The Texas Tech Lady Raiders dropped another Big 12 game to the West Virginia Mountaineers 73-62 Wednesday at the United Supermarkets Arena. The Mountaineers have now won 11 in a row against the Lady Raiders. Senior guard Madisen Smith led West Virginia with 21 points, all coming from either three-point shots or free throws. Freshman […]
WBB Recap – Comeback not enough as Texas Tech swept by West Virginia
MBB Recap – Superb Second-Half Leads No. 9 Texas Tech Over TCU
by Christian Hay and Nathan Boles No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raider men’s basketball rode a second-half surge to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs 82-69 Saturday at the United Supermarkets Arena. Although junior Terrence Shannon, Jr. did not start the game, he most definitely found his rhythm once he was in, finishing with 20 points. […]
MBB Recap – Gibson, Oklahoma’s Ferocious Second Half Takes Down No. 9 Texas Tech
The Texas Tech Red Raiders could not get it done in Norman, Oklahoma, on Wednesday night, falling to the Oklahoma Sooners 70-55. Oklahoma scored 45 in the second half as they shot 14-for-20 from the field and 8-for-11 from deep in a complete turnaround from the first half where they ended it down five. Tech […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
Women’s Basketball Recap – Lexy v. Lexy: Keys, Oklahoma State Defeat Hightower, Texas Tech
Texas Tech super senior guard Lexy Hightower scored 16 points on on 6-for-7 shooting, one short of a season high. Problem is, Oklahoma State sophomore guard Lexy Keys went 5-for-16 and 17 points, and the rest of the Oklahoma State Cowgirls played better as they got the win over the Texas Tech Lady Raiders 57-55 […]
Men’s Basketball Recap: No McCullar, No Shannon, No Problem: No. 25 Texas Tech Defeats No. 6 Kansas
No Kevin McCullar. No Terrence Shannon, Jr. No problem. The No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders apparently didn’t need their two best players as they defeated the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks 75-67 Saturday at the United Supermarkets Arena. It is Tech head coach Mark Adams’ first top-10 win as a head coach and already his […]
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, […]