Kansas arrived to Lubbock knowing the next 48-hour stretch would determine if they could somehow extend the streak to 15 straight Big 12 titles, or if this depleted squad would fall short of the conference crown for the first time since 2004.
All it took was the first 20 minutes of the Red Raiders’ 91-62 victory for Kansas to realize it was closer to the latter.
Texas Tech jumped out to a quick, 18-8 lead, which simply appeared to be the Red Raiders throwing the first punch in a highly anticipated heavyweight match. But Kansas never threw a punch of its own.