In a matchup that featured the Big 12’s best point guard Keenan Evans facing off with the media’s favorite son, Trae Young, the Texas Tech star showed why he is the best player in the conference.
The senior guard pumped in 26 points on 9-15 shooting including 17 big second-half points to help the Red Raiders rally from a one-point halftime deficit. Evans recent fantastic play has not coincidentally spurred his team to a 7-game winning streak that has the Red Raiders in first place in the conference standings.
“Yeah, he did what best players, seniors, all-conference guys are supposed to do…In some big possessions where we had to have a basket, he went and found a way.