Key Highlights
- "They did to us what we’ve made a living doing to other people.”Texas Tech (16-4, 6-1 Big 12) finished with a 44-28 rebounding edge, including 21 offensive boards that led to 22 second-chance points.“There were some haymakers being thrown in that game.
- I mean, I’m talking like every time a shot goes up, it was just literal fighting,” Tech coach Grant McCasland said.
- “I mean, it's not an easy way to play.”But it sure backs up McCasland's prominent saying for the Red Raiders: “Toughest Team Wins.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTech has a five-game winning streak since a 69-65 loss at Houston on Jan.
- 6, and now has wins on consecutive Saturdays over higher-ranked teams that arrived in Lubbock with long winning streaks.
- The Cougars had an 11-game winning streak overall, and had won a Big 12-record 16 consecutive true road games over the past two years. BYU, then ranked 11th, had a 13-game winning streak before its 84-71 loss to Tech last weekend. Houston (17-2, 5-1) ranked second nationally allowing only 60.1 points per game, but the Red Raiders led 55-49 at halftime Saturday.