Texas Tech has had a dreadful season on the hardwood. Heading into their Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal game against West Virginia (The Mountaineers were not that good either.) the Red Raiders were 11-18.
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Kravic brought a bright spot to Texas Tech's season with a buzzer beating tip in to defeat West Virginia 71-69 and extend the season for the Red Raiders.
"It's a 40-minute game, so play for the last second," Kravic said. "I saw the
ball come toward me. I thought the clock expired, so I just put it up."
"I would rather be lucky than good," Texas Tech interim head coach Chris
Walker said. "We end up being the beneficiary of a put-back, which is great,
which is rare for us, which is really good."
“We didn’t block out, which I guess sometimes happens in situations like that,” West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said. “They got a very fortunate bounce – it bounced right back to him.”
During the regular season West Virginia defeated Texas Tech twice, 77-61 on January 2nd in Lubbock and 66-64 on Feburary 16th in Morgantown, WV.
West Virginia's inability to get to the ball ulitimately did the Mountaineers in.
“Our credo for as long as I’ve coached is get to the ball. It’s hard to win when you can’t get to the ball,” Huggins said. “For whatever reason, this group is the worst we’ve ever had at getting to the ball.”
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