RED RAIDER PREVIEW: vs. No. 13 Texas
No. 20 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Texas | 8:30 p.m., Thursday | TV: ESPN or ESPN2 | Kansas City
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LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 20 Texas Tech is set to play No. 13 Texas in the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday in a quarterfinal matchup at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Tech is the six seed in the tournament and will look to knock off the third-seeded Longhorns for the third time this season to advance.
The Red Raiders (17-9, 9-8 Big 12) had won three in a row before finishing the regular season with a loss at No. 2 Baylor on Sunday, while the Longhorns (17-7, 11-6 Big 12) have won three straight following road wins at Iowa State, Oklahoma and TCU. Tech is 2-0 against Texas this season and has won seven of the last eight games in the series after a 68-59 win on Feb. 27 in Lubbock and a 79-77 victory in Austin on Jan. 13.
The TTU-UT winner advances to the semifinals where they will play at 8:30 p.m. on Friday against either Oklahoma, Iowa State or Kansas. The Jayhawks are the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will face the OU-ISU winner at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals. The Big 12 Championship final is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday on ESPN. Television designations for games on Thursday and Friday have not been announced. Baylor is the top seed in the tournament after winning the 2021 Big 12 regular-season championship for the first time in program history.
Texas Tech enters the postseason leading the Big 12 by holding teams to 63.3 points per game (25th nationally) and is sixth in the nation with a 5.0 turnover margin advantage. The Red Raiders are second in the Big 12 with 10.9 turnovers per game, 15.9 turnovers forced per game and have hit 420 free throws this season which is the fifth most in the nation and second behind West Virginia in the conference. Tech has held 12 opponents under 60 points this season, including in three of the last four games to finish off the regular season.
Mac McClung leads the Red Raiders with 16.1 points per game, including scoring 22 points in the road win over the Longhorns while Terrence Shannon, Jr. is second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Kyler Edwards is averaging 14.8 points in the last four games after hitting four 3-pointers and leading the team with 18 points at Baylor. Edwards leads Tech with 50 3-pointers (43.1 percent) and 71 assists, while Marcus Santos-Silva tops the team with 6.4 rebounds per game and 32 blocked shots. Kevin McCullar is adding 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game to give the Red Raiders four players in double figures going into the postseason.
The Longhorns are the No. 3 seed in the tournament after winning four of their last five with the only loss coming to the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Texas is averaging 74.9 points for the season after its 76-64 road win at TCU on Sunday night to complete a four-game road trip to finish the regular season. Andrew Jones leads UT with 14.9 points per game with 47 3-pointers made, while Courtney Ramey is second on the team with 13.6 points per game and has also hit 47 3-pointers. Matt Coleman III is at 12.4 ppg. and leads UT with 100 assists, while Greg Brown is at 6.7 rebounds and 10.3 points per game in his freshman season. Jones earned All-Big 12 First Team honors, while Coleman and Ramey were All-Big 12 Third Team Selections. Kai Jones was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year in a season where he averaged 8.5 ppg. and 4.8 rpg. to go along with 19 blocked shots.
BIG 12 AWARDS: Four Red Raiders earned All-Big 12 honors on Monday with McClung headlining the group by being named the unanimous All-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and also securing All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Shannon earned All-Big 12 Third Team, while McCullar and Edwards were All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selections. McClung was named to the AP All-Big 12 First Team on Tuesday.
RANKINGS: Texas Tech moved to No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25 and to No. 22 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll to complete a regular season where the team was ranked in every poll. The Red Raiders enter the postseason at No. 17 in the NCAA NET Rankings and are No. 20 in Kenpom. TTU started at No. 14 in the AP Preseason Poll and would rise as high as No. 7 in the Feb. 15 poll. The No. 20 ranking this week is the lowest the team has been this season. The Red Raiders had been at No. 18 the past two weeks before falling back two spots following a three-game winning streak that was ended with a loss at No. 2 Baylor in the regular season finale.
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No. 20 Texas Tech vs. No. 13 Texas | 8:30 p.m., Thursday | TV: ESPN or ESPN2 | Kansas City
RED RAIDER PREVIEW: vs. No. 13 Texas - Texas Tech Red Raiders
No. 20 Texas Tech is set to play No. 13 Texas in the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday in a quarterfinal matchup at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Tech is the sixth seed in the tournament and will look to knock off the third-seeded Longhorns for the third time...
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LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 20 Texas Tech is set to play No. 13 Texas in the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday in a quarterfinal matchup at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Tech is the six seed in the tournament and will look to knock off the third-seeded Longhorns for the third time this season to advance.
The Red Raiders (17-9, 9-8 Big 12) had won three in a row before finishing the regular season with a loss at No. 2 Baylor on Sunday, while the Longhorns (17-7, 11-6 Big 12) have won three straight following road wins at Iowa State, Oklahoma and TCU. Tech is 2-0 against Texas this season and has won seven of the last eight games in the series after a 68-59 win on Feb. 27 in Lubbock and a 79-77 victory in Austin on Jan. 13.
The TTU-UT winner advances to the semifinals where they will play at 8:30 p.m. on Friday against either Oklahoma, Iowa State or Kansas. The Jayhawks are the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will face the OU-ISU winner at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals. The Big 12 Championship final is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday on ESPN. Television designations for games on Thursday and Friday have not been announced. Baylor is the top seed in the tournament after winning the 2021 Big 12 regular-season championship for the first time in program history.
Texas Tech enters the postseason leading the Big 12 by holding teams to 63.3 points per game (25th nationally) and is sixth in the nation with a 5.0 turnover margin advantage. The Red Raiders are second in the Big 12 with 10.9 turnovers per game, 15.9 turnovers forced per game and have hit 420 free throws this season which is the fifth most in the nation and second behind West Virginia in the conference. Tech has held 12 opponents under 60 points this season, including in three of the last four games to finish off the regular season.
Mac McClung leads the Red Raiders with 16.1 points per game, including scoring 22 points in the road win over the Longhorns while Terrence Shannon, Jr. is second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Kyler Edwards is averaging 14.8 points in the last four games after hitting four 3-pointers and leading the team with 18 points at Baylor. Edwards leads Tech with 50 3-pointers (43.1 percent) and 71 assists, while Marcus Santos-Silva tops the team with 6.4 rebounds per game and 32 blocked shots. Kevin McCullar is adding 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game to give the Red Raiders four players in double figures going into the postseason.
The Longhorns are the No. 3 seed in the tournament after winning four of their last five with the only loss coming to the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Texas is averaging 74.9 points for the season after its 76-64 road win at TCU on Sunday night to complete a four-game road trip to finish the regular season. Andrew Jones leads UT with 14.9 points per game with 47 3-pointers made, while Courtney Ramey is second on the team with 13.6 points per game and has also hit 47 3-pointers. Matt Coleman III is at 12.4 ppg. and leads UT with 100 assists, while Greg Brown is at 6.7 rebounds and 10.3 points per game in his freshman season. Jones earned All-Big 12 First Team honors, while Coleman and Ramey were All-Big 12 Third Team Selections. Kai Jones was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year in a season where he averaged 8.5 ppg. and 4.8 rpg. to go along with 19 blocked shots.
BIG 12 AWARDS: Four Red Raiders earned All-Big 12 honors on Monday with McClung headlining the group by being named the unanimous All-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and also securing All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Shannon earned All-Big 12 Third Team, while McCullar and Edwards were All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selections. McClung was named to the AP All-Big 12 First Team on Tuesday.
RANKINGS: Texas Tech moved to No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25 and to No. 22 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll to complete a regular season where the team was ranked in every poll. The Red Raiders enter the postseason at No. 17 in the NCAA NET Rankings and are No. 20 in Kenpom. TTU started at No. 14 in the AP Preseason Poll and would rise as high as No. 7 in the Feb. 15 poll. The No. 20 ranking this week is the lowest the team has been this season. The Red Raiders had been at No. 18 the past two weeks before falling back two spots following a three-game winning streak that was ended with a loss at No. 2 Baylor in the regular season finale.
OFFICIAL COCKTAIL OF RRS MARCH MADNESS: ALL HANDS CRAFT COCKTAILS
At All Hands, we make craft quality “Bar Strength” cocktails in the convenience of an “Adventure Proof” can. We place an uncompromising premium on quality, using only the grade-nine real distilled spirits, 100% all-natural fruit flavors, and premium mixers. Cocktail lovers everywhere deserve a cocktail of the same quality and strength they would get at their favorite bar or restaurant. We are here to deliver that, and we take great pride in that mandate.
All Hands wasn’t started by industry insiders or millionaire serial investors. We obsessed about these recipes sitting in deer stands, at the end of fly rods, and on the sidelines of youth football practice. We built this with our friends and family, so it would be good enough for your friends and family. After two years of development, and as a fellow Red Raider, it is an honor to share these cocktails with you and yours.
Coming this May, All Hands Craft Cocktails will launch with six craft quality, all-natural, Bar-Strength cocktails in the convenience of an Adventure-Proof can. These first recipes will be vodka-based, with craft quality, six-times distilled vodka. You will be able to choose "Classic" recipes with no flavor added to garnish however you like, try some bad-ass flavored recipes we think you will love, and enjoy all of them at FULL BAR STRENGTH (10%ABV). Future cocktails will include our take on your favorite Tequila, Whiskey, Rum, and Gin recipes.
We are die-hard Red Raiders, and can't wait to share more of our story as we sponsor the 2021 Red Raider Men's Basketball post-season campaign. Give us a follow on Insta at @drinkallhands
