Much of the preseason expectation surrounding the Texas Tech basketball team revolved around the latest transfer portal class Grant McCasland was able to bring to Lubbock.

With JT Toppin and Christian Anderson returning as the foundation from last year's Elite Eight squad, the additions of Donovan Atwell, Tyeree Bryan, LeJuan Watts, Luke Bamgboye and Josiah Moseley were expected to lift the Red Raiders back into national championship contention.

Coming off the 86-56 drubbing at the hands of top-ranked Purdue, many fans were already jumping off the bandwagon, but the 20th-ranked Red Raiders showed Wednesday against New Orleans they still have plenty of potential to tap into.

An uneven first half gave way to a dominant second, Texas Tech eventually emerging with an 82-50 win largely o

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