Texas Tech and Arizona were locked in on a tough, physical game for 35 minutes Saturday. Neither team was able to break away until the Red Raiders ran away from the Wildcats to earn their first Big 12 win in Lubbock this season. Here are three takeaways from Texas Tech’s 70-54 win:

The Cincinnati Bearcats (12-5, 2-4) bounced back with a 2-0 week over recent days, but there's no rest for the weary in this 2024-25 Big 12 schedule. Texas Tech (13-4, 4-2) comes to town on Tuesday night for a huge Quad 1 matchup between the two schools.

Only one more half stands between Texas Tech and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 33-26 lead against Arizona. If Texas Tech keeps playing like this,