Red Raider Weekend to Remember: Texas Tech Men & Women Shock Duke and Baylor
🔴 Men’s Basketball: Red Raiders Rally to Beat Duke 82–81 In a classic December showdown at Madison Square Garden , the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball pulled off one of the biggest wins of the season — topping No. 3 Duke by a score of 82–81 . ESPN.com Tech trailed by 17 points in the second half , but sparked a furious comeback that no one saw coming. Christian Anderson was the star of the night, dropping 27 points — including 23 in the second half — and calmly sinking the game-winning free throw with just 3.4 seconds left on the clock. ESPN.com Forward J.T. Toppin added a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds , overcoming foul trouble to help anchor the comeback. ESPN.com “It was electric,” Anderson said postgame. “We were so competitive and all we wanted to do was win. We had a level of fight to win the game.” Texas Tech Red Raiders Head coach Grant McCasland echoed that confidence, praising his squad’s grit: “We found a way through a lot of adversity....