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Red Raiders limit Lumberjacks to 36 percent shooting, move to 3-0

Texas Tech’s hot shooting helped pace the Red Raiders to an early lead against Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, but it was the play on the other side of the ball that lifted the team to its third victory in as many games. The Red Raiders limited the Lumberjacks to 36 percent shooting on the way to a 66-54 victory at United Spirit Arena.

Tech searching for consistency vs. Stephen F. Austin 11/20/11 - 10:54am

As one of only three players on the team with Division I experience before this season, Gillispie said Jaye Crockett is a calming presence on the court.

Jaye Crockett approached the court at United Spirit Arena for practice on Friday with a little extra bounce in his step. After missing Texas Tech’s two exhibitions and its regular-season opener due to a knee injury, Crockett nearly recorded a double-double (nine points, nine rebounds) in Wednesday’s 69-64 win against a North Texas team that upset the Red Raiders in Denton a year ago. More than anything, the Clovis, N.M. native said he was just glad to wear his No. 30 jersey in a game again. “It felt great,” Crockett said with a wide smile.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Tech Men go to 2-0 with win over North Texas 11/17/11 - 12:13pm

Red Raiders hold off late charge to down North Texas 11/17/11 - 1:32am

It's just two games into the season, but the Texas Tech men's basketball team is already showing the scoring versatility and depth that could help make a difference when Big 12 Conference play starts.

It’s just two games into the season, but the Texas Tech men’s basketball team is already showing the scoring versatility and depth that could help make a difference when Big 12 Conference play starts. On Friday it was Ty Nurse and Javarez Willis doing most of the damage, but Wednesday night it was Robert Lewandowski and Toddrick Gotcher who had the hot hands, and the Red Raiders held off a North Texas rally for a 69-64 victory in front of an announced crowd of 8,664 at United Spirit Arena.

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Tech holds off North Texas 69-64 11/16/11 - 11:30pm

It’s just two games into the season, but the Texas Tech men’s basketball team is already showing the scoring versatility and depth that could help them make a difference when Big 12 Conference play starts.

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Highlights from Billy Gillispie's Tuesday press conference 11/16/11 - 3:36pm

Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie held court with reporters on Tuesday, as the Red Raiders get ready to host North Texas at 7 p.m. today at United Spirit Arena. Here are some highlights:

Nurse making big plays, important plays 11/16/11 - 1:40am

Coach Gillespie reminds that to continue Nurse's winning ways requires a high level of commitment.

The highlights of Ty Nurse’s 29-point performance in Texas Tech’s 90-85 season-opening win against Troy on Friday were easy to pick out. Whether the point guard was nailing a clutch 3-pointer as the shot clock expired, or chasing down a long rebound and taking the ball coast-to-coast for a momentum-seizing three-point play, most of Nurse’s big plays took center stage. But coach Billy Gillispie said pegging Nurse’s most important contributions in the wire-to-wire victory required a closer inspection.

Observations from Tech's win in Gillispie's debut 11/14/11 - 8:37pm

A busy weekend at Tech kept me from getting to this until now, but there were plenty of notes, quotes and observations worth noting from the Red Raiders’ season-opening 90-85 win over Troy in Billy Gillispie’s debut as the team’s head coach. Let’s get to it … The bottom line: Thanks to a huge night from point guard Ty Nurse (29 points) and a few clutch plays down the stretch, Tech held on to give Gillispie a win in first game as a head coach since 2009.

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Nurse leads Red Raiders to victory in Gillispie's debut 11/12/11 - 2:31pm

Behind a strong effort from another new face, transfer point guard Ty Nurse, the Red Raiders kicked off Gilispie's first season as Tech's coach with a 90-85 win against Troy in front of 10,088 fans.

Billy Gillispie has set his sights on prizes far too large to put too much stock into a win in his debut, but that didn’t keep Texas Tech fans on Friday from celebrating the official start of a new era. Behind a strong effort from another new face, transfer point guard Ty Nurse, the Red Raiders kicked off Gilispie’s first season as Tech’s coach with a 90-85 win against Troy in front of 10,088 fans at United Spirit Arena.

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