Texas Tech Basketball: 5 takeaways from 0-6 start to Big 12 play

AMES, IA - JANUARY 10: Head coach Mark Adams of the Texas Tech Red Raiders coaches from the bench in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 10, 2023 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State Cyclones won 84-50 over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images) /

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5. Time is running out to build a resume for March Madness

Here’s the good news for Texas Tech Basketball. Of the 13 games left in the regular season, all of them will be either Quad 1 or 2 games. So if they go 6-6 to finish 6-12 in league play, that could get them on the bubble. They’d also have to beat LSU on the road in the upcoming Big 12/SEC Challenge to get another Quad 2 victory.

That may be the best-case scenario for the team because midway through the season, the Red Raiders literally have nothing to show for its resume. They usually don’t play much of a non-conference schedule but bad luck hurt them more than anything.

The team’s lone win in the Maui Invitational was to Louisville, who is 2-16 on the season overall and with a NET ranking of 334. Their only other power conference victory came against Georgetown, who is also winless in league play and with a NET ranking of 252.

The fact that a home win over Eastern Washington (NET 146) is the best win to date for the Red Raiders is a massive problem. Their own ranking is currently at 65 and with 0 combined Quad 1 and 2 victories.

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Being in the Big 12 means that you’re never out and in a span of a couple of weeks, could amass more quality wins than teams on the bubble can get in an entire season. But in order to do that, you have to win them first. And through the first few weeks of league play, there’s little to suggest that Texas Tech Basketball is capable of that.

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