TEMPE, Ariz. >> The south uprights lying on the turf, Arizona State’s fans lingered on the field long after another what-did-we-just-see win. Even for a fan base used to wild finishes during the Sun Devils’ two-year rise, this was astonishing.

Sam Leavitt has a way of doing that to people.

After a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead turned a deficit, Leavitt led Arizona State down the field to set up Raleek Brown’s 1-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left on Saturday, capping a wild 26-22 win that handed No. 7 Texas Tech its first loss of the season.

“That quarterback changes everything,” Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said. “He’s a difference maker.”

The Sun Devils needed every bit of Leavitt’s late-game magic.

Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) labored most of the afternoon without starting quarterback Behren Morton (knee), finishing with 276 total yards after averaging an FBS-best 558.8 through the first six games.

Will Hammond showed his mettle after failing to move Texas Tech’s offense through three quarters, orchestrating two late scoring drives. The freshman scored on a 1-yard run and, after Texas Tech’s defense held, found Reggie Virgil on a 12-yard touchdown pass.

Hammond put the Red Raiders up 22-19 by running it in for the 2-point conversion, converting after a holding call on Arizona State on the first attempt.

The problem: The Red Raiders left too much time on the clock for Leavitt and Arizona State.

The reigning Big 12 champion Sun Devils (5-2, 3-1) started the final drive from their 25 with two minutes left and quickly moved down the field. Leavitt completed 5 of 7 passes for 61 yards on the drive — a 33-yarder to Jordyn Tyson on a fourth-and-2 was key — and benefited from a pass interference call on Texas Tech’s Brice Pollack to set up Brown’s TD run.