Lubbock, Texas ? Texas Tech knew it would take tough defense and strong rebounding to handle Rutgers in the championship game of the women’s Preseason NIT.

The seventh-ranked Red Raiders had plenty of both and easily defeated the 15th-ranked Scarlet Knights, 73-45, Sunday.

“We knew we were going to have to do a great job on the boards,” said Casey Jackson, who led Tech with 10 points and 19 rebounds.

“Coach (Marsha) Sharp told us before the game that there would be plenty of rebounds available, so we went out and crashed the board hard,” she said. “As for me, I was just in the right place at the right time.”

The Red Raiders (4-0) held their fourth consecutive opponent under 50 points and ran away from their second straight Top 25 rival. Tech defeated No. 18 Cal Santa Barbara, 68-41, Friday night.

Tournament MVP Jia Perkins led Tech in scoring with 15 points.

No. 2 Texas 69,

North Carolina State 56

Raleigh, N.C. — Jamie Carey hit seven straight shots in the second half and finished with 23 points for Texas in the Jimmy V Classic. Texas (2-0) also got 14 points from Kala Bowers and 11 rebounds from Tiffany Jackson. N.C. State (1-1) was led by Kaayla Chones’ 19 points and 11 rebounds.

No. 13 Minnesota 95,

No. 16 Colorado 61

Minneapolis — Lindsay Whalen scored 24 points, and Minnesota won the title game of the Subway Classic. Janel McCarville had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Gophers (2-0), while Liz Podominick scored 15 points, and Shannon Schonrock added 14. Katie Fagan led Colorado (3-1) with 14 points.

Texas A&M 61, Boston U. 53

Boston — Erica Roy scored a career-high 12 points to lead Texas A&M to a win in the consolation round of the Boston University Invitational.