MBB Recap: No. 14 Texas Tech Wrecks No. 23 Texas 77-64 in Chris Beard’s Return

The No. 14 Texas Tech men’s basketball team defeated No. 23 Texas 77-64 to grab its sixth Big 12 win of the season. In Longhorn head coach Chris Beard’s highly anticipated return to Lubbock, the Red Raiders secured a huge win over their former coach’s team in front of a school-record 15,300 people in attendance.  […]

MBB Recap – “Just Like Football”: No. 13 Texas Tech Downs Mississippi State on Saturday

“Just like football,” the crowd chanted with less than three minutes to go in Saturday’s game. It was a 27-point win for Texas Tech football in the Autozone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 28, 2021. This time, it was a 26-point win as the No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raider basketball defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs […]

WBB Recap: No. 13 Iowa State Dismantles The Lady Raiders 86-65.

The Texas Tech women’s basketball team lost a lop-sided affair to No. 13 Iowa State 86-65. After going toe-to-toe for a quarter and a half, the offensive firepower of the Cyclones became too much for the Lady Raiders. The offensive explosion opened up a huge lead for the Cyclones and Tech was unable to mount […]

MBB Recap – Instant Classic: Williams, Texas Tech Just Not Enough in 2OT Against No. 5 Kansas

Texas Tech men’s basketball super senior Bryson Williams had himself a game Monday night, going for a season-high 33 points, one short of his career-high of 34. But Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji was even better, leading his No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks with a career-high 37 points to escape with victory over the No. 13 Red […]

MBB Recap: Texas Tech Out-Guns West Virginia 78-65

The Texas Tech Men’s basketball team (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) defeated West Virginia (13-5, 2-4 Big 12) 78-65 in a hard-fought victory at the United Supermarkets Arena. With the win, Tech is now a perfect 12-0 in front of its home crowd. After easing back into action over the last two games, Tech Junior guard […]

MBB Recap: A Second Half Surge Lifts No. 18 Texas Tech Past No. 15 Iowa State 72-60

The Texas Tech Men’s basketball team earned its fourth Big 12 win of the season after defeating No. 15 Iowa State 72-60. While a short-handed Tech team lost to the Cyclones earlier in the year, a fully loaded Red Raider team was able to dismantle Iowa State thanks to a second half explosion that saw […]

WBB Recap – Ladies, Show ‘Em How It’s Done: Lady Raiders Down K-State on Saturday

The Texas Tech Red Raider basketball team had a tough assignment to start Big 12 play: five games in 11 days, four games in eight days, and the last three games in five days. Let’s not forget they only had seven players for their first game against Iowa State, didn’t have star junior guard Kevin […]

MBB Recap: Texas Tech Dismantles Oklahoma State for Third Straight Big 12 Win

The Texas Tech Men’s basketball team grabbed its third Big 12 win in a row after defeating Oklahoma State 78-57.  Coming off back-to-back wins against top 10 teams in Kansas and Baylor, many suspected Tech would be in for a let down against the Cowboys. The opposite happened.  The Red Raiders dominated the Cowboys on […]

MBB Recap – Adams 2, Bears 0: No. 19 Texas Tech Upsets No. 1 Baylor in a Tuesday Thriller

Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Mark Adams knows how to fight a bear. He and his 19th-ranked team, still without their best player in Terrance Shannon, Jr., showed everybody how to take down a bear when nobody expects it, taking down the top-ranked Bears from Baylor 65-62 Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center in […]

Men’s Basketball Recap: Shorthanded Texas Tech Plays Admirably But Falls to No. 11 Iowa State

The Texas Tech Red Raiders only took seven healthy players to Ames, Iowa, to play Wednesday, and that did not include their leaders in points per game (Terrance Shannon, Jr.), rebounds per game (Kevin McCullar), assists per game (McCullar), or blocks per game (Daniel Batcho). But in a performance that was both invigorating and frustrating, […]