The Red Raiders were short-handed as standout forward Darrion Williams was ruled out just before tip-off. But even without their third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, Texas Tech (16-4, 7-2) had more than enough offense to pull away from TCU (10-10, 3-6) in the second half.

The Red Raiders won their fifth consecutive game in what is their best start in conference since 2004-05, when Bob Knight was the coach.

TCU did just enough to catch Texas Tech's attention on Wednesday. Once the 22nd-ranked Red Raiders got their wake-up call, however, they settled back in as one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 Conference.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) meet the TCU Horned Frogs (10-9, 3-5 Big 12) in a clash of Big 12 squads at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday. The game will be available on ESPN2.Buy tickets

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