No. 12 Iowa State vs. Texas Tech Gameday Primer

Who: No. 12 Iowa State (15-5, 6-2 Big 12) at Texas Tech (11-10, 0-8 Big 12)

Where: United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) – Lubbock, Texas

When: Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 – 8:00 p.m.

The Lead: After falling to the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday, the Iowa State men's basketball team will resume Big 12 conference play against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday night. Tipoff against Texas Tech is set for 8:00 p.m and will be televised on ESPN2.

Storylines:

Saturday marks the 44th meeting between the Cyclones and the Red Raiders.
Iowa State holds a 22-21 advantage in the series.
Iowa State is 6-13 all-time against Texas Tech on the road.
T.J. Otzelberger is 2-2 against the Red Raiders as Iowa State's head coach. Otzelberger went 1-1 last year, and is 1-0 this year against the Red Raiders.
Iowa State is 2-4 on the road this season.

From the Notes:

Through 50 games, T.J. Otzelberger was 35-15 at Iowa State. He joins Bill Strannigan and Tim Floyd with the best record through 50 games to start a career.

Switching Sides:

Texas Tech is 8-4 at home, 0-4 on the road and 2-2 in neutral-court games this season.
The Red Raiders are currently 0-7 against ranked opponents this season with a loss to No. 10 Creighton in Maui before falling at No. 18 TCU, vs. No. 3 Kansas, at No. 14 Iowa State, at No. 10 Texas, No. 21 Baylor and at No. 13 Kansas State in the opening rounds of Big 12 play.
Five of the Red Raiders eight Big 12 losses have come by seven points or less.