Live Updates: West Virginia Takes The Lead Over No. 15 Texas Tech in Offensive Shootout

LUBBOCK, Texas -- It's a blacked-out Galaxy Stadium for the 8:30 p.m. kickoff between No. 15 Texas Tech and West Virginia on Saturday night.

The Red Raiders (7-1) look to remain contenders for another Big 12 championship and CFP berth while the Mountaineers (5-3) rumble into town with one of the nation's most formidable rushing offenses.

Last week, Texas Tech defeated No. 22 Arizona in Lubbock, 34-26, marking its second-ranked win of the season and bouncing back from its first loss.

The Red Raiders got 328 of its 472 yards of offense on the ground thanks to a change at quarterback with dual-threat veteran Thomas Castellanos starting in place of Will Hammond. Castellanos threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 117 with another score. Running back J'Koby Williams added 175 rushing yards in his second straight home game setting a new career-high in rushing.

West Virginia is coming off a 24-20 win over TCU. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for just 79 yards, but his Mountaineers possess the nation's fifth-best rushing attack and gained 186 yards on the ground, which is still well below their per-game average.

Grab a coffee, settle in, and get your live updates from Galaxy Stadium below from RedRaiderRountable.com.

End of 3rd Quarter - West Virginia 48, Texas Tech 41

11:16 p.m. - West Virginia gets another defensive stop and returns the punt down to Texas Tech's 6-yard line. Hawkins hustles into the end zone to give West Virginia its first lead since the second quarter at 48-41 with 1:12 to go in the 3rd quarter.

11:08 p.m. - The Mountaineers get a gain of 75 yards on pass to Taron Francis. Cam Cook's rushing touchdown ties the game at 41.

11:04 p.m. - Texas Tech punts back to the Mountaineers with 5:30 to play in the 3rd quarter.

11:00 p.m. - West Virginia turns the ball over on downs as the 4th-and-7 pass to the outside is tackled short of the line to gain. Red Raiders take over from their own 35-yard line.

10:52 p.m. - Tech's offense cannot answer with a score as Castellanos is sacked twice and the Red Raiders punt for just the second time.

10:48 p.m. - West Virginia marches nine plays to resume scoring in the second half. Hawkins' third total touchdown makes the score 41-34, Texas Tech.

HALFTIME - Texas Tech 41, West Virginia 27

10:15 p.m. - Red Raiders get another stop and will take possession with under a minute to go in the half and no timeouts. 

10:10 p.m. - Texas Tech has an illegal block by the defense added onto a long completion to Chase Campbell. Quinten Joyner rushes in a 1-yard touchdown. Two-point conversion is no good. Red Raiders lead 41-27 with 1:13 to go until halftime.

9:57 p.m. - Hawkins sprints for 44 yards on third down to get inside the red zone. A defensive holding brings the Mountaineers closer, but an illegal motion pushes West Virginia back. Texas Tech stops the run and forces the Mountaineers to settle for a short field goal. Texas Tech leads 35-27.

9:45 p.m. - Texas Tech finally stops the Mountaineers' offense after four scoring drives to start the game. Williams gets a big gain, then the Red Raiders find the end zone with Kenny Johnson catching a 38-yard touchdown pass from Castellanos. Tech's lead grows to 35-24.

9:36 p.m. - Castellanos finds Micah Hudson on a 50-yard completion. The QB then fakes a run and shovels a touchdown to tight end Jett Carpenter. Texas Tech creates the seventh lead change of the first half, going up 28-24.

9:28 p.m. - Let me clarify, the EPITOMY of a shootout. West Virginia takes a 24-21 lead as Hawkins finds Taron Francis for a 73-yard touchdown.

9:23 p.m. - Carter hauls in his second touchdown catch of the game after Castellanos scrambled for 29 yards. Texas Tech goes ahead 21-17.

End of 1st Quarter - West Virginia 17, Texas Tech 14

Both teams combined for 34 points, 400 yards of offense and nine plays of 15+ yards in the first quarter.

9:14 p.m. - An old-school, late-night shootout is taking shape. West Virginia gets a gain of 43 through the air. Hawkins finds the end zone on a quarterback draw. Mountaineers go back in front 17-14 with just under a minute remaining in the high-scoring first quarter.

9:06 p.m. - J'Koby Williams takes his first touch 75 yards to the house to start the Red Raiders' third drive of the game. Texas Tech retakes the lead at 14-10.

9:01 p.m. - Another long completion for Hawkins on a rare pass attempt, this time for 27 yards. Cook rushes for a gain of 42 to set up goal to go. Texas Tech's defense shows its first signs of life with two tackles from AJ Holmes at the line of scrimmage. West Virginia kicker Jack Cassidy hits a 30-yard field goal. Mountaineers take a 10-7 lead.

8:53 p.m. - Texas Tech's rushes are stuffed and Castellanos is nearly intercepted on a deep third-down pass. Red Raiders' punt pins West Virginia inside their own 20 with 7:40 to go in the first quarter.

8:47 p.m. - Michael Hawkins completes a pass for 32 yards, then the Mountaineers rush for 43 yards in total on their first possession. Running back Amari Latimer rushes in a 4-yard touchdown to answer. We're tied at 7.

8:38 p.m. - Two designed quarterback runs for Castellanos to start the game... Then he completes a pass to Coy Eakin for a gain of 22 yards... Then Terrance Carter Jr. takes a screen pass 30 yards for a quick Red Raiders touchdown. Texas Tech leads 7-0 two minutes into the game.

COIN TOSS: West Virginia won the toss and deferred possession to the second half. Thomas Castellanos' Red Raiders get the ball first.

LIVE FROM LUBBOCK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT: Want more entertainment than rushing touchdowns? Galaxy Stadium is set to have two drone shows, over 1,200 fireworks and a light show through LED wristbands given to the over 60,000 attendees tonight

PREGAME: Thomas Castellanos is officially announced in the stadium as Texas Tech's starting quarterback. It's the fifth-year transfer's second start in a row after throwing and rushing for over 100 yards in Tech's win over Arizona last week.

CHERRY ON TOP: The second-latest home kickoff in school history calls for a blackout color scheme - both for the fans and the players. However, Texas Tech has chosen a red helmet to go with the all-black uniform. The Red Raiders are just 1-0 all-time in this combination.