Consider this your gameday thread for the Big 12 basketball tournament… Big 12 Conference Tournament (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) Championship Game Embed from Getty Images No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 3 West Virginia (ESPN) 5 p.m. Preview & Prediction: Kansas has had an easy time dismantling opponents to get to the championship game. The […]
Hoops Recap | West Virginia Knocks Off Texas Tech 66-63
BOX SCORE Player of the Game | Jarrett Culver had the team high scoring with 16 points on 50% shooting (6-12 FGs) from the field to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block. Stat of the Game | Free throws was the stat that stuck out to everyone tonight. As a team, […]
Big 12 Hoops | Tournament Preview & Predictions (Semifinals)
Consider this your gameday thread for the basketball tournament… Big 12 Conference Tournament (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) Friday’s games Embed from Getty Images No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Kansas State (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Preview & Prediction: K-State now have made their statement to the NCAA committee, and are getting through to March Madness […]
Big 12 Hoops | Tournament Preview & Predictions (Day 2)
Consider this your gameday thread for the basketball tournament… Big 12 Conference Tournament (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) Thursday’s games Embed from Getty Images No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 5 TCU (ESPN2) 11:30 a.m. Preview & Prediction: TCU was on a 5 game win streak before the Red Raiders defeated the Frogs in the […]
Big 12 Hoops | Tournament Preview & Predictions (Day 1)
Consider this your gameday thread for the basketball tournament… Big 12 Conference Tournament (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) Wednesday’s games Embed from Getty Images No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 6 p.m. Preview & Prediction: These in-state rivals will be having Round 3 of Bedlam, this is a must watch game. Oklahoma is […]
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Texas Tech Hoops | Q&A with Former Red Raiders Baller Matt Temple
Staking The Plains would like to welcome Matthew Temple, former Red Raider basketball player, to this special Q&A session. HERE WE GO… Dan: Tell us a short intro into your basketball background and your days at Wichita Falls’ Rider High School? Matt: Well I spent my entire childhood in Trinidad & Tobago, a small nation […]
Quick Reaction: 4-star SF Khavon Moore commits to Red Raiders
After a successful season on the court, Texas Tech lands one of the top recruits in the nation for basketball in Khavon Moore. Here is your reaction thread.
Texas Tech Hoops | Heartbreaking Loss to Kansas 74-72
Player of the Game | Zhaire Smith had another solid performance with 20 points, a steal, a block, and 5 rebounds. He has been a workhorse over the last few games, the future is bright for him in a Red Raiders uniform and beyond. Stat of the Game | We had more rebounds, less turnovers, […]
Texas Tech Hoops | Getting Keenan Evans Healthy
Right now, we have been humbled back down off our basketball high. Our basketball fever has been reduced by an old fashion tail whipping. Back to back losses on the road to Baylor and Oklahoma State felt like a gut punch while trying to hold down a full stomach of food. Not good. Yet, all […]