Basketball
One To Watch: Texas Tech at Texas
After tough starts to Big 12 play, the Longhorns and Lady Raiders' seasons might already hang in the balance.
(Photo: Photo by John Hamilton)
It's still early in the Big 12 conference schedule, but Wednesday's meeting between the Texas Tech Lady Raiders and the Texas Longhorns has hugely important stakes, especially for the loser of the game.
Tech (12-2, 1-2) comes to Austin to face the Horns (9-6, 1-2) in a game between a pair of teams whose conference fate hangs in the balance. Dropping to 1-3 in conference play would have very different meanings for each of these teams, but the end conclusion would be essentially the same: the NCAA Tournament starts to become less of a tangible goal and more of a distant reality, something that's quickly fading out of sight, barring a miracle conference tournament run.
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