It didn’t take long for the Texas Tech basketball team to fall out of the top 25. After back-to-back losses to Iowa and Creighton on consecutive nights at the Las Vegas Invitational in November, the Red Raiders fell from No. 12 in the nation to being unranked.
But all it took to get Chris Beard’s team back into the rankings was a little win over the No. 1 team in the country on the biggest of stages. After taking down previously unbeaten Louisville 70-57 Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, Tech once again has a number next to its name.