1. Missouri’s road win at Oklahoma Monday night cannot be undersold. This was a huge moment for the Tigers as Missouri could have easily slipped after beating Kansas Saturday. “We played late Saturday night in an emotional game and then played early Monday,” Mizzou coach Frank Haith said after the game. “This team won one road game last season. We’re 4-2 on the road now.’’ Mizzou has three road games left this season: at Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Kansas.
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3-point shot: Mizzou passes road woes
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Game discussion for Saturday evening’s basketball contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Texas Longhorns in Austin, TX.
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Texas Tech at Texas: Open Game Thread
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DALLAS — Scanning the list of the nation’s top-25 recruiting classes unearths few surprises. The list is mostly national powers like Texas, Alabama, Notre Dame, LSU or USC. That, or growing programs at the height of recent success, like Stanford. Every single team, though, won enough games to qualify for a bowl game, save sleeping giant Tennessee trying to rebuild under Derek Dooley. One team sticks out. Despite a 5-7 season, Texas Tech still signed the nation’s No.
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Tech recruiting strong, despite struggles
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Wisconsin 52, Penn State 46 Penn State’s Matt Glover fouled out without taking a shot in 30 minutes. It’s the second time this year he’s fouled out in a game in which he hasn’t taken a shot, making him the second player this year to do that (Justin Newton, St. Francis NY). Oklahoma State 80, Texas Tech 63 The Cowboys made 33 of 35 free throw attempts (94.3 percent), matching the highest percentage by any team this season (min.
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Behind the box scores: Tuesday’s games
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Women’s preview: Texas at No. 23 Texas Tech When : Today, 2 p.m. Where : United Spirit Arena, Lubbock Records : Texas is 13-6 overall, 3-4 in the Big 12; Tech is 14-5, 2-5.
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Women’s basketball preview: Texas at No. 23 Texas Tech
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Penn State’s legendary coach and college football’s all-time wins leader, Joe Paterno, died on Sunday, just 73 days after being dismissed as the Nittany Lions’ coach. He influenced a lot of people, including those in the Big 12. Several issued statements in the wake of Paterno’s death. Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville: “When you think of college football and its tradition, you can’t help but picture those dark glasses, black shoes and plain uniforms that were his style and mark on Penn State University.
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Big 12 icons weigh in on Joe Paterno
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A scan of the college basketball box scores each night guarantees all kinds of fun oddities. Here are a few we found from Saturday’s games: Texas A&M 67, Texas Tech 54 Texas Tech’s starters combined to make just three field goals Saturday, matching the lowest total by any team’s starting lineup in a game this season. Of the three teams to do it, TTU’s starters played the most combined minutes (118). Cincinnati 82, Villanova 78 Maalik Wayns scored 39 points, collected 13 rebounds and handed out 6 assists in the loss.
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If you missed it: Quirky stats from Saturday
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Texas Tech has hired Art Kaufman as its fourth defensive coordinator in four years. Kaufman comes to Lubbock from North Carolina, and is a 28-year veteran in college coaching. “I looked at a lot of candidates for this job but when it came down to it, I turned to a guy that I knew could get the job done,” coach Tommy Tuberville said. “Art is one of the best defensive coaches in the business and that is obvious when you take a look at the product he has put out on the field over the years.
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Texas Tech lands its newest coordinator
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Gary Blair has viewed the Texas Longhorns as a rival for more than 40 years, ever since he enrolled at Texas Tech as a student.
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UT, A&M women get ready for the end of basketball rivalry
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Greg Purvis’s one wish to meet Coach Brown came true when Brown and the Longhorns hosted Greg and his family prior to the Texas Tech game.
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Head coach Mack Brown grants lifelong wish to 14-year-old Longhorn fan
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