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Texas Tech Basketball: Keys for Round of 64 matchup vs Northern Kentucky

By Jason Kinander

AMES, IA - MARCH 9: Texas Tech Red Raiders Tariq Owens #11, Davide Moretti #25, Deshawn Corprew #3, Kyler Edwards #0 run off the court after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 80-73 in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on March 9, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 80-73 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - MARCH 9: Texas Tech Red Raiders Tariq Owens #11, Davide Moretti #25, Deshawn Corprew #3, Kyler Edwards #0 run off the court after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 80-73 in the second half of play at Hilton Coliseum on March 9, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Texas Tech Red Raiders won 80-73 over the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – MARCH 04: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders shoots the ball while Jase Febres #13 of the Texas Longhorns looks on during the second half of the game on March 4, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Texas 70-51. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – MARCH 04: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders shoots the ball while Jase Febres #13 of the Texas Longhorns looks on during the second half of the game on March 4, 2019 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Texas 70-51. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

1. Run the offense through Jarrett Culver

Jarrett Culver, the Red Raiders’ superstar sophomore and Big 12 Player of the Year, will be playing in his second NCAA tournament.

After taking a supporting role on last year’s squad, Culver will be at the helm of this year’s Red Raider attack. Culver lead Texas Tech with 18.5 points, six rebounds, and four assists per game.

Culver did it all for the Red Raiders, and lead them to a regular season championship. In the tournament, his role will be no different.

While they won’t be facing the most potent defense in the Norse, Texas Tech will need to run a fluent offense in order to avoid being upset. That offense was primarily ran through Culver this seasons, and that cannot change on Friday.

In order to avoid getting upset, Texas Tech cannot divert away from their typical practice. Often times, elite teams will freeze up in the tournament, and try to change course from their typical mode of offense. If Texas Tech goes away from Culver, chances are they’ll be going away from the NCAA Tournament after just 40 minutes.

The bottom line is this: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Texas Tech has been perfectly fine running through Culver, and they shouldn’t change that.

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