TEXAS TECH 2018 NCAA Elite Eight BASKETBALL TexasTech.com 17 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1954 • 1956 • 1961 • 1962 • 1973 • 1976 • 1985 • 1986 • 1993 • 1996 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 G34 No. 3 Texas Tech (27-6) vs No. 6 buffalo bulls [32-3] BOK CENTER • TULSA, OKLAHOMA • SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 • 5:10 P.M. (CST) TV: TNT • RADIO: DOUBLE T 97.3 FM • LUBBOCK, TEXAS • TUNE-IN RADIO APP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY TexasTech.com Game Notes OVERALL: Texas Tech, 12-18 (17 appearances) TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS BUFFALO BULLS 2019: R1: TTU 72, Northern Kentucky 57 2018-19 Record 27-6 • 14-4 Big 12 2018-19 Record 32-3, 16-2 Mid-American Conference LAST YEAR: R1: TTU 70, SFA 60; R2: TTU 69, Flordia 66; West Region Seed No. 3 West Region Seed No. 6 S16: TTU 78, Purdue 65; E8: Villanova 71, TTU 59 Current Rankings AP: 9; USA TODAY: 10; NET: 10 Current Rankings AP: 15; USA TODAY: 16; NET: 15 TOURNAMENT NOTE: Texas Tech is playing in its 17th Last Game W • 72-57 • vs. Northern Kentucky Last Game W • 91-74 • vs. Arizona State Head Coach Chris Beard Head Coach Nate Oats NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and Texas Tech Record 72-30 • 3rd Season Buffalo Record 96-42 • 4th Season is back in consecutive seasons for the fourth time. NCAA Career Record 168-60 • 7th Season Career Record 96-42 • 4th Season (1-1 interim at Alabama) Leading Scorer Jarrett Culver • 18.8 PPG Leading Scorer CJ Massinburg • 18.3 PPG UP NEXT Leading Rebounder Jarrett Culver • 6.4 RPG Leading Rebounder Nick Perkins • 7.3 RPG NCAA Sweet 16 vs.TBD TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER PROBABLE STARTERS (26-5 AS A FIRST-FIVE GROUP) TBD Anaheim, California MEDIA COVERAGE TELEVISION • TNT • Brad Nessler • Play-by-Play Steve Lavin • Analyst Jim Jackson • Analyst Evan Washburn • Reporter RADIO • Double T 97.3 FM • Geoff Haxton • Play-by-Play NORENSE ODIASE MATT MOONEY TARIQ OWENS DAVIDE MORETTI JARRETT CULVER Chris Level • Analyst 32 6-9 • Senior • Center 13 6-3 • Senior • Guard 11 6-10 • Senior • Forward 25 6-3 • Soph. • Guard 23 6-6 • Soph. • Guard 4.0 ppg; 5.1 rpg 10.9 ppg; 3.5 apg. 8.9 ppg; 2.5 bpg FG: 50.0; 3PT: 46.4; 18.8 ppg; 3.8 apg FG: 56.3; 1.1 bpg 1.8 spg; 3.2 rpg. 5.6 rpg; FG: 61.2 FT: 92.5; 11.5 ppg. 6.4 rpg; FG; 48.9 SOCIAL MEDIA • Facebook • No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Buffalo (Full preview article at www.TexasTech.com) www.Facebook.com/TexasTechMBB KEY POINTS: Two of the hottest teams in the nation will meet in the NCAA Owens went for 12 points and five blocked shots in the win over Northern • Twitter • Instagram • Coach Beard • Tournament West Region second round when No. 3 Texas Tech plays No. 6 Kentucky and has now recorded three or more blocks in five straight games @TexasTechMBB • @CoachBeardTTU Buffalo at 5:10 p.m. on Sunday at the BOK Center. The Red Raiders (27-6) to take his new single-season program record to 83 entering the second come into the game having won 12 of 14 games, while the Bulls (32-3) are round of the national tournament. Owens was 6-for-7 from the field against on a 13-game winning streak after a pair of double-digit wins to start the the Norse and also had three rebounds... Matt Mooney established a new national tournament in Tulsa. Tech advanced to its second consecutive round career-high with eight assists in the win over NKU and is averaging 10.9 of 32 after earning a 72-57 first-round win over Northern Kentucky before points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the Red Raiders Buffalo followed with a 91-74 victory over Arizona State on Friday. A win by the Red Raiders would send the team to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in STACKING WINS: The Red Raiders have now won 25 games or more four program history and for the second straight year for the first time. times in program history and are a 27-win team for the second straight season. The program also won 25 games in the 1975-76 season and set the SERIES HISTORY: Texas Tech and Buffalo will meet for the first time ever program record with 30 wins in the 1995-96 season. Tech reached the 20- when they square off for a berth to the Sweet 16 on Sunday. The Red Raiders win milestone with its victory over Oklahoma State and has now recorded are 5-6 all-time against Mid-American Conference opponents. 20 wins in a season 13 times in program history. The team went 27-10 last season and has back-to-back 20-win years for the first time since the 2003- PLAYER NOTES: Jarrett Culver was named the first Big 12 Conference 04 and 2004-05 under head coach Bob Knight. We are in the midst of the Player of the Year in program history and has also earned USBWA and only time in program history with two straight 27-win seasons. Sporting News All-America honors in a season where he is averaging 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. A sophomore from Lubbock, ELITE DEFENSE: Texas Tech has allowed only five opponents to score over Culver went off for 29 points, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists 70 points and has limited 11 to under 55 points. Opponents are averaging in the first-round win over Northern Kentucky on Friday... Davide Moretti just 63.3 points per game in the past 10 games and have been limited to was named an All-Big 12 Conference Third Team selection as one of the 38.3 percent shooting from the field and 35.8 percent on 3-pointers. Texas Texas Tech senior Tariq Owens had five blocked shots top shooters in the nation. He currently leads the nation by shooting 92.5 was held to 29.6 percent shooting in Tech’s home finale which made them and 12 points to help lead the Red Raiders to their 72-57 percent at the free-throw line where he has gone 86 of 93 this season. the sixth opponent this season to shoot under 30 percent, while NKU was first-round win over Northern Kentucky on Friday in Tulsa. Moretti is shooting 50.0 percent from the field and a program-best 46.4 held to 37.1 percent to give the Red Raiders 20 opponents to shoot under Owens has had a blocked shot in all 33 games this season percent on 3-pointers to go along with his free-throw percentage... Tariq 40 percent. and increased his single-season record to 83 blocks. MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT | WES BLOOMQUIST | [email protected] • CELL: 512.966.6971 0 EDWARDS • 1 Francis • 3 Corprew • 10 Ondigo • 11 Owens • 13 Mooney • 20 Hicks WWW.TEXASTECH.COM 21 Moore • 23 Culver • 24 Benson • 25 Moretti • 30 Sorrells • 32 Odiase • 35 Mballa TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS UNIVERSITY • ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION 2018-19 SCHEDULE Location Lubbock, Texas DATE [DAY] OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Founded 1923 Nov. 6 [Tue.] Incarnate Word United Supermarkets Arena W, 87-37 Enrollment 38,246 Nov. 9 [Fri.] Mississippi Valley State [2] United Supermarkets Arena W, 84-52 Nickname Red Raiders Nov. 13 [Tue.] Southeastern Louisiana [2] United Supermarkets Arena W, 59-40 Colors Scarlet (PMS 485c) and Black (Process Black) Nov. 19 [Mon.] vs. Southern Cal [3 • ESPN2] Kansas City, Mo. W, 78-63 Official Mascot Masked Rider Nov. 20 [Tue.] vs. No. 25 Nebraska [3 • ESPN2] Kansas City, Mo. W, 70-52 Unofficial Mascot Raider Red Nov. 24 [Sat.] Northern Colorado United Supermarkets Arena W, 93-62 Facility • Capacity United Supermarkets Arena • 15,098 Dec. 1 [Sat.] vs. Memphis [4] Miami, Fla. W, 78-67 KYLER EDWARDS BRANDONE FRANCIS DESHAWN CORPREW MALIK ONDIGO TARIQ OWENS Conference Big 12 • Charter Member Dec. 5 [Wed.] Arkansas-Pine Bluff United Supermarkets Arena W, 65-47 0 6-3 • Freshman • Guard 1 6-5 • Senior • Guard 3 6-5 • Soph. • Forward 10 6-10 • Soph. • Forward 11 6-10 • Senior • Forward Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D. Dec. 12 [Wed.] Northwestern State United Supermarkets Arena W, 79-44 Arlington, Texas La Romana, Dominican Rep. Norfolk, Virginia El Mirage, Arizona Odentown, Maryland President Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Dec. 15 [Sat.] Abilene Christian [5] Lubbock Municipal Coliseum W, 82-48 Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt Dec. 20 [Thur.] vs. No. 2 Duke [ESPN2] New York City, N.Y. L, 69-58 Deputy Director of Athletics • Men’s Basketball Sport Administrator Tony Hernandez Dec. 28 [Fri.] UTRGV United Supermarkets Arena W, 71-46 NCAA Faculty Representative Brian Shannon Jan. 2 [Wed.] at West Virginia [Big 12 • ESPN2] Morgantown, W.V. W, 62-59 Jan. 5 [Sat.] Kansas State [Big 12 • ESPNU] United Supermarkets Arena W, 63-57 LAST SEASON Jan. 8 [Tue.] Oklahoma [Big 12 • ESPNews] United Supermarkets Arena W, 66-59 Jan. 12 [Sat.] at Texas [Big 12 • LHN] Austin, Texas W, 68-62 2017-18 Record 27-10 (Home: 17-1 • Away: 4-6 • Neutral: 6-3) Jan. 16 [Wed.] Iowa State [Big 12 • ESPNU] United Supermarkets Arena L, 68-64 2017-18 Big 12 Record • Finish 11-7 • T-2nd Jan. 19 [Sat.] at Baylor [Big 12 • ESPNU] Waco, Texas L, 73-62 2018 Big 12 Tournament Semifinals • West Virginia Jan.