The fact that the Texas Tech basketball team moved to 4-0 on Thursday by taking down Tennessee State is no surprise. But many were not expecting the visiting Tigers to make the contest as close as they did through the middle of the second half.
A smaller but rather quick team, Tennessee State was able to keep the Red Raiders’ stable of slashing guards from driving to the rim at will. Additionally, TSU played off the Red Raiders and gambled on the fact that Tech’s early-season hot shooting from deep would prove to be a mirage.
That strategy paid off as Tech missed 11 of the 13 shots from deep in the first half.