Red Raiders Lose to BYU, Secure Postseason Spot

0:00On March 8, Texas Tech wrapped up the regular season with an 82-76 loss to BYU at the Marriott Center. The 10th ranked Red Raiders finished tie for 3rd in the Big 12 at 12-6, earning a double buy in next week's tournament. As the fourth seed, they'll tip off Thursday at 11.30 a.m. against Iowa State Arizona State or Baylor. The game featured nine lead changes in four ties with Texas Tech draining 16-35 from three-point range. The BYU controlled the pain with a 48-14 scoring edge and grabbed 20 offensive rebounds to text 12. The Cougars shot poorly from D-Bat, 6-26, but owned the boards overall, 40-35. Christian Anderson paced Texas Tech with 23-points and 9 assists, breaking the program single-season assist record at 233. Donovan Atwell matched him with 23-points on 6-3s, pushing his season total to 121 made-3s, a new school.

1:00Mark and 81 in Big 12 play, topping the conference record. Texas Tech built a 46-38 halftime lead, hitting 12 of 19-3s in the first half. BYU stormed back with a 15-2 run late, holding off a tech rally that tied it at 75 with 146 left. The Red Raiders split the season series with BYU and head into the postseason with momentum from those record performances, ready to make a deep.