Just a few simple weeks ago, this team was on a losing streak and a bad one at that. The team had just lost to a Kansas team and its hopes of a Big 12 Championship seemed all but lost. It’s amazing what a players’ only meeting and a change in mood can do to a team.
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Saturday, this team faces an opportunity to do something no others have ever done in Texas Tech Men’s Basketball History, play in a National Championship. The team that stands in the way, the Michigan State Spartans, have been here before, their coach has been here before, and he will have them ready for the big lights.