TTU's Marcus Santos-Silva on his free throws: "Once I got fouled, my teammates all told me they had confidence in me. And Davion (Warren) came up and told me to, 'Do it for your dad, do it for your dad.' And before I shot, I told Davion, 'I got you.' And I did my normal routine."
Texas Tech's Chris Beard on being asked by SVP about going to his first Final Four compared to eight by MSU's Tom Izzo. "I've been to like 24 Final Fours, I was drinking draft beer in the lobbies. ... This is the first one I get to coach in. But I've been to the Final Four."
"Feel like we just let Texas Tech fans and everybody behind us down," Texas Tech's Jaylon Tyson said. "I can tell ya one thing. We're going to try to come back better than ever. We're going to regroup and figure this thing out. Figure out how to get Texas Tech back on the map."
Montana State coach Danny Sprinkle: “That’s the best defensive team in the country for a reason. … When they start making 3s, I don’t know if there’s anyone in the tournament that can beat them.”
I think it's safe to say, Sonny Cumbie turned this team around with his pump jack mentality and, in the process, Louisiana Tech saw and pounced on the opportunity to get an up-and-coming coach.
Mark Adams on what his younger self at Texas Tech would tell the head coach he is now: "Dream big dreams, and don't ever give up. ... I give God all the credit."
TJ Shannon: "We just watched Oklahoma beat Baylor and I feel like that fueled us more. And we also saw Texas had a 20-point lead and they blew it.
"So we knew any team could win today. And we did our best to come out strong and once we got the lead, we kept our foot on the gas."
Beard on Owens playing: "Tariq and his camp will never talk about it, but I proudly will. Guy's not supposed to play today. Major, major high ankle sprain. There's been guys in the Big 12 that were out for a month with that. ... Just didn't want to let his teammate down."
TTU coach Beard: “I’ve always tried to put the game is player’s hands. Those are situations we practice, we call them ‘Chaos.’ We knew the objective. I thought Kyler made the right play. He knew that we were only down 2. ... I love my players and I’m really proud of them.”
Texas Tech coach Mark Adams on Terrence Shannon, Jr. "He could have stayed out, but he wanted to go in. ... He went to work, played hard. Give him a lot of credit."
Shannon netted nine points and had three rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers.
TTU’s Adams on Baylor matchup: “I told the team there’s 350-plus teams in Division I and all of them would like a chance or the opportunity play against the No. 1 team in the country. That’s what it is, an opportunity for us to come in here and play a great team and get better.”
Marcus Santos-Silva on message TTU sent with a 25-9 mark: "Just showing that we all could fight and just prove people wrong this year. No one thought at the beginning of the year that we would make it to the Big 12 Championship and probably get a high seed in the tournament."
Texas Tech coach Chris Beard cracks a rare smile when Jahmi'us Ramsey talks about Holyfield's three straight blocks. "I never thought I’d see the day Jahmi’us Ramsey is talking about defense."
The friendly exchange on TJ Holyfield blocks
Ramsey: "Those blocks were major. I don't know if I've ever been more happy for a defensive play, personally."
Beard: "I never though I'd see this day. Jahmi'us Ramsey is talking about defense. This is a special day."
Unsung hero of the game, per Mark Adams is Daniel Batcho: "I asked Daniel, to start the second half, 'Are you ready?' And he goes, 'Yeah, I'm ready to play coach.'
"He certainly was."
Sonny Cumbie returned, along with other assistants, and that staff truly gave this team everything they had. It all culminated in a program-changing, program-defining -- or however you want to call it -- victory.
Confirmed Tyler JC quarterback Nick Gerber is transferring to Texas Tech. Former Levelland signal caller, who holds
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Texas Tech's Mark Adams: "This is the first time we really feel like we've been whipped. But it happens and you just lick your wounds, learn from it and move on."
Texas Tech men’s basketball team will arrive at the Womble Practice Facility around 4 p.m. today, per release. Fans are encouraged to welcome the team back.
CONFIRMED: Tech is expected to provide Mark Adams with a new contract, via Tech source.
Jon Rothstein reported earlier it was a five-year deal. Tech source says reporting on terms is premature.
In Adams's first year, TTU finished with 27-10 record and advanced to Sweet 16.
The silent march for George Floyd has begun. Organizers chose 8 pm to start, a reference to the 8 minutes George was unable to breathe leading to his death.
Texas Tech is expected to name Baylor assistant Joey McGuire as the next head coach, three sources told A-J Media on Sunday
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Texas Tech’s Mark Adams: “Make good decisions and don't do anything that would hurt our team or throw anything, toss anything on the floor that might give us a technical and change the momentum of the game.”
Texas Tech coach Mark Adams on KJ Allen's status: "He's been sick, but he's OK. We just thought it best for him to rest and stay away from our guys. But he should be back at practice on Thursday."
Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, "We took a lot of those punches and a lot of them were on the chin. We didn't really block any of them. They came at us pretty hard. I was really pleased with the resilience."