Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech vs. Kansas State on Wednesday
February 13, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 13, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech Red Raiders host the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday evening at 8 PM at the United Spirit Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Ron Franklin will call the play-by-play. Hubert Davis will provide the game analysis.
Mark Finkner will call the courtside action along with Corky Oglesby as analyst on the Texas Tech Sports Network local stations KQBR-FM 99.5 and KKAM-AM 1340. Sirius Radio will broadcast the game on Channel 155.
Texas Tech and Kansas State are meeting for the 23rd time since the series began on December 6, 1955. Each team has won eleven games. Texas Tech holds a 6-4 lead when the teams have played in Lubbock and has a 2-1 edge on neutral courts. Kansas State has a 6-3 margin when the teams have played in Manhattan. Last season, the Red Raiders topped the Wildcats, 62-52, in Manhattan on January 8 and then lost on March 9 in the second round of the conference championship, 66-45.
Texas Tech opened the 2007-2008 conference season with a loss on the road on January 12 to Oklahoma, 74-55. The Red Raider squad gave Coach Bob Knight his 900th career win as they dropped # 9/10 Texas A&M on January 16, 68-53. Tech lost a close game at OU, 63-61, on January 19 before topping Missouri, 92-84 at the United Spirit Arena on January 23. The Raiders lost at Texas, 73-47, before dropping Oklahoma State at the United Spirit Arena on February 2, 67-60. After the OSU win, the Raider lost two road games. They lost at Baylor, 80-74, on February 6 and at Nebraska on February 9, 73-62.
Martin Zeno leads the Red Raiders in scoring with 16.0 ppg. John Roberson is averaging 12.5 ppg while Alan Voskuil adds 12.1 ppg.
KSU is 17-5 for the season and 7-1 in conference play. The Wildcats completed their non-conference schedule with ten wins and four losses. They opened conference play with five straight wins before losing at Missouri by three-points (77-74) on February 2. Since that loss, the Wildcats have had two home wins. They outscored Nebraska, 74-59, on February 6 and Oklahoma State by twenty-one points on February 9, 82-61.
The Wildcats are averaging 80.2 points per game with Michael Beasley leading his team with 25.2 ppg and 12.3 rebounds per game. Bill Walker is posting 15.8 ppg and teammate Jacob Pullen is averaging 10.0 ppg.
Texas Tech returns to the United Spirit Arena on Saturday, February 16 for their 3 PM (CT) game against Oklahoma.
Be part of the exciting five home games the Red Raiders will play this season at the United Spirit Arena. To purchase tickets for Men's Basketball games at the United Spirit Arena, 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 AT&T Stadium.
