Adherents to the belief that defense wins championships had to take special joy in watching the Texas Tech basketball team’s demolition of Buffalo Sunday in Tulsa. Facing the No. 4 scoring team in the nation, the Red Raiders held the Bulls to 27 points below their season scoring average in a dominating 78-58 win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
In advancing the the Sweet 16 for the second-consecutive season for the first time in program history, the Red Raider defense put on a clinic against a team that had scored at least 62 points in every game this season.