Call it the F*** Chris Beard Game.
Spurned fans of the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders had the last cheers — and cheerful expletives — on Tuesday at United Supermarkets Arena, dominating the No. 23 Texas Longhorns in a decisive 77-64 victory in front of a capacity crowd featuring a student section that camped out for days in advance of Chris Beard’s return to the program he coached for five seasons.
In the first matchup between Beard and former assistant Mark Adams, the architect of the no-middle defense that vaulted the Red Raiders to within a play of the national championship three years ago, Adams came out on top.