The game was tied at 26. Both teams were tired, the Texas Tech coach said. He didn't want to call a timeout.
His players responded. Texas Tech outscored Nebraska 6-0 in the last 1:25, getting buckets on three straight possessions while stopping the Huskers three straight times on defense.
"I started to see a little bit of the mental toughness that we have to have, not to win, but to survive, in the Big 12," Beard said. "I thought our guys were pretty mentally tough. I thought our guys were just as tired as them, and we made a few more plays during that stretch.