Basketball 3 TTU takes down 14 Northern Kentucky Norse, 72-57 https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=14438&path=mbball Tech pulled away after a 30-26 halftime lead Held Drew McDonald to 5 pts on 2-13 shooting (came in to game averating 19.1 ppg Culver (29 points, 10-17 FG, 3-5 3pt, 34 minutes) Turnovers: TTU 11 – NKU 17 NKU Shooting: 37% FG, 23% […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament Odds (Sweet 16)
At the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech was given a 65-70 percent chance of reaching the Sweet 16 by various analytical sources. Though by no means a guarantee, thankfully what was likely has indeed come to fruition. The Red Raiders tip off against a very sound Michigan team with many similarities between the […]
March Madness – Q&A with Matt Parrino about Buffalo Basketball
Special thanks to Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) the NewYorkUpstate.com beat writer and University at Buffalo alum for helping us Texas Tech fans get to better know our next opponent, the Bulls. He happily agreed to do this interview with us at STP on short notice. Here we go – Swany – Can you tell us some […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament Odds (Second Round)
The first round is in the books, and Texas Tech is on to the Round of 32 to face Buffalo. Texas Tech’s 15-point win over Northern Kentucky was almost exactly as expected. Opening lines in Vegas were around 14.5 points in favor of the Red Raiders, while BPI estimated Tech would win by 15.3 points. […]
March Madness – Q&A with Austin Elmore about Northern Kentucky Basketball
Thanks to Austin Elmore (@autyelmore), a Northern Kentucky alum and current producer for ESPN Radio, 55KRC, and 700WLW in Cincinnati for taking the time to visit with me the other day. He provided some great insight to us Tech fans on getting to know NKU basketball… Swany – Can you give the Texas Tech fans […]
NCAA Tournament Prep, NKU Norse, Baseball Returns from Austin | 23 Personnel Podcast – 084
Basketball TTU goes down to WVU 79-74 in the Big 12 Tourney https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=14423&path=mbball WVU looked tough against OU the night before. OU almost took it to overtime on a last second shot from beyond the arc, but the toe was on the line. Tech trailed by as many as 17 in the first half and […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament Odds
I had so much fun tracking analytics during Texas Tech’s Big 12 run, I decided I’ll do the same thing for their NCAA Tournament Region. As most of you know, I primarily looked at BPI during conference play which wound up being quite accurate. In fact, of all the publicly available analytics models, BPI did […]
Basketball Conference Tournament Prep | 23 Personnel Podcast – 083
Intro Appetizers as entrees Paradise French Fries Update from Brian: pulled pork and chicken nuggets Basketball 1-0 this week; 9 game win streak; 26-5, 14-4 – BIG 12 CHAMPS 80-73 @ ISU on Saturday https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=14038&path=mbball KSU went on to beat OU for their share of the title TTU up to #7 in the AP poll […]
By the Numbers Recap: How Accurate was the Data?
At the beginning of conference play, I set out to track ESPN Basketball Power Index’s projections about Texas Tech and the rest of the Big 12 throughout the season. I have to say, this recap will be a lot more fun now that the Red Raiders are conference champions. I enjoyed compiling these all season […]
Big 12 Champs – Texas Tech Men’s Basketball
Texas Tech defeats Iowa State on the road 80-73 to finish the season 25-5, 14-4 and win (at least a share of) the Big 12 Conference Championship. LaBarre joins Spencer for a quick, instant reaction podcast recapping the historic victory!