Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Host Louisiana Tech on Wednesday at 7 PM
December 06, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2005
Lubbock, Texas - The Red Raiders return to action at the United Spirit Arena on Wednesday at 7 PM as they host the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech.
The game will be televised on the Texas Tech Television Network with game coverage provided outside the Lubbock area. Dave Shore will call the play-by-play. Andy Hipsher will provide the game analysis.
John Harris will call the courtside action along with Mike Roberts as analyst on the Texas Tech Sports Network (KKAM 1340 AM).
The Red Raiders are 5-3 for the 2005-2006 season. Freshman Dior Lowhorn gained his second career start against San Francisco and was the top scorer for the Red Raiders with 20 points. Dior was 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line. Martin Zeno scored 19 points for the Raiders as Jarrius Jackson added 11 points. Drew Coffman and Darryl Dora each had six assists for the game.
Texas Tech has two players in double figures with Jarrius Jackson averaging 17.6 points per game and Martin Zeno posting 17.1 points per game. After eight games, the Raiders are averaging 74.1 points per game.
Louisiana Tech is 3-3 for the season. The Bulldogs lost to Yale 69-68 in their season opener. They outscored Longwood 83-73 for their initial season win before losing at Nebraska 59-56. In their next two road games, they topped New Orleans 76-64 and then lost at Alabama 73-63.
The Bulldogs currently have two players averaging double figures (Paul Millsap 18.7 and Corey Dean 11.7). As a team, Louisiana Tech is averaging 67.8 points per outing.
Coach Bob Knight (Ohio State, 1962) enters his fifth season at the helm of the Raider program and has notched four consecutive 20+ wins in Lubbock. In 39 seasons of coaching, he has taken his teams to post-season play 36 times. Coach Knight numbers third among all coaches on the all-time career wins list with 859 victories. He is the youngest of the four coaches (Dean Smith-879, Adolph Rupp-876, Bob Knight-854, and Jim Phelan-830) and the only active coach to reach that remarkable plateau of 800 career victories.
On Saturday, December 10, Texas Tech will face the UT- Pan American Broncs at 1 PM in the United Spirit Arena. The Texas Tech Television Network will provide game coverage outside the Lubbock area.
For tickets to Texas Tech men's basketball at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, please call (888) GO-BIG-12 or (806) 742-TECH or stop by the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office in the north end of Jones SBC Stadium. In addition, tickets can be purchased through the Texas Tech athletic website at www.texastech.com and at area United Supermarkets and Select-a-Seat locations.
