Lubbock Mayor David Miller is making an attempt to regain some citizen's trust (note editor opinion) by proclaiming Wednesday, February 13, 2008 as Pat Knight Day to officially welcome the new coach to his position. The son of The General is officially 0-2 in his short tenure as the head man for the Red Raiders, both games coming on the road. Wednesday will mark his first coaching gig in Lubbock when the Wildcats of Kansas State trek down from their perch in Manhattan.
Kansas State, 17-5 (7-1), features Fr. phenom Michael Beasley, a forward averaging a paltry 25 points and 12 rebounds a game, both tops in the Big 12. So. forward Bill Walker ranks 6th and 9th, respectively, with 15.8 and 6.8, helping the Wildcats form a formidable combo on the inside.
Texas Tech enters the contest at 12-10 (3-5), and on a 2-game losing streak. Leading scorer, Sr. Martin Zeno is also the teams leading rebounder with 16 and 4.5. Fr. guard John Roberson is 2nd with 12.5 pts. while Jr. Alan Voskuil averages 12.1 per game.
The key to Wednesday night's game will be Tech's ability to neutralize the offense and defense of Michael Beasley. Basically, Tech must keep Beasley from playing his style. That, coupled with a strong shooting game should propel the Red Raiders to victory. In essence, this should be an easy win in Lubbock for Kansas State, something no visitor has achieved in 2007-2008.
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