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 […]
MBB: Tech wins 25th straight home game
Texas Tech basketball won its 25th straight home game after defeating Georgetown 79-65. The game featured plenty of drama. The Red Raiders nearly blew a 23-point lead before closing the Hoyas out. The win improved Tech to 5-2 on the year while Georgetown dropped to 4-4. First Half The Red Raiders got the fans engaged […]
Birthday gift: Lady Raiders take down Colorado in OT on Gerlich’s birthday
It was Lady Raider head coach Krista Gerlich’s birthday, and she said this one ranks pretty high. The Texas Tech Lady Raiders defeated Colorado 86-85 in a tight overtime game Wednesday to finish their home stretch of the Preseason WNIT at the United Supermarkets Arena. The Lady Raiders are 2-1 on the season and will […]
Takeaways from Tech’s opening night of basketball
Texas Tech tipped off basketball season with a doubleheader at United Supermarkets Arena. The Lady Raiders notched a 69-49 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and the No. 25 Red Raiders beat Northwestern State 73-49. Both teams showed great potential while also leaving plenty of room to improve. Here are our main takeaways from both games. […]