* Texas Tech faces No. 22/24 Kansas State tonight in the
United Spirit Arena with first tip coming at 8 p.m.
* The Red Raiders enter the game on a six-game losing
streak, falling in all their conference games so far putting them at an overall
record of 7-11, 0-6 in Big 12 Play
* The 76-52 loss to Iowa State marked the fifth loss in
conference play that has come by double-digits
* Texas Tech was unable to stop the hot three-point shooting
of Iowa State , which finished the game 8-for-25 from
three-point range
* The Wildcats on the other hand enter the game coming off
two straight wins against Texas and Oklahoma State to bring their record to
14-4, 3-3
* The win in Oklahoma State marked the first win in
Stillwater for the Wildcats since January 9, 1993 – marking the longest
losing streak at a Big 12 venue
* Kansas State and Texas Tech are meeting for the 27th
time tonight and the Wildcats own the all-time series 16-10, but the Red
Raiders lead the Lubbock side of the series 7-4
* The Wildcats have won four of the five past meetings, and
the last time Tech beat the Wildcats was when Michael Beasley was playing for
Kansas State in 2008.
* Jacob Pullen is off to the NBA, but they now have Rodney McGruder leading the team averaging 15.6 points per game
and 5.6 boards per game as well
* Behind McGruder is Jamar Samuels averaging 11.2 points per game and Will Spradling averaging 10.9 points per game
* Texas Tech has only one player averaging double-digits in scoring in
freshman Jordan Tolbert with 12.5 points per game, but in the last five games
he has been held to under 10 and has scored five or fewer points in four of the
five games
* Robert Lewandowski scored 20 points in the loss to Iowa
State, which tied a career-high and was his first double-digit performance
since the win against CSU-Bakersfield on December 27
* The Red Raiders and Wildcats clash can be seen on ESPNU or
ESPN3.com tonight if you cannot make it out to the United Spirit Arena