Tonight, fans in Lubbock have one final opportunity to see the Texas Tech basketball team in action at United Supermarkets Arena in 2024-2025. The opponent will be the Colorado Buffaloes in what might be considered a potential trap game.
Coming off a huge win at Kansas on Saturday, only the second win ever in Lawrence for the program, the Red Raiders now face a different challenge. Tech must show its maturity and avoid playing down to the level of its opponent.
Colorado is a poor team. There is no way to sugarcoat it. The Buffs have a Big 12 record of just 2-15 which is the worst mark in the conference.
What's more, Colorado is yet to win a Big 12 road game. In fact, they have just one win outside of Boulder this season. However, that win was a stunning 73-72 upset of then-No. 2 UCONN in Maui, Hawaii, back in November.
Still, Colorado never really capitalized on that huge win. And as the season has unfolded, they have found life in their new conference to be more than challenging.
The Buffaloes are 14th in the conference in scoring at just 69.7 points per game. They have just two players averaging in double figures in the scoring column, senior guard Julian Hammond III (12.4 p.p.g) and senior forward Andrej Jakimovski (10.0 p.p.g.).
What's more, Colorado is a poor defensive team. They sit at 13th in the Big 12 in points allowed by giving up 71.6 per game.
Additionally, Colorado is in the bottom four of the Big 12 in the following statistical categories: scoring margin (-1.97 p.p.g.), 3-point field goal percentage (31.2%), turnover margin (-3.52, last in the Big 12), assist/turnover ratio (0.98), offensive rebounds per game (9.3), and 3-point field goals made (6.6 per game).
That's why the ESPN.com matchup predictor gives Texas Tech a 93.4% chance of coming out on top in this matchup.
Still, the Red Raiders have played well enough this season to make every game matter because Tech is playing for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. So, even though the opponent tonight is not one that brings a ton of juice into the matchup, fans across Raiderland will be tuning in to catch all the action. Therefore, let's look at all the information fans need to know for this final Big 12 home game.
Texas Tech vs. Colorado broadcast information
Tip: 7 p.m. Central, Wednesday, March 5, 2025
TV: ESPN+
TV CALL: Pete Sousa (play-by-play), Scott Williams (analyst)
RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK
RADIO CALL: Geoff Haxton (play-by-play), Chris Level (analyst)
Texas Tech vs. Colorado series history
This is the 32nd game in the all-time series between Texas Tech and Colorado. The Red Raiders will be hosting the Buffaloes for the first time since falling 71-68 on Feb. 23, 2011. Colorado, which rejoined the Big 12 this season, owns an 18-13 all-time advantage in the series. The all-time series is tied 7-7 in games played in Lubbock.
Texas Tech vs. Colorado odds
Odds courtesy of FanDuel.com.
Favorite | Moneyline | Over/Under142.5 |
|---|---|---|
Texas Tech -17.5 | Colorado +1280 |
Texas Tech vs. Colorado game notes
Game notes courtesy of TexasTech.com.
- The Red Raiders come into the final week of the regular season leading the Big 12 with a 1.58 assist-to-turnover ratio and are second in the conference with 9.9 3-pointers made after going 15-for-43 from beyond the arc at Allen Fieldhouse. Tech is third in the Big 12 by shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 37.4 percent on 3-pointers, and by scoring 80.6 points per game. Four players are averaging in double figures this season with JT Toppin (17.3), Chance McMillian (14.9), Darrion Williams (14.9), and Christian Anderson (10.2). Elijah Hawkins leads the Big 12 with 6.4 assists per game and is adding 9.3 points per game.
- Colorado (11-18, 2-16 Big 12) travels to Lubbock on a two-game losing streak after taking a 65-56 loss at Kansas State and a 71-64 loss to Kansas last week. The Buffaloes earned a 76-74 win at home over Baylor and also has a win over UCF.
- The Buffaloes come into the final week of the regular season averaging 69.7 points per game and are shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 32.1 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent at the free-throw line. The team shot just 4-for-23 (17.4 percent) on 3-pointers at K-State on Saturday and also committed 15 turnovers.
- Texas Tech comes into its final home game with a 14-3 record and having outscored its opponents on its home court by an 18.9-point scoring margin. Tech averages 83.3 points per game at home with Toppin averaging 19.0 points and 10.3 rebounds at the USA. The Red Raiders are looking to secure back-to-back seasons with 15 home victories and the program’s eighth season of 15-plus wins at home. The program went 18-0 on its home court during the 2021-22 season for the best home stretch. Grant McCasland has led Tech to a 29-5 home record in his two seasons
- Tech has recorded double-digit assists in all 29 games this season after posting 17 assists against Kansas, with five players having at least one. Anderson had a career-high six assists, while Hawkins and Williams had four each. The Red Raiders average 16.7 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 26th nationally. Tech had a season-high 30 assists in a nonconference game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a Big 12-best of 25 in the road win at Oklahoma State.