Last week’s two-game set at the Las Vegas Invitational was a wake-up call for both the Texas Tech basketball team and its fans. Losses to Iowa and Creighton have dropped the Red Raiders from the top 25 while also casting some doubt about this rebuilt team.
What’s most troubling is that there wasn’t just one reason that Chris Beard saw his team struggle in its first two tests against major conference opponents. Rather, the flaws that were exposed came on both ends of the floor.
In the first five games of the year, Tech averaged 87 points per game, which was leading the Big 12.