WBB: Bre’Amber Scott’s fifth straight 20-point game propels Texas Tech past No. 25 Texas 68-64

The Texas Tech women’s basketball team got its first home Big 12 victory of the season after defeating No. 25 Texas 68-64. The Lady Raiders improved to 15-4 (3-3 Big 12), and Texas dropped to 13-6 (4-2 Big 12). The Lady Raiders jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Guard Tatum Veitenheimer completed a three-point […]

MBB: Texas Tech loses to Baylor, drops to 0-6 in Big 12

For all of this team’s flaws, like not being able to play well at the same time and averaging 14.8 turnovers per game, this Texas Tech men’s basketball team was showing potential. That’s what made the 0-5 start in Big 12 play, including two close home losses, so frustrating for the Tech fanbase. In the […]

MBB: Texas survives Texas Tech, spoils Aimaq’s return

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns overcame a 12-point deficit as they defeated Texas Tech men’s basketball 72-70 Saturday at the Moody Center in Austin. Texas Tech (10-7) is now 0-5 in the Big 12, tied for last with West Virginia. Texas improves to 4-1 in the Big 12 and 15-2 overall. It’s only the third […]

WBB: Scott’s 37-point double-double leads Texas Tech over Kansas State

Super-senior Bre Scott has taken advantage of her last season, leading Texas Tech women’s basketball in scoring with 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game overall. In Big 12 play, she was averaging 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She took it to another level Saturday with a career-high 37 points and 11 rebounds […]

WBB: High-scoring Oklahoma takes down Texas Tech

When Texas Tech women’s basketball plays Oklahoma, it feels more like a track meet than a basketball game. Going into Wednesday’s matchup, at least one team scored 80 points in all but one matchup since 2019. The pattern continued Wednesday as the No. 19 Sooners (12-2, 3-1) took down the Lady Raiders 89-79 at the […]

MBB: Iowa State routs Texas Tech, Tech falls to 0-4 in Big 12

Texas Tech men’s basketball is 0-4 in the Big 12 for the first time since January 2015 after they lost to the No. 19 Iowa State Cyclones 84-50 Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. In the 2014-15 season, the Red Raiders went on to start 0-6 in Big 12 play and finish 3-15 in […]

MBB: Shorthanded Texas Tech loses overtime heartbreaker to Oklahoma

In February 2021, Texas Tech men’s basketball lost three games in a row. In February and March of 2020, Tech men’s basketball lost two home games in a row. In January 2015, Tech men’s basketball started Big 12 play 0-3. Neither of these things happened again until Saturday night when a depleted Red Raider squad […]

MBB: Texas Tech’s home winning streak ends against No. 3 Kansas

The Texas Tech Red Raiders fell to the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks 75-72 Tuesday night at the United Supermarkets Arena. It’s the Red Raiders’ first loss at home since Feb. 9, 2021, when they lost to West Virginia. Tech won 29 straight home games coming into Tuesday. In the press conference, Tech head coach Mark […]

Basketball Preview: Red Raiders, Lady Raiders start 2023 with Kansas Jayhawks

The Texas Tech men’s and women’s basketball teams will both start the year with the Kansas Jayhawks. Head coach Mark Adams and the men will host the defending national champion and current No. 3 Jayhawks on Tuesday at 8 p.m. as they try to extend their winning streak at the United Supermarkets Arena to 30 […]

Football: Texas Tech pounds Ole Miss in Texas Bowl, Shough announces return

“Texas is West Texas,” Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire said after the Texas Bowl win, repeating the “it’s all West Texas” mantra that’s been on billboards and become a saying around Texas Tech. Exactly one year ago, Texas Tech football ended the 2021 season with a 35-7 win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over […]