FAYETTEVILLE — Texas Tech coach Chris Beard is against the idea that his Red Raiders are in the midst of a rough patch despite losing three consecutive games in Big 12 play over the last nine days.
Beard’s club’s losing skid began with a home loss to Iowa State before following up with back-to-back road losses at Baylor and Kansas State. But prior to the loss to the Cyclones, Texas Tech was 4-0 in conference play with road wins at West Virginia, who beat Kansas on Jan. 19, and Texas, and its only loss of the season was to Duke in Madison Square Garden in late December.