The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in basketball. Texas Tech competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, and has been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference since its first season in 1996.
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Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career continues for at least one more game, and so does the possibility of ending his legendary tenure at Duke with a sixth national championship.
On Saturday, the second-seeded Blue Devils will face No. 4 Arkansas, which upset top-seeded Gonzaga 74-68, with a spot in the Final Four on the line. If they advance that far, Krzyzewski would set a record with a 13th Final Four appearance, breaking a tie with the iconic John Wooden of UCLA.
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The Blue Devils had looked shaky in going 2-2 over their last four games before the NCAAs, including a runaway loss to rival North Carolina in Krzyzewski’s final home game.
Their two March Madness victories had been solid but less than impressive, raising questions about Duke’s ability to get past the Red Raiders, let alone reach the Final Four in New Orleans.
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Duke was fortunate to trail by only 33-29 at intermission after leading only once, when it went up 24-22 on a Jeremy Roach jumper at the 7:47 mark. The Red Raiders promptly launched a 7-0 run from that point but failed to capitalize on holding the Blue Devils to 2-for-12 shooting the rest of the half.
A renewed emphasis on taking advantage of their superior size, especially the combination of Banchero and Williams, fueled the comeback victory.
Banchero and Williams combined for 38 points, imposing their size against a Red Raiders team that had allowed an opponent as many as 70 points only twice this season.
