Expect the sledding to be powerful for No. 5 Texas when it visits dangerous Texas Tech on Monday night time for a key Big 12 Conference contest in Lubbock, Texas.
It’s at all times a battle when these two groups play, and the animosity created when Texas lured former coach Chris Beard away from the Red Raiders in 2021 heightened these sentiments. Beard is now not with the Longhorns — he was fired in December after being arrested for felony home assault — however the Texas Tech fan base will nonetheless be demanding its pound of flesh.
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Texas (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) gained the primary matchup of the season between the groups, 72-70, in Austin on Jan. 14.
The Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10) have a staff that may do some injury, particularly on their house court docket. Just ask then-No. 13 Iowa State, who fell in additional time on Jan. 30. Or ask No. 12 Kansas State, who lost in Lubbock 71-63 on Saturday.
De’Vion Harmon paced the Red Raiders with 20 factors towards the Wildcats whereas Lamar Washington had a career-high 13 factors, Jaylon Tyson added 11 and Kevin Obanor scored 10 factors.
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Texas Tech compelled a Kansas State right into a season-high 23 turnovers in Saturday’s win and secured the victory with a 7-2 run over the closing two minutes. The Red Raiders’ protection allowed Ok-State simply two area targets over the sport’s remaining 5 minutes.
“(The closing stretch) speaks volumes for this team,” Tech coach Mark Adams mentioned. “We’ve been in this situation many, many times. We know we want to win, but we haven’t been able to. We made some mistakes, but at least we’re aggressive doing it. It was good to see these guys attack the way they attacked tonight.”
The Longhorns head to Lubbock after one among their most spectacular performances of the season, a 94-60 house win over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon that stored them atop the Big 12 standings.
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Sir’Jabari Rice poured in season-high 24 factors off the bench to steer Texas but it surely was the Longhorns’ ball-hawking protection that made the distinction.
Texas compelled West Virginia into 20 turnovers that it transformed into 32 factors. The Mountaineers completed with extra turnovers than made area targets (19).
“We had really good carryover from our really good two days of practice on Wednesday and Thursday, and guys brought that to the floor (against West Virginia),” Texas interim coach Rodney Terry mentioned. “We were able to beat a team that’s been playing really well.”
Marcus Carr added 16 factors for the Longhorns within the victory, with Timmy Allen scoring 14 and Arterio Morris tallying 12 as Texas gained for the fifth time in its previous six Big 12 video games.
“I’ve said this all along, that I thought our best basketball is still ahead of us because we still really want to continue to get better offensively and defensively,” Terry added.
Texas’ report after 25 video games is its finest for the reason that 2010-11 season, when it began 22-3. The Longhorns are 13-4 since Terry took cost from Beard.
