No. 5/6 Men's Basketball preview: at Texas Tech

Game 26: #5/6 Texas (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) at Texas Tech (13-12, 2-10 Big 12)

Monday, February 13, 2023 - 8 p.m. Central

United Supermarkets Arena (15,000) - Lubbock, Texas

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Jon Sciambi (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst) and Kris Budden (reporter) will call the action.

• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.

• SERIES: Texas leads, 89-65. Last meeting: Texas 72-70 (Jan. 14, 2023; Austin).

Notables

• LOOKING FOR A SEASON SWEEP: Texas enters Monday's contest aiming for its first regular-season series sweep against the Red Raiders since the 2014-15 season. The Longhorns rallied for a 72-70 win in Austin earlier this year (Jan. 14).

• 2 X 2000 POINTS: Per the NCAA, Texas is the ONLY school in the nation (across ALL Divisions) to have TWO current roster players who have reached the 2,000-point mark in their careers in Marcus Carr (2,170) and Timmy Allen (2,013).

• COOKING WITH RICE: Graduate G Sir'Jabari Rice has averaged a team-best 18.4 ppg whle hitting 52.1-percent (25-48) from the floor, including a 50-percent mark (14-28) from three-point range, and 28-of-32 (.875) free throws over his last five games.

• MAKING FREE THROWS: UT converted its first 24 free throws in Saturday's win against West Virginia. Including the six-straight to end the game at Kansas, the Longhorns set a program record with 30 consecutive free throws made over the two-game stretch.

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Players Mentioned

Timmy Allen

Marcus Carr

Sir'Jabari Rice

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