Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Host Bears on Saturday
March 07, 2008 | Men's Basketball
March 7, 2008
Lubbock, TX - The Texas Tech Red Raiders host the Baylor University Bears on Saturday at 12:30 PM (Central Time). The game will be telecast on ESPN Plus. Dave Armstrong will call the play-by-play. Reid Gettys 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 161.
Texas Tech's three seniors, Charlie Burgess, Tyler Hoffmeister, and Martin Zeno, will be recognized prior to the start of Saturday's game. Additional recognition will be afforded during media timeouts to graduating seniors in the Court Jesters, Cheer and Pom Squads, Media Relations Student-Assistants, United Spirit Arena Event Staff, and the men's basketball program.
Martin Zeno has been named to the All-District 9 First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and teammate Trevor Cook, the Business Economics major from Coppell, Texas, has been named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
The Bears and the Red Raiders are meeting for the 116th time since the series began on January 2, 1937. Overall, Texas Tech leads the series, 73-42. Texas Tech leads the series 40-12 when the teams have played in Lubbock. Baylor has a 28-27 edge in Waco. The Red Raiders have a 6-2 margin on neutral courts.
Texas Tech (16-13, 7-8) won their final three home non-conference games at the United Spirit Arena during the holiday season. On December 29, the Red Raiders topped Northwestern State (95-71) and then edged Lamar on New Year's Day, 79-77. Texas Tech beat the UTEP Miners on January 5, 75-68.
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.
Coach Pat Knight's Red Raiders downed #18/22 ranked Kansas State Wildcats on February 13 by nine points, 84-75. Alan Voskuil the both teams in scoring with 30 points, a career best performance.
The Red Raiders lost to OU on February 16 on a Sooner desperation shot from twenty-five feet, 66-64. On February 20, Texas Tech won their first road game in conference play as they topped Colorado, 87-69. The Red Raiders dropped the ISU Cyclones (76-64) at home on February 23 before losing to Texas A&M (98-54) in College Station on February 27.
On March 1, the Red Raiders defeated # 5 Texas at the United Spirit Arena, 83-80. It marked the fourth time this season the Red Raiders had defeated a nationally ranked team. Texas Tech lost at # 6 Kansas, 109-51 on March 3.
Martin Zeno leads the Red Raiders in scoring with 16.0 ppg. Alan Voskuil is averaging 13.3 ppg while John Roberson adds 12.2 ppg.
The Red Raiders are averaging 69.7 ppg for the season.
Baylor is 20-9 for the season and 8-7 in conference play. The Bears completed their non-conference schedule with twelve wins and two losses. They opened conference play with four wins (ISU, OSU, at NU, and at A&M) before losing to OU and at Texas. After a win against Texas Tech, they lost at KU, at OSU, to Texas, and at OU. Baylor had wins over KSU, at Colorado and against Missouri before dropping their latest game at home against Texas A&M on
March 5, 71-57.
Baylor has four players averaging double figures for the season in Curtis Jerrells (15.1), Kevin Rogers (12.6), LaceDarius Dunn (12.4), and Henry Dugat (12.1).
The Bears are averaging 81.1 ppg and are allowing 73.9 ppg.
The Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office has announced that $5.00 General Admission tickets have been made available for Saturday's game.
Be part of the final home game the Red Raiders have remaining 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.
