The Red Raiders (23-10) will face fourth-seeded Alabama or No. 13 seed Hofstra in the second round in the Midwest Region on Sunday.
The Red Raiders will face fourth-seeded Alabama or No. 13 seed Hofstra in the second round in the Midwest Region on Sunday.Akron guard Sharron Young blocks the path to the basket as Texas Tech guard Jaylen Petty moves away during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Tampa, Fla.
The Red Raiders will face fourth-seeded Alabama or No. 13 seed Hofstra in the second round in the Midwest Region on Sunday.Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.Akron became first team to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament three straight years. But the Zips again failed to reach the second round in their eighth March Madness appearance.Petty and Atwell opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers to give Texas Tech an 11-point lead. Akron got within 64-60 midway through second after Eric Mahaffey scored on a layup and made a free throw to complete a 3-point play. But the Zips couldn’t get any closer. Anderson’s steal led to a fast-break dunk by Petty that put Texas Tech up 77-64. Petty then drilled a 3 to extend the lead to 16 points. He answered Sharron Young’s layup with another jumper and the Red Raiders cruised the rest of the way.Akron didn’t score until Lyles hit a 3-pointer more than three minutes into the game. The teams combined to miss nine of their first 13 shots.The Red Raiders built their biggest lead of the first half, 37-25, following an 8-0 run ignited by Petty’s driving layup. But Akron closed the half with a 10-3 run of its own to get within 40-35 at halftime.Dallas County wants to borrow $350M for slew of projects, including land for new jail
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