A six-point lead to TCU after leading most of the game. A three-point loss to Kansas. A comeback that wasn’t completed in an overtime loss to Oklahoma. A 34-point drubbing at the hands of Iowa State. A two-point loss to Texas after a halftime lead. A seven-point loss to Baylor. A 10-point loss to a […]
MBB: Texas Tech pulls off miraculous 23-point comeback for first Big 12 win
WBB: 1993 championship magic wasn’t enough as Texas Tech loses to Baylor
The first Texas Tech squad to win an NCAA national championship was the 1993 Lady Raider basketball team. Led by future WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, sharpshooter Krista Kirkland and head coach Marsha Sharp, the team went all the way and put Texas Tech on the map. A lot has changed in the 30 years since. […]
MBB: Texas Tech’s early 10-point lead evaporates in 13-point loss to West Virginia
The Texas Tech men’s basketball team is straight up not having a good time. The losses have been at home and on the road. They’ve ranged from blowouts to close losses. Some have been games they played closer than expected, some have been games where they blew a lead, and some games had both. Whether […]
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 […]