PROVO, Utah — No. 20 BYU looks to win back-to-back road games for the first time this season when the Cougars head to West Texas to face No. 25 Texas Tech on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
No. 20 BYU Cougars (14-3, 2-2 Big 12)
· BYU got back to .500 in league play with an 87-72 victory over No. 24 Iowa State on Tuesday evening at the Marriott Center.
· Spencer Johnson scored a career-high 28 points to go along with nine rebounds and five assists. He is the first Cougar with that stat line since 2010-11 and one of six players in the nation to do it this season.
· In its 14 wins this season, BYU has outscored opponents 685-486 in the second half, shooting 54.0 percent from the floor, 43.1 percent from three and 81.1 percent from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 178-100 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 101-44 (5th Season)
No. 25 Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-3, 3-1 Big 12)
· Texas Tech saw its nine-game win streak and unbeaten run to start Big 12 play come to an end on Wednesday, Jan. 17, with a 77-54 setback to No. 5 Houston on the road.
· The Red Raiders are a perfect 10-0 at home including league wins overs Oklahoma State and Kansas State. In those 10 wins, Tech is outscoring opponents by 17.8 points per game.
· Pop Isaacs is scoring a team-high 16.1 points per game while shooting 36.2 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent from three and 80.6 percent from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Grant McCasland
· Alma Mater: Baylor, 1999
· Career Record: 225-92 (10th Season)
· Record at Texas Tech: 14 (1st Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: BYU leads 3-1
· Last Meeting: Texas Tech won 81-71, 12/22/1995
· H/A/N: 2-0/1-1/0-0
