Texas Tech basketball: Red Raiders make easy work of Troy

Nov 27, 2020; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Chris Beard on the bench during the game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Friday night in Lubbock, the Texas Tech basketball team got back on the winning track with an easy 80-46 victory over the Troy Trojans.

In what is sure to be an unpredictable 2020-21 season because of COVID-19, it was certainly great to see how the Texas Tech basketball team handled the season’s first unexpected turn on Friday night. Facing Troy on short notice after St. John’s canceled what was supposed to be a Thursday night game in Lubbock, Chris Beard saw his…