The United Spirit Arena and the Texas Tech Red Raiders brace for a visit from the #16 Baylor Bears.
No. 20 Baylor (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) wants to bounce back into winning after losing two consecutive games. Baylor lost to ranked teams Oklahoma State, 74-65,and Kansas, 74-64. Those games were excruciating for the Bears.
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The Bears have won five of their last six against the Red Raiders, but fell 82-72 as the nation's 12th-ranked team on Jan. 15, 2014.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders are mired in the conference basement as they are the Bid 12's lowest scoring offense at around 60 points and that simply isn't enough to compete with the bigger scoring squads of which there are many. The defense hase controlled the scoreboard at times but even doing that is no guarantee of winning as we saw in Saturday's 56-41 loss at Texas. The Longhorns didn't light it up on 44% marksmanship but that was plenty good enough with the Red Raiders struggling at 33% from the floor and just a pair of free throws. Robert Turner was the Red Raiders lone double digit scorer with ten points and five yanks on 4-13 shooting. Toddrick Gotcher added nine ponts and five pulls while the trio of Devaughntah Williams, Zach Smith and Norense Odiase netted six points apiece.
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The Bears are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss while going 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record. The are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 10-26 ATS in their last 36 games following a ATS win. Texas Tech are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record and 5-14 ATS in their last 19 vs. Big 12
Things To Remember
- Texas Tech has used eight different starting lineups this season ... at one point, Texas Tech had started the youngest starting lineup in the country with four freshmen and a sophomore ... in its last two wins, Texas Tech has used the lineup of Randy Onwuasor(G), Robert Turner (G), Devaugntah Williams (SF), Zach Smith (PF), Isaiah Manderson (C).
- Red Raider head coach Tubby Smith is in search of his 538th career win. The hall of fame coach is tied with Harry Miller, who won 537 games from 1953-88, for 63rd all-time in NCAA Division I and ranks 18th among active head coaches.
- Texas Tech leads the all-time series with Baylor, 76-52, but the Bears lead the series since the start of the Big 12, 19-18. Texas Tech is 43-17 against Baylor in Lubbock. The Red Raiders have more home wins against Baylor than any other school.
- Texas Tech is running the gauntlet, as 10 of its last 12 games are against Top 25 teams or teams receiving votes in the polls. Tuesday's game is Game 8 in the 12-game run to close out the Big 12. Starting with Iowa State, seven of the last eight games for the Red Raiders are against teams ranked in the Top 35 of the RPI.
- Texas Tech has held 17 opponents under 70 points this season. It is the best eff ort since the start of the 1951-52 season (21 of 24). Texas Tech has also held five of 10 road/away opponents under 70 points.
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