Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech at Nebraska on Saturday
February 08, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2008
Lubbock, TX - The Texas Tech Red Raiders travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for Saturday's 3 PM game against the Cornhuskers. The game will be televised on ESPN Plus. Fred White will call the play-by-play. Stacey King will provide the game analysis.
In Lubbock, the game can be seen on KJTV-TV (FOX Affiliate).
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 119.
The Red Raiders and the Cornhuskers are meeting for the 23rd time since the series began on December 9, 1955. Nebraska leads the series 13-9. The Huskers have a 7-3 margin in Lincoln and 1-0 on neutral courts. The Red Raiders hold a 6-5 edge when the teams have played in Lubbock. Texas Tech's Jarrius Jackson scored 41 points and led the Red Raiders to a 70-64 win in the 2005-2006 season when the teams played in Lincoln. Last season in Lubbock, Nebraska's Charles Richardson made a desperate three-point shot with one second remaining in the game to erase Texas Tech's 59-58 lead for a Husker 61-59 win.
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 and then returned to the United Spirit Arena for their 67-60 win over Oklahoma State on February 2. Coach Pat Knight's collegiate coaching debut was spoiled by Baylor's 80-74 win in Waco on February 6.
Martin Zeno leads the Red Raiders in scoring with 16.0 ppg. John Roberson is averaging 12.5 ppg while Alan Voskuil adds 12.0 ppg.
The Cornhuskers are 13-7 for the season and 2-5 in conference play for the 2007-2008 season. They completed non-conference play with 11 wins and 2 losses. The Huskers began conference play with losses to Kansas, at Colorado, to Baylor, and at Kansas. Nebraska won at Missouri and then stopped Iowa State before losing their last game at Kansas State on February 6.
The Huskers are averaging 67.9 points per game with Aleks Maric leading his team with 15.4 ppg and 9.1 rebounds per game.
Texas Tech returns to the United Spirit Arena on Wednesday, February 13 for their 8 PM (CT) game against Kansas State.
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.
