Texas Tech had not defeated Kansas in Lubbock since the final home game of the 2008-09 season under Pat Knight. Over the past two years they had lost by a combined total of three points. Tech lost by 16 points in Lawrence only three weeks ago, and looked completely powerless in that game. There was great reason to assume the Red Raiders would have revenge on their minds tonight, and coming into the game the team was a five point favorite over the Jayhawks. A fair amount of people throughout the country thought Tech would pull off a win in the first top 15 showdown in Lubbock since last year’s meeting between the two squads.