{"id":129083,"date":"2026-03-20T06:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/900613771"},"modified":"2026-03-20T06:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:23:53","slug":"texas-tech-red-raiders-face-akron-zips-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/texas-tech-red-raiders-face-akron-zips-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech Red Raiders face Akron Zips in first round of NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Akron Zips (29-5, 20-1 MAC) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-10, 12-7 Big 12)<\/p>\n

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 12:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Red Raiders -7.5; over\/under is 156.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Texas Tech and Akron meet in the NCAA Tournament first round.<\/p>\n

The Red Raiders are 12-7 against Big 12 opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Texas Tech is seventh in the Big 12 scoring 80.4 points while shooting 46.7% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Zips are 20-1 against MAC opponents. Akron averages 88.4 points and has outscored opponents by 14.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech makes 46.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than Akron has allowed to its opponents (42.1%). Akron scores 15.8 more points per game (88.4) than Texas Tech allows to opponents (72.6).<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: JT Toppin is averaging 21.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Red Raiders. Christian Anderson is averaging 17.4 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Tavari Johnson is averaging 20.1 points and five assists for the Zips. Amani Lyles is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Raiders: 6-4, averaging 74.9 points, 32.2 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 4.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

Zips: 10-0, averaging 85.6 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n

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