FINAL, TECH, 84-75
Not good. Not good at all. That’s a lot of points.
3:20 left, TECH, 73-68
Mike with the oop. Trapping has helped, but now Zeno is getting going. Fred Brown struggles under the basket, which we’ve seen a time or two before. Pullen with a 3, and they’re back in it. This place, not real loud to start with, has had the life sucked out of it. Jake again. Oh my… Mike misses a wide open 3. Zeno drills his first free throw. And his second. Back to six points. Bill, the second-half hero, picks up his 4th with 4:06 left. He has 18 points in the second half and one foul. Not bad. Roberson misses his first free throw but drains the second. Jake with a drive.
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Tech’s leading rebounder, Martin Zeno, doesn’t even average five per game. There is balance in the Red Raiders’ offense, but you all know how I feel about balanced scoring – it just means you don’t have a go-to guy. For proof, see Kansas.
I don’t see how Tech beats Kansas State. Now, if the Wildcats beat themselves, as they did in Columbia, that’s another issue. And if K-State paid too much attention to what just happened in Austin and is reveling in being the pace-setter in the Big 12, well, that would be a shame.
But I don’t think that’s the case. Mike Beasley said after the Oklahoma State game he knew how hard it was to win at the United Spirit Arena, which means it’s a challenge for the Wildcats, and I think they respond to challenges. It’s really a matter of motivation. Not in the sense that Frank Martin has K-State ready to play, but more in the sense that if the Wildcats want to come out and dominate, I think this is a game where it’s going to be possible.
We all the Red Raiders run good offense and that won’t change under Pat Knight. But when I doubt, I usually fall back on talent as the tie-breaker. And to be honest, I’m not in doubt. I like the Wildcats – comfortably.
PREDICTION: K-State 74, Texas Tech 59