It only took nine games and the largest comeback in conference history, but Texas Tech men’s basketball finally got its first Big 12 win of the season.
The victory came at home over No. 13 Iowa State, whom Tech was oddly favored to beat by 2.5 points. The Red Raiders covered that spread by the skin of their teeth, winning 80-77 after trailing by as much as 23 points.
According to ESPN’s Stats & Info, Iowa State had a 99.6 percent win probability after taking a 59-36 lead. That’s when Texas Tech began to mount the largest comeback in school history, forcing overtime with a 49-point second half.
TEXAS TECH (-2.5) COVERS IN OVER TIME
Iowa State blew a 23-point 2nd half lead 🤯pic.twitter.com/F43IXgjg4j
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) January 31, 2023
A Texas Tech win would be the greatest second-half comeback (Red Raiders were down by 23 with 12:38 to go in regulation) in the history of the Big 12/Big 8, per ESPN Stats & Info.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) January 31, 2023
Texas Tech was 0-8 in Big 12 play prior to the game. Iowa State was 6-2. However, the Cyclones’ now 2-5 road record might explain why they were underdogs.
Senior forward Kevin Obanor led the Raiders with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
