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. Cheap Real Air Max . 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In 2011, his Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in the Winter Classic at Heinz Field.Edmonton newcomer Milan Lucic felt lucky to finally play in one of the leagues showcase games.Lucic was injured when his former Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime in the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park. To make matters worse, there was no seat for him in the park so he watched the game from the dressing room with fellow injured teammate, and now Jets defenseman, Mark Stuart.Lucic was then traded in June 2015 to Los Angeles, missing Bostons 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 1 in the Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium.Hopefully, this experience makes up for missing both of those, he said.The Vancouver native has never played hockey outside.Growing up in Vancouver, we had more puddles than we did anything else, Lucic said. Its my first time getting to play an outdoor gamee as an adult, as a kid, anything, so for me Im really looking forward to it.ddddddddddddIm like a kid inside getting my first chance to play outside.It was the same for Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. The 23-year-old recalled the time he tried to make an ice rink in his front yard.It didnt work, he said. It flooded it, it definitely didnt freeze.Oilers captain Connor McDavid recalled his family making a rink in their small Richmond Hill, Ontario, backyard one winter, but that was it.Then it was either we wanted a pool, my dad wanted a hot tub, and he got the deck and the hot tub, McDavid said. That kind of put a dent in the whole backyard rink thing.Fourteen players from both rosters, including those on injured reserve, have skated in an outdoor game. Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot has played the most with three, one with Montreal and two for the New York Rangers.Players from both clubs said the ice was a little rough and the glare from the sun made it a bit difficult to see the puck at times, but theyll be prepared. Some may wear tinted visors, others tried out black strips under their eyes. Environment Canadas weather forecast for Sunday calls for partly sunny conditions and a high of 48 degrees for the leagues 19th outdoor game.Edmonton is rolling to start the season at 4-1-0, while the Jets have won twice in overtime and are 4-2-0.You cant try to do too much on a big stage, Jets center Mark Scheifele said. Youve just got to keep it simple and play your regular game. ' ' '