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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After defeating Colorado and Arizona State last week to close the regular, the Texas Tech Red Raider Men’s Basketball team remains at No. 9 in the AP Top 25 Poll. The is the second week the Red Raiders have been ranked at No. 9.

Those traits played out in perfect unison on Wednesday night, as Texas Tech’s long-range assault in the first half, followed by inside dominance from JT Toppin after halftime, sent the Buffs back to Boulder with a 91-75 defeat at United Supermarkets Arena.

After going 4-16 in Big Ten in Year 1 and 2-17 in Year 2, Minnesota improved to 9-11 in conference play (ninth place) last season, then lost center Pharrel Payne and point guard Elijah Hawkins to bigger NIL deals at Texas A&M and Texas Tech, respectively, and freshman shooting guard Cam Christie to the NBA draft.

Ben Johnson had served as Minnesota coach since 2021-22 but was unable to return the Gophers to the NCAA tournament.