Texas Tech’s shocking 17-point comeback vs Duke shows the Red Raiders’ true potential

SentinelOne Showdown: Texas Tech v Duke | Ishika Samant/GettyImagesIt shouldn’t be any sort of understatement to say that the Texas Tech Red Raiders absolutely needed that win on Saturday against the likes of the Duke Blue Devils. It was unlikely, it was shocking, and it was something that this team truly needed.

Prior to Saturday night’s thrilling comeback win over the Blue Devils in Madison Square Garden, the Red Raiders had lost against every ranked team that they’d faced up to that point in the season. Texas Tech also couldn’t find a way to win on the road or in a neutral site matchup.

And that’s before they found themselves trailing the Duke Blue Devils by 17 points in the second half of…