just have to get healthy more than anything.UP NEXTTexas-San Antonio hosts Southeastern Oklahoma State Saturday.Texas Tech faces Nicholls State at home on Dec. 14. Cheap Air Max 1 . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Cheap Air Max 1 Mens . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. http://www.discountairmax1ireland.com/ . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. 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The official threw his hat in response, another official tossed a penalty flag on Kelce and the tight end was tossed from the game.Chiefs teammate Daniel Sorensen was also fined $9,115 for a late hit out of bounds on Allen Robinson in that game.Cleveland center Cam Erving and Dallas defensive end cl fined $18,231 for horse-collar tackles.Branch was called for a penaalty after he took Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall down for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter of the Dolphins 27-23 win.dddddddddddd Also in that game, New York cornerback Buster Skrine was fined $9,115 for unnecessary roughness, as was defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson.Pattons penalty came when he tackled New Orleans linebacker Craig Robinson during an interception return that led to a touchdown in the Saints 41-23 win.Hayes horse-collar tackle came in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles 13-10 loss to Carolina.Detroits Johnson Bademosi and Green Bays Ty Montgomery were both fined $9,115 for roughing-the-kicker penalties in their games.Also docked $9,115 were San Diegos D.J. Fluker and Dexter McCoil for unnecessary roughness infractions against Tennessee, and Seattles George Fant for a clipping penalty against Buffalo.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '