EL PASO — Texas Tech coach Chris Beard described his trip to El Paso for Saturday's charity scrimmage against UTEP as "a fact-finding mission."
What he found out in a 70-60 loss to the Miners is that his new-look Red Raiders have some improving to do to approach the heights it saw in last season's national runner-up charge.
The Red Raiders shot 32 percent from the floor, 28 percent from 3-point range and turned the ball over 15 times as UTEP pulled away down the stretch of a game that benefited families impacted by the El Paso Wal-Mart shooting on Aug.