Despite seven wins in their past eight games, the Arizona Wildcats got no love from college basketball coaches in the latest poll. Arizona (11-6, 5-1) only received six votes in the Week 12 Coaches Poll,

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Arizona got on a plane Friday afternoon for Lubbock but left its offense back in Tucson. The Wildcats had their worst offensive performance of the season, particularly down the stretch, failing to score over the final 5-plus minutes of a 70-54 loss at Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon.

The Arizona Wildcats basketball program suffers a loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 70-54 in Lubbock, Texas on Jan. 18, 2025.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders NCAAM game to be played on January 18, 2025 on ESPN.

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: