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Texas Tech basketball prepares for Sweet 16 against Arkansas
Texas Tech basketball prepares for Sweet 16 against Arkansas
SAN FRANCISCO — John Calipari and Grant McCasland are back in the same building for the NCAA Tournament, but this time they’re foes.
Much has happened since the Texas Tech basketball team and Kentucky both made their way to Pittsburgh for last year’s first-round March Madness games. Playing the night session inside PPG Paints Arena, Calipari coached what wound up being his final game at Kentucky in a loss to Oakland. Right after that, the Red Raiders fell to NC State.
Both higher seeds lost that night. Now, more than 2,500 miles away and a year later, the Red Raiders will try to avoid being that higher seed to fall when Texas Tech faces Arkansas in the Sweet 16.
“It’s going to be a really hard game for us,” Calipari said. “But you know what? My kids, they come through the first. And my guess is, other than a fan of Arkansas, no one is picking us to win the game. But the great news in this tournament, you’ve got to play the games. Gotta play them.”
Here’s a look at the matchup between the Red Raiders and Razorbacks, players to watch and a score prediction.
Scouting Texas Tech basketball’s Sweet 16 opponent: Arkansas Razorbacks
The Razorbacks were expected to get leading scorer Adou Thiero back for Thursday’s game, Calipari telling “The Pat MacAfee Show” on Tuesday that he was projected to play about 10 minutes. That may no longer be the case.
“Adou practiced yesterday,” Calipari said Wednesday. “Leg was bothering him today, so I didn’t put him through anything. We’ll see tomorrow. If we had eight to 10 minutes from him in case of foul trouble, it would help. But we’re fine.”
Whether Thiero plays or not, Arkansas will have a length advantage against Texas Tech. The Razorback’s front line features 6-foot-10 Trevon Brazile, 6-foot-11 Jonas Aidoo and 7-foot-2 Zvonimir…
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