Red Raiders Ride Winning Streak into Final Home Game

0:00On March 1, Texas Tech Red Raiders head into their final home game of the season Tuesday at 6 p.m. against TCU at United Supermarkets Arena. The team rides a three-game winning streak in a 14-in-1 home record after an impressive 82-73 road win over number. 4 Iowa State on Saturday. That victory snapped the Cyclone's perfect 15-in-1 home mark and boosted Tech's overall record to 22-in-7, 12-in-4 in the Big 12. Donovan Atwell paced the Red Raiders with 18 points on 6-3 pointers while Christian Anderson chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. In the Iowa State Clash. 6 players hit double figures, including Luke Bangue with 13 points and Jalen Petty with 12 points and 9 rebounds. The win highlighted Tech's sharp shooting, going 14-29 from beyond the arc. The Red Raiders own program records with 4 top 10 wins this season. 3 against top 5 teams like Arizona, Duke, and now Iowa State.

1:01They lead the Big 12 and rank 5th nationally and 11.53 pointers may per game, shooting nearly 40 percent from deep. Atwell ranks 2nd nationally with 110 threes and Anderson broke Tech's single season mark with 96. Even without all Big 12 star JT Tobin, sidelines since mid-February with the season ending injury, Tech is rallied for 3 straight victories. Coach Grant McCaslin nost his 100th game at the helm, improving to 73 and 27 with the Red Raiders. Anderson shines nationally in assists and scoring, putting him on player of the year watchlists. Tech sits tie for 2nd in the Big 12 behind Arizona, honoring seniors Donovan Atwell, Tyree Brian, and Jack Francis before tip off against the Hornfrogs. They wrap the regular season at BYU on Saturday, eyeing a strong run into the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.