Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Travels to New Mexico
December 28, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2009
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech travels to New Mexico for Tuesday's game featured on CBS College Sports Network. In Albuquerque, the game will begin at 7 PM.
Tuesday's game on CBS College Sports Network is widely available throughout the country on local cable and video providers, and nationally via satellite on DIRECTV (Channel 613) and Dish Network (Channel 152).
In the Lubbock area, CBS College Sports Network is available on Suddenlink Communications Digital Sports Tier Channel 320 and NTS Communications Channel 45.
The Network is also widely available throughout Texas on various cable operators. For more information, and to find out how to subscribe to CBS College Sports Network, go to www.cbscollegesports.com.
The Red Raiders and the Lobos will be meeting for the 84th time since the series began on February 24, 1931. Texas Tech holds a 43-40 edge in the series.
Last season, the Red Raiders topped the Lobos in Lubbock, 86-78. Alan Voskuil led all scorers with 28 points.
New Mexico, averaging 80.8 points per game, returns six players from last year's meeting with four of those players among their top five leading scorers. Newcomer Darington Hobson leads his squad averaging 16.5 points per game with Roman Martinez (15.8), Phillip McDonald (11.7), Dairese Gary (10.0), and A.J. Hardeman (7.4) playing last season in Lubbock.
The Lobos are 12-1 for the season. They are 8-0 at home, 1-0 on neutral courts, and 3-1 on the road with their only loss of the season coming at Oral Roberts on December 23, 75-66.
Last week, the Lobos were No. 12 in the Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the AP Poll.
In their last game, No. 23 Texas Tech dropped Stanford on December 22, 100-87. Mike Singletary led all scorers with 28 points. It was the third time this season the Red Raiders, now 10-1, defeated a Pac-10 team and their first win over Stanford.
The Red Raiders are averaging 80.7 points per game for season and have three players posting double figures with Mike Singletary leading the squad with 15.5 points per game. John Roberson is averaging 14.5 points per game with David Tairu adding 11.6 points per game.
In Albuquerque, Mark Finkner will call the courtside action along with analyst Corky Oglesby on the Texas Tech Sports Network flagship station Double T 104.3.
Texas Tech is back in action at the United Spirit Arena on New Year's Day against McNeese State and again on January 3 against UTEP.
To become a 2009-2010 season ticket holder or to purchase tickets for 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 AT&T Stadium.
