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Texas Tech basketball: What has to change in rematch with Kansas

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - DECEMBER 17: Guard Micah Peavy #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders dunks the ball during the first half of the college basketball game against the Kansas Jayhawks at United Supermarkets Arena on December 17, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - DECEMBER 17: Guard Micah Peavy #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders dunks the ball during the first half of the college basketball game against the Kansas Jayhawks at United Supermarkets Arena on December 17, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /
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Dec 17, 2020; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Ochai Agbaji (30) drives to the basket against Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Micah Peavy (5) and forward Tyreek Smith (10) in the second half at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2020; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Ochai Agbaji (30) drives to the basket against Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Micah Peavy (5) and forward Tyreek Smith (10) in the second half at United Supermarkets Arena. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

Clamp down on Agbaji

Another maddening fact about Tech’s loss to Kansas in December is that the Red Riaders lost a game in which only one member of the opposing team scored over 10 points.  The problem was that lone player, Ochai Agbaji, had a huge game.

Tech allowed the KU guard to shoot 8-11 from the floor and 4-7 from 3-point range on his way to 23 points.  To this date, that stands as his season high in scoring.  In fact, it is his only 20-point game this year.

The good news is that the guard from Kansas City doesn’t have a history of going off against the Red Raiders.  Rather, outside of December’s game, the most he’s scored against Tech in a single game is 12 points.

But this year, Agbaji has become a more consistent scorer than in years past.  He’s hit double-digits in 19 of 23 games and he’s gone for at least 16 points nine times.

Today, Tech can’t allow Agbaji to have the same type of offensive impact that he had in game one.  He scored 39.6% of his team’s points and if he comes close to that again today, it will be tough for the Red Raiders to come out on top.

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