A sold-out arena filled to capacity. A halftime performance by Vanilla Ice. The return of the full student section. A 14-0 second-half run. It would be hard for Texas Tech basketball fans to ask for much more than we got Saturday in Lubbock.
In what has started to become a trademark of the program when playing in Lubbock, at times it felt more like a circus than a college basketball game. Calling what takes place these days inside United Supermarkets Arena simply a game doesn’t do justice to the home atmosphere this program has built.
“The crowd is a big part of college basketball,” head coach Chris Beard said.