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No. 10 Red Raiders open season on Tuesday
November 02, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK – The 101st season of Texas Tech Basketball is set to tipoff this week when the No. 10-ranked Red Raiders host Lindenwood at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Sam Houston at 7 p.m. on Friday at United Supermarkets Arena. Boasting its highest preseason ranking in program history after reaching the Elite Eight last season, Tech is also on a 38-game non-conference home winning streak and has won 25 straight season openers.
Grant McCasland is entering his third season and is 51-20 as the team's head coach while JT Toppin returns for his second after earning Consensus Second Team All-America and being named the Big 12 Player of the Year, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team last season. Toppin was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and is also the first player in program history to be named an Associated Press Preseason All-America. The 2025-26 roster has 14 players on it, including Christian Anderson who returns from earning All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors and was selected to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team along with Toppin. The team has six returners and welcomes in eight newcomers, including five from the transfer portal in Donovan Atwell (UNC Greensboro), Luke Bamgboye (VCU), Tyeree Bryan (Santa Clara), Josiah Moseley (Villanova) and LeJuan Watts (Washington State). Watts was selected as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being added to the Julius Erving Award Watch List. Along with transfers, Tech's roster was bolstered by adding three freshmen in Jaylen Petty, Nolan Groves and LaTrell Hoover along with returning Jack Francis, Leon Horner, Marial Akuentok and Jazz Henderson from last year's team that went 28-9 overall and 15-5 in conference play.
The season-opening matchup against Lindenwood will also be the first meeting between the two basketball programs. The Lions, who reclassified to Division I from Division II in 2022, are an Ohio Valley Conference opponent coming off a 16-17 overall record in 2024-25. The program went 10-10 in OVC play and completed its season with a win over Morehead State to open the OVC Championship before falling to Tennessee State in the quarterfinals. The St. Charles, Missouri program is led by head coach Kyle Gerdeman (70-103 through seven seasons) and becomes a full-fledged Division I program this season.
Texas Tech is 16-0 in non-conference home games under McCasland over the past two season with 8-0 records in both seasons. The program has not lost a non-conference home game since falling to Kentucky in a 76-74 overtime decision on January 25, 2019. The Red Raiders will follow their two home games to start the season by traveling to play at No. 17 Illinois on Tuesday, November 11 at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.
GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Lindenwood Lions (0-0) at No. 10 Texas Tech (0-0)
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Venue: United Supermarkets Arena
Tip: 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 4
TV: ESPN+
TV CALL: John Harris (play-by-play), Chris Level (analyst)
TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK: Geoff Haxton (play-by-play), Clark Lammert (analyst)
RED RAIDER ROSTER REPORT
Tyeree Bryan: "Team player. Competitor. Hard worker."
Bryan is in his first season at Texas Tech after playing the past two at Santa Clara and beginning his career with one season at Charleston Southern and one at River State College… Through three NCAA seasons, Bryan has 900 points, 421 rebounds, 122 assists and 63 steals… He is coming off a season at Santa Clara where he averaged 10.4 points per game and shot 66-for-154 (42.9 percent) on 3-pointers… An Orlando, Florida native, Bryan scored a career-high 35 points against Gonzaga last season after going 7-for-12 from deep… He made four or more 3-pointers in seven games last season and comes into his final year of college basketball shooting 144-for-346 (41.6 percent) in 93 games played
Jazz Henderson: "Vocal. Confident. Energetic."
Henderson is in his second season with the Texas Tech basketball program after redshirting due to injury last season… A Dallas, Texas native, he was a three-time state champion at Oak Cliff Faith Family High School where he averaged 14 points and 7 assists as a senior
LeJuan Watts: "Tough. Leader. Consistent."
Watts is in his first season at Texas Tech and enters the season as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year along with being selected for the Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List… A Fresno, California native, he is entering his fourth year in college after playing last season at Washington State and spending two seasons at Eastern Washington where he redshirted as a freshman… Watts is coming off a season at Washington State where he averaged 13.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game… He had nine double-doubles and also recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Santa Clara… He scored a career-high 24 points in a game against San Francisco and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Idaho last season… Watts comes into this season with 768 points, 385 rebounds, 203 assists and 10 double-doubles through 66 career games played in his career
Christian Anderson: "Tough. Team player. Human highlight."
Anderson was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and is on the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List entering his sophomore season… He is coming off a freshman season where he averaged 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game – earning All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors before helping Germany to the silver medal in the FIBA U19 World Cup during the summer in Switzerland… An Atlanta, Georgia native, Anderson scored a career-high 22 points in the Sweet 16 win over Arkansas last season and matched the team lead by making 71 3-pointers… He led the Red Raiders with 46 made 3-pointers in Big 12 play and finished the season shooting 38.0 percent from distance… During the summer with Germany, Anderson averaged 17.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds, including scoring 18 points and having nine assists against the USA in the championship game… He finished his freshman season with four games of scoring 20 or more points and had a career-high six assists in the win at Kansas
Josiah Moseley: "Versatile. Energetic. All over the court."
Moseley returns to his home state of Texas after playing his freshman season at Villanova where he played in 30 games as a reserve… A Round Rock, Texas native, he was the 2023-24 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 22.8 points and 8.9 rebounds for Stony Point High School… At Villanova, Moseley scored a career-high 10 points against Lafayette and had a career-best seven rebounds against Temple… He finished his freshman season averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
Leon Horner: "Vocal. High intensity. Coachable."
Horner returns for his second season at Texas Tech after playing nine games last season as a true freshman… A Dallas, Texas native, he scored his first career points in a win over Oral Roberts and had one rebound in five games… Horner played at Dynamic Prep and a was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists
Nolan Groves: "Hardworking. Coachable. Team player."
Groves enters his freshman season after earning Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Orono High School… He finished his senior season averaging 34.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game… A Long Lake, Minnesota native, Groves scored 40 or more points in nine games and had a 57-point performance
Luke Bamgboye: "Resilient. Humble. Athletic."
Bamgboye transferred to Texas Tech after playing his freshman season at VCU where he ranked second among all freshmen in the nation with 75 blocks and was tied for 17th overall with 2.14 blocks per game... A London native, he averaged 3.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in a season where he earned Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team and All-Rookie honors… He appeared in 35 games with 24 starts, including scoring a career-high 17 points and having a career-best seven blocks against UMass
Jack Francis: "Humble. Resilient. Coachable."
Francis is the longest tenured Red Raider, having joined the program as a practice player in the 2022-23 season… He has appeared in 16 games over the past two seasons, including playing in 11 last season… An Austin, Texas native, Francis played at Anderson High School where he scored over 1,000 points in his career… At Tech, he scored his first career points with a pair of free throws against Sam Houston and also scored last season against Oral Roberts… Texas Tech is 16-0 in games he has appeared in
Jaylen Petty: "Leader. Creative. Bucket-getter."
Petty earned Washington Gatorade Player of the Year honors last season after averaging 24.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.2 steals per game at Rainier Beach High School… A four-star recruit from Seattle, Washington, he led his team to a state championship and had a triple-double in a game where he produced 61 points, 15 assists and 15 steals… Petty was a McDonald's All-American nominee, adidas All-America, NBPA Topp 100 selection, a two-time Donovan Mitchell camp participant, an Allen Iverson Showcase selection and the Iverson Class 24K Showcase MVP
Donovan Atwell: "Hit shots. Consistent. Play hard."
Joins the Red Raiders for his senior season after playing the past three at UNC Greensboro… Coming off a junior season where he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 96-for-241 (39.8 percent) on 3-pointers… His 96 3-pointers were the 43rd most in the nation…A Huntersville, North Carolina native, Atwell enters his final collegiate season with 889 career points and is 211-for-537 (39.3 percent) on 3-pointers in his career… He scored a career-high 28 points last season at Chattanooga by going 6-for-7 on 3-pointers and has two games in his career with eight made 3-pointers… Atwell has averaged scoring in double figures the past two seasons, including going for 11.4 points per game as a sophomore in the 2023-24 season where he was 93-for-220 (42.3 percent) on 3-point attempts
Marial Akuentok: "Energetic. Encouraging. Fearless."
Akuentok returns for his second season at Texas Tech after redshirting last year… He joined the program in January and experienced the journey to the Elite Eight… Akuentok is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a top-100 recruit who reclassified… He played at Fort Erie International Academy and was named the co-player of the year and defensive player of the year… He also competed for the U18 Canada National Team and helped lead them to the bronze medal at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup
JT Toppin: "Dawg. Fearless. Resilient."
Toppin returns from a Consensus Second Team All-America season as a sophomore and has a slew of preseason honors leading into this season… He was named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, Associated Press Preseason All-American and is on the Karl Malone Award Preseason Watch List… A Dallas, Texas native, he is coming off a season where he recorded 19 double-doubles and averaged 18.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game – each the team's leader… He set a career-high with 41 points in an overtime win over Arizona State and had a career-best 18 rebounds against Saint Joseph's… Toppin recorded three games with 30-plus points including going for 32 points and 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State and producing 30 points and 14 rebounds in the home finale against Colorado… He also had seven double-doubles with 25-plus point performances… Toppin ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while having the seventh most double-doubles in the nation… A sophomore from Dallas, Toppin has played in 69 games in his collegiate career and now has 1,047 points, 636 rebounds, 116 blocks and 31 double-doubles… Toppin scored 20 or more points in 17 games last season, passing Jarrett Culver (2018-19) who had 13 games of 20 or more as a sophomore during the run to the 2019 Final Four… His 18.2 points per game were also the most for the program since Culver averaged 18.5 in the 2018-19 season with the program record being 24.5 from Greg Lowery in the 1971-72 season where he posted 19 games of 20-plus scoring… Toppin, who scored a career-high 41 points in a double-overtime win over Arizona State during the regular season, was only behind Keyshawn Hall (UCF) and Javon Small (WVU) who averaged 18.5 points per game through the regular season in the Big 12… His 19 double-doubles were only behind Tony Battie's 20 during the 1996-97 season in the Tech record book and was the 7th most nationally during the season
LaTrell Hoover: "Energetic. Coachable. Hardworking."
The final addition to this year's roster, Hoover signed with the Red Raiders on September 8 and immediately joined the program to begin practicing… He is listed at 7-foot tall, making him the tallest player on the roster… A San Antonio, Texas native, Hoover played at Samuel Clements High School where he averaged 11.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a senior – earning all-district second team honors
McCasland is now 262-109 (70.6%) in his NCAA career, including his Texas Tech records of 51-20 overall (71 games – 71.8%), 26-12 in Big 12 games, 30-5 at home and 12-8 in true road games. He is now 4-3 in the NCAA Tournament in his career (3-2 at Tech). McCasland has also been the head coach at Midwestern State (56-12 record / 2 seasons), Arkansas State (20-12 / 1 season) and North Texas (135-65 / 6 seasons). Along with coaching Texas Tech, McCasland is also an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team which won the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup over the summer in Switzerland after winning the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Buenos Aires… McCasland was a 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist presented by AXIA Time… His 51-20 record at Tech is the best start for a head coach in program history… McCasland joined Bob Knight as the only two coaches in program history with 20-plus wins in their first two seasons after Knight's teams accomplished it in 2001-02 and 2002-03… In 11 seasons as an NCAA coach, McCasland has now won 20 or more games 10 times with the only exception coming in an 18-win year in 2020-21 at UNT with reduced games because of Covid restrictions… He is entering his 10th season as a NCAA Division I coach
EMPTYING THE NOTEBOOK ON LAST SEASON
- Season 100 of Texas Tech Basketball was historic and memorable with the team reaching NCAA Tournament Elite 8 for the third time in program history along with posting 28 victories which is the third most ever for the program. The Red Raiders (28-9) were picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll and played well over expectations – going 15-5 in conference play to finish second in the Big 12 standings before advancing in the NCAA Tournament West Region Finals with wins over UNC Wilmington, Drake and Arkansas before falling to No. 1 Florida. Tech completed its 100th season as a program and has now won 20-plus games 18 times
- JT Toppin – Consensus Second Team All-America, Big 12 Player of Year, Big 12 Newcomer of Year, All-Big 12 First Team, Big 12 All-Newcomer Team , Jersey Mike's National Player of Year Semifinalist (1 of 10), Karl Malone Award Finalist, AP All-America Second Team, NABC All-America Second Team, USBWA All-America Second Team, The Sporting News All-America Second Team, NCAA Tournament West Region All-Tournament, CBS Sports All-America First Team, NABC Gulf All-District, USBWA All-District
- Anderson – All-Big 12 Freshman Team
- McCasland: Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Coach of the Year Award (semifinalist)
- Toppin: Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (November 25), Karl Malone Award Watch List (February 6 - 1 of 10 nationally), Big 12 Player of the Week (February 17), Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (February 17), Associated Press National Player of the Week (February 18), Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (February 24), Karl Malone Award Finalist (March 6 - 1 of 5 nationally), Big 12 Player of the Week; Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 10)
- Toppin was the first player in Big 12 history to earn Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors… He was the second Red Raider to be named Big 12 Player of the Year with Jarrett Culver taking the honor in 2019
- Tech's 28 victories were the third most in program history, only behind a 31-7 record in the 2018-19 season and a 30-2 record in 1995-96 for the most wins… The program now has 25 wins or more in a season for the sixth time in program history… The 2021-22 team went 27-10 for the previous most wins before last year's team matched the 27 wins with a win over Drake in the NCAA Second Round and surpassed it with the overtime win over Arkansas in the Sweet 16… The program record for wins (31) came in the run to the 2019 Final Four
- The Red Raiders finished the season ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll along with being at No. 7 in the NCAA NET and No. 8 on Kenpom ratings… Tech was unranked in the national polls for the majority of the season but finished the season in the AP Top 10 for five straight weeks, passing the program's previous longest stretch in the 2017-18 season… The Red Raiders appeared in the AP Top 25 for the first time last season at No. 22 on January 27… As a program, Tech has appeared in the national rankings for a program-best nine straight seasons with its preseason ranking coming into this season
- As a program, Texas Tech is now 22-22 all-time in the NCAA Tournament after going 3-1 in its 21st national tournament appearance... The Red Raiders matched a program record by earning a No. 3 seed in the West Region…  Tech advanced to the 2019 NCAA Final Four as a three-seed where it fell 85-77 in overtime to Virginia in the championship game... The Red Raiders have had consistent success, making the NCAA Elite Eight in 2018, the final Monday night in 2019, the 2022 Sweet 16 and to the 2025 Elite 8... The program was also at its highest national seed at No. 3 – coming in 1996, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2025.
- Tech set a new program record for total points with 2,993 points in 37 games - breaking the previous mark of 2,765 points in the 2018-19 season (38 games)... The 80.9 ppg. scoring average during the season is the seventh best in program history and was the most for the program since the 1994-95 team averaged 88.8 points per game throughout its season…  Tech averaged 78.3 per conference game which is second within the program records with the 2001-02 team averaging 79.4 in 16 games… Tech recorded the program's highest scoring performance in a Big 12 game with 111 points at home against Arizona State on February 12 and also scored 101 points against Lamar in its final non-conference game… The 111 points was only the second time ever in a Big 12 game with 100-plus points following a 102-75 win over Texas A&M (2/7/1998)… Tech averaged 74.4 points per Big 12 game last season and 71.9 in 2018-19 during its championship run… Six players led Tech in scoring this season with Toppin being the high-scorer in 17 games… Tech finished the regular season third in the Big 12 in scoring average with Arizona at 82.0 ppg… The team scored over 100 points in two games and over 90 in eight games
- Tech established a new program record with 606 total assists for the season and averaged 16.38 assists per game – ranking seventh in program history and the most since the 2004-05 season when that team averaged 16.38 assists per game… The program record for assists per game is 19.50 (1994-95)… In Big 12 play, the Red Raiders averaged 15.90 assists per game which is the second most in program history in the Big 12 era with he 2001-02 team averaging 19.69 assists in conference play
- Tech led the Big 12 and was sixth nationally with a 1.70 assist-to-turnover ratio after finishing the season with 10 or fewer turnovers in 11 straight games to finish the season and in 24 of its 37 games played… Tech had double-digit assists totals in all 37 games during the season… The Red Raiders averaged 16.4 assists per game which ranked fourth in the Big 12 and 29th nationally... The 16.4 assists per game ranked as the seventh best in program history and the most since the 2004-05 team averaged 16.8
- Texas Tech finished last season with only 9.6 turnovers per game – finishing second in the Big 12 and 17th nationally… The Red Raiders entered the postseason after matching a Big 12 and program record with only two turnovers at Arizona State in the regular-season finale and finished the season on an 11-game streak of 10 turnovers or less after having only five turnovers against Drake, eight against Arkansas and seven in the loss to Florida in the final three games… The two turnovers at ASU were the second time the program has accomplished the rare feat, the last time coming in 2021 against West Virginia… Only Oklahoma State (2012) and Kansas (2024) have also done it in Big 12 history… Tech's previous low this season was three turnovers in a win over Syracuse in the Legends Classic in non-conference play and only five in a road win at Utah
- The Red Raiders went 8-2 on the road last season, surpassing 2018-19 (6-3 total) and 2006-07 (6-5 total) for the most road wins in Big 12 play in the program's history… The 1995-96 team was 11-0 on the road for the overall program record… Tech went 5-4 in neutral-court games this season, earning a win over Syracuse in the Legends Classic (Brooklyn), against Baylor in the Big 12 quarterfinals, Drake and UNCW in the NCAA Tournament in Wichita, and versus Arkansas in the Sweet 16 in San Francisco
- Texas Tech went 15-3 on its home court this season, having outscored its opponents on its home court by an 18.8 scoring margin… Tech averaged 83.7 points per game at home with Toppin averaging 19.7 points and 10.5 rebounds at the USA… The Red Raiders secured back-to-back seasons with 15 home victories and the program's eighth season of 15-plus wins at home… The program went 18-0 on its home court during the 2021-22 season for the best home stretch… McCasland has led Tech to a 30-5 home record in his two season
- The Red Raiders continued dominating on its home court while also seeing passion from its fan base… Tech averaged 13,042 fans for the season, ranking as the most in the state of Texas, fifth best in the Big 12 and the 25th most in the nation… In Big 12 games, Tech averaged 14,309 fans and saw four sell-outs with 15,098 fans packing United Supermarkets Arena
- Texas Tech blew away the program record for the most total 3-pointers (371) in program history overall and in Big 12 play… Tech's average of 10.0 3-pointers per game was above the previous record of 8.5 which was set last season… Tech finished the season making 371-for-1,011 of its 3-point attempts (36.7 percent), passing the previous record of 289 made from last season (34 games)… The Red Raiders made 10 or more 3-pointers in a program record 22 games this season, including setting a program-high in the NCAA Tournament with 13 against UNC Wilmington… Against Baylor in the Big 12 quarterfinals, Tech set a program record by making 12 3-pointers by halftime
- Along with making the most 3-pointers in program history, Tech also took the most with 1,011 attempts… The previous record for attempts 804 coming last season… The Red Raiders established new single-game records in the category also, taking 46 attempts in the NCAA Tournament First Round against UNC Wilmington and 43 in their road win at Kansas in the regular season
- Texas Tech finished third in the Big 12 in 3-point percentage (36.7)… The Red Raiders matched the program record with 16 made in three games, hitting the mark for the third time during the season with its 16 3-pointers against Colorado in the home finale after also hitting the mark at Oklahoma State and in the season-opener against Bethune-Cookman… Tech made 13 or more 3s in nine games this season… The 15 3-pointers at Kansas came after three games with 10 or less following the six-game streak… The Red Raiders attempted 27.2 3-pointers per game, the second most in the conference… In Big 12 play, Texas Tech was 203-for-555 (36.6 percent) during the 20-game schedule
- Tech finished last season with six players who made 35 or more 3-pointers this season: Anderson (71-for-187, 38.0%), McMillian (71-for-164, 43.3%), Walton (63-for-159, 39.6%), Hawkins (54-for-171, 31.6%), Williams (48-for-141, 34.0%), Overton (39-for-118, 33.1%)
- Tech recorded double-digit assists in all 37 games last season with 20 or more in seven games… Tech had a season-high 30 assists in a non-conference game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a Big 12-best of 25 in the road win at Oklahoma State
- The Red Raiders finished third in the Big 12 at the free-throw line with a 76.0 percentage with 22 games of shooting 75 percent or better… The Red Raiders made 13.6 free throws per game last season… Tech made a season-best 24 free throws in an overtime win at Houston (24-of-34) and also in a non-conference win over Northern Colorado where it was 24-for-26 (92.3%)… As a team, Tech shot over 85 percent at the line in nine games during the season
- Tech won 19 games by double-figure margins, including going 9-0 in Big 12 games in that category… The Red Raiders limited 10 opponents under 60 points last season, including eight in conference play… The 51 points by West Virginia was the lowest for a Big 12 opponent last season… Tech was 10-2 when holding Big 12 teams under 70… The Red Raiders were 19-2 when the opponent scored under 70 and own a 12.4 scoring margin of victory which ranked second in the conference and 12th nationally
- The 38-point win at Oklahoma State was the largest margin of victory in a Big 12 road game in program history… The 38-point win on the road surpassed a 30-point win at Iowa State (2/22/2020) for the road record and was the second most in any Big 12 game with a 46-point win over TCU (2/10/2020) at home as the overall program record… The 28-game point win at Arizona State also followed a 28-point win at Utah
- Tech matched a program record with six wins coming by 30 points or more, including two wins by 40 or more points… The Red Raiders earned their largest margin of victory of 47 points with a 96-49 win over Wyoming and also notched a 44-point win over Lamar with a 101-57 win… The program also had six 30-plus point wins in 2018-19 and 2021-22
- Texas Tech went 3-1 in overtime games, matching the program record for overtime wins and most overtime games played in a season… The Red Raiders stormed back for an 85-83 overtime win over Arkansas in the NCAA Sweet 16 after also picking up overtime wins at No. 6 Houston and a 111-106 double-overtime victory over Arizona State in Big 12 play… The only overtime loss came to No. 3 Iowa State early in the conference schedule… The three overtime wins matched the 1978-79 team for the best overtime record in program history
- Texas Tech scored its most points in a Big 12 game in program history with 111 against Arizona State …The 111 points against ASU in the first meeting are not only the most by a Red Raider team in Big 12 history, it was also only the second time over 100 in a Big 12 game ever – the only other time a 102-75 win over Texas A&M in 1998
- The 38-point margin at Oklahoma State was the largest road win margin in a Big 12 game in program history and the second largest ever in a Big 12 game… Tech also recorded 28-point road wins at Arizona State and at Utah last season
- The Red Raiders have now played in 20 double-overtime games in program history and are 9-11 in those games… The last double-overtime game in Lubbock was back on February 20, 1994 – a 128-125 double-overtime win over Texas
- Tech's 16 3-pointers against Colorado and at Oklahoma State followed another 16 output in the season-opener against Bethune-Cookman which matched the program record that was most recently accomplished against Kansas back on February 23, 2019 - also against UNC-Asheville (2004) and New Mexico State (1996)
- Tech shot over 45 percent from 3-point range in seven games last season
-  The Red Raiders shot over 50 percent from 3-point range in three games this season: Bethune (53.3), Wyoming (55.6) and Northern Colorado (56.5)… Texas Tech was second in the Big 12 last season by shooting 35.9 percent on 3-pointers and third with 8.5 made per game
-  Tech's largest runs last season were17-0 spurts, the first time to end the first half against Bethune-Cookman and then midway through the first half against ORU to build out a 22-point halftime lead… Tech had 13-0 runs in the second halves against Arizona and K-State – finishing off Arizona with a 13-0 run in the 16-point win in Lubbock
- The 30 assists against UAPB marked the eighth time in program history with 30-plus assists and the most since a 32-assist performance against Tennessee State in 2019; Tech now has seven games with 20 or more assists last season after having 21 against UNCW in the NCAA Tournament First Round, 26 assists on 34 makes against ORU and with 24 assists at Utah on 34 makes
- Tech's 47-point non-conference win over Wyoming was its largest margin of victory since a 50-point victory over Jackson State on December 17, 2022… Texas Tech remained dominant in non-conference home games where it has now won 38 straight after the win over ORU to extend the streak into this season
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