The Arizona Wildcats basketball program suffers a loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 70-54 in Lubbock, Texas on Jan. 18, 2025.

Texas Tech and Arizona were locked in on a tough, physical game for 35 minutes Saturday. Neither team was able to break away until the Red Raiders ran away from the Wildcats to earn their first Big 12 win in Lubbock this season. Here are three takeaways from Texas Tech’s 70-54 win:

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders NCAAM game to be played on January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

The most frustrating thing about this defeat for K-State is that the Wildcats played well enough to win for much of the afternoon. But they fell behind 14-0 in the opening moments and were unable to cut the deficit closer than six the rest of the way.

The Jayhawks are coming off a tough loss against No. 2 Iowa State that ended in a 74-57 defeat. Meanwhile, the Wildcats are in a bind themselves, as they currently sit two games u

The No. 9-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to play in-state rival Kansas State on Saturday. Both teams are coming off losses: K-State fell to Texas Tech on Tuesday and KU stumbled at Iowa State on Wednesday.