March 20, 2026Updated 7:45 am EDT
The No. 5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-10) and the No. 12 seed Akron Zips (29-5) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 12:40 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on truTV.
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Stats to know
Texas Tech has a +249 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.8 points per game. It is putting up 80.4 points per game to rank 75th in college basketball and is giving up 72.6 per outing to rank 139th in college basketball.
Texas Tech hits 4.9 more threes per contest than the opposition, 11.5 (sixth-most in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.6.
Akron is outscoring opponents by 14.9 points per game, with a +505 scoring differential overall. It puts up 88.4 points per game (seventh in college basketball) and allows 73.5 per outing (169th in college basketball).
Akron knocks down 10.9 three-pointers per game (10th in college basketball) while shooting 37.9% from deep (20th in college basketball). It is making 1.5 more threes than its opponents, who drain 9.4 per game at 34.8%.
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Mar 20, 2026
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