The Red Raiders were short-handed as standout forward Darrion Williams was ruled out just before tip-off. But even without their third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, Texas Tech (16-4, 7-2) had more than enough offense to pull away from TCU (10-10, 3-6) in the second half.

T Toppin had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Chance McMillian scored 16 points and No. 22 Texas Tech beat TCU 71-57 on Wednesday night in its first game as a ranked team this season.

Texas Tech University announced Tuesday that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Natura Resources LLC of Abilene and Abilene Christian University (ACU) to seek business opportunities and funding for projects related to Natura's molten salt reactor (MSR) currently under construction on the ACU campus.

No. 22 Texas Tech men’s basketball (16-4) defeated Texas Christian University (10-10) by a score of 71-57 behind a double-double performance from sophomore JT Toppin on Wednesday night at the

“Notre Dame is targeting Texas Tech’s James Blanchard for its new general manager position, sources tell me and @TomLoy247 for @CBSSports/@247Sports,” Matt Zenitz said in a post. “At Texas Tech, Blanchard has become of the nation’s most respected college front office figures.”

TCU did just enough to catch Texas Tech's attention on Wednesday. Once the 22nd-ranked Red Raiders got their wake-up call, however, they settled back in as one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 Conference.

Kerwin Walton has kept working despite his minutes being drastically reduced. He may be finding his groove again at the perfect time for Texas Tech basketball.

Chef Jet Tila from the Food Network will be on Texas Tech's campus on Wednesday, January 29 to present Texas Tech University's Hospitality Services sixth culinary series.

Meteorologist and Ag Reporter, Leah Rodriguez, spoke with Raider Red Meats about the honor of preparing meat for the Black Tie and Boots Ball.

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