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Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Texas Tech Red Raiders
Current Records: Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-4, Texas Tech 3-0
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The Texas Tech Red Raiders’ homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders know how to get points on the board — the squad has finished with 82 points or more in their past three contests — so hopefully the Golden Lions like a good challenge.
Texas Tech is headed into the matchup following a big win against Wyoming on Wednesday, something the oddsmakers some coming from a mile away. Texas Tech took their match with ease, bagging a 96-49 victory over Wyoming. Fans of the Red Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they’ve played this season has ended in a blowout of 19+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Texas Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than JT Toppin, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Chance McMillian, who went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points plus three steals.
Texas Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wyoming only posted five.
Meanwhile, Arkansas Pine Bluff’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Incarnate Word, falling 92-64. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Golden Lions were thoroughly outmatched 53-28 in the second half.
Texas Tech pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Arkansas Pine Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Texas Tech has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 39 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Arkansas Pine Bluff struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Texas Tech strolled past Arkansas Pine Bluff when the teams last played back in December of 2018 by a score of 65-47. Will Texas Tech repeat their success, or does Arkansas Pine Bluff have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Texas Tech has won both of the games they’ve played against Arkansas Pine Bluff in the last 9 years.
- Dec 05, 2018 – Texas Tech 65 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff 47
- Dec 19, 2015 – Texas Tech 94 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff 54