Texas Tech Meets UALR for Regional Championship
November 14, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2006
The Texas Tech Red Raiders meet the Trojans of UALR this evening at 9:10 PM in the CBE Classic Regional Championship Game. The game begins at 9:10 PM (CT). The Akron Zips will face the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs in the Regional Consolation Game at 6 PM (CT).
Texas Tech's game is televised on ESPN2 with Ron Franklin delivering the play-by-play. Fran Fraschilla will provide the analysis.
The winner of the Lubbock Region will face the winner of the Milwaukee Region next Monday in Kansas City, Missouri at Municipal Auditorium. The other match-up in Kansas City will feature the winners of the Palo Alto Region and the Durham Region.
Last night in Lubbock, the UALR Trojans downed the Akron Zips, 81-79. Terrance Akins paced the Trojans with 20 points. Akron's Romeo Travis led all scorers with 21 points.
In the second game of the evening last night, Texas Tech increased their seven point halftime lead by five points in the second half to earn a, 86-74 win over Gardner-Webb. Tech's Jarrius Jackson and Gardner-Webb's Ricky McPhee each led their teams in scoring with 22 points. Three additional Red Raiders scored in double figures ... Martin Zeno (19 points), Esmir Rizvic (17 points), and Charlie Burgess (13 points).
For the sixth season in a row, the Red Raiders opened their season with a victory. On Saturday, the Raiders downed Sam Houston State, 79-64 at the United Spirit Arena. Texas Tech scored 52 points in the second half to erase a two-point halftime deficit. Jarrius Jackson led all scorers with 27 points. In addition to Jackson, the Red Raiders had two players in double-figures with Martin Zeno scoring 19 points and Charlie Burgess adding 13 points.
For each game this season, Steve Dale will call the courtside action along with Ted Chidester as analyst on the Texas Tech Sports Network (KKAM 1340 AM), the flagship station for the Red Raiders.
The 2006-2007 Red Raiders feature eight new players and ten returnees on their 18-man roster this season. There are five seniors (Darryl Dora, Jarrius Jackson, Tanner Ogden, Jon Plefka, and LucQuente White), four juniors (Charlie Burgess, Tyler Hoffmeister, Esmir Rizvic, and Martin Zeno), seven sophomores (Trevor Cook, Rogdrick Craig, Jay Mitchell, Michael Prince, Damir Suljagic, Benny Valentine, and Alan Voskuil), and two freshmen (Decensae White and Justin Wilkerson).
As the Red Raiders approach a new season, Bob Knight has 871 career wins and is poised to pass Adolph Rupp (876) and Dean Smith (879) to become the all-time career wins leader. As a testament to his dedication as a teacher and his love of the game, coupled with an intense work ethic, Bob Knight has averaged nearly 22 wins with less than 9 losses each season for 40 seasons while graduating 98 percent of his players - and he is doing what a legendary coach does: preparing his next group of student-athletes for the upcoming season.
Be part of the exciting sixteen home games the Red Raider will play this season at the United Spirit Arena. To become a season ticket holder or to purchase tickets for Men's Basketball games at the United Spirit Arena, please call (888) GO-BIG-12 or (806) 742-TECH or stop by the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office in the north end of Jones SBC Stadium.