Paying attention to Texas Tech yet? You should. That and more from college basketball weekend

It’s been a great time for sports at Texas Tech.

Football went to the College Football Playoff, softball nearly won the Women’s College World Series and the track and field teams owned the Big 12.

The Red Raiders aren’t done yet, with men’s basketball (16-4) and women’s basketball (20-2) on course to continue the run of success. Texas Tech’s men racked up another big win Saturday, Jan. 24, beating Houston to prove it is a national title contender.

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It was one of the most impressive performances of the season. Houston is reliably spectacular on defense, yet it didn’t look like it in Lubbock. The Red Raiders outmuscled the Cougars, drew fouls and forced Kelvin Sampson’s team to play their way. They scored 55 points in the first half, the most Houston has allowed under Sampson’s 12 seasons at the helm.

Despite 42 points from Houston freshman Kingston Flemings, Texas Tech didn’t crack with a late run to put it away.

Tech has won nine of its past 10 games , the only loss a four-point defeat at Houston a few weeks prior. During that stretch, the Red Raiders have beaten Duke, BYU and Houston, one of the best collections of wins you can find in the country.

It all starts with an offense that’s on fire. The 3-point shooting is relentless, making more than 11 a game — and if they aren’t making it from deep, they have JT Toppin continuing to dominate inside. He had 31 points and 12 rebounds against Houston, his eighth double-double in the past nine games.

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Simply put, if Houston can’t stop this offense, then who can? The Big 12 is loaded with title contenders, and Texas Tech put itself in the conversation to keep the fun times in Lubbock and lead the top storylines of the weekend in college hoops.

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