# 2005–06 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2005–06 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by fifth-year coach Bob Knight. They played their home games at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

## Previous season

The Red Raiders finished the 2004–05 season 22–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game where they lost to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. There they defeated UCLA and Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to West Virginia.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | San Jose State 2K Sports College Hoop Classic first round | W 88–54 | 1–0 | 19 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Jackson | United Spirit Arena (7,943) Lubbock, TX |
| November 11, 2005* 8:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southern 2K Sports College Hoop Classic second round | W 74–61 | 2–0 | 28 – Zeno | 7 – Zeno | 6 – Tied | United Spirits Arena (7,477) Lubbock, TX |
| November 17, 2005* 9:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 16 Syracuse 2K Sports College Hoop Classic semifinals | L 46–81 | 2–1 | 11 – Lowhorn | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (8,549) New York, NY |
| November 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 19 Wake Forest 2K Sports College Hoop Classic consolation | L 73–78 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | 27 – Jackson | 8 – Zeno | 4 – Jackson | Madison Square Garden (12,345) New York, NY |
| November 23, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Furman | W 83–74 | 3–2 | 22 – Tied | 7 – Dora | 5 – Tied | United Spirit Arena (5,877) Lubbock, TX |
| November 26, 2005* 1:00 p.m. | | Morehead State | W 76–42 | 4–2 | 27 – Jackson | 8 – Zeno | 5 – Coffman | United Spirit Arena (5,227) Lubbock, TX |
| November 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | TCU | W 81–54 | 5–2 | 23 – Jackson | 7 – Tied | 5 – Jackson | United Spirit Arena (7,227) Lubbock, TX |
| December 3, 2005* 9:00 p.m. | | at San Francisco Northwestern Mutual Shootout | L 78–90 | 5–3 | 20 – Lowhorn | 7 – Zeno | 6 – Tied | War Memorial Gym (5,300) San Francisco, CA |
| December 7, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | L 53–68 | 5–4 | 19 – Jackson | 4 – Jackson | 4 – Zeno | United Spirit Arena (5,445) Lubbock, TX |
| December 10, 2005* 1:00 p.m. | | UT-Pan American | W 103–50 | 6–4 | 22 – Jackson | 6 – Thornton | 6 – Tied | United Spirit Arena (6,013) Lubbock, TX |
| December 17, 2005* 9:00 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 73–84 | 6–5 | 22 – Tied | 5 – Plefka | 4 – Jackson | Thomas & Mack Center (10,011) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 21, 2005* 9:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas | L 65–78 | 6–6 | 19 – Jackson | 7 – Dora | 2 – Tied | American Airlines Center (14,280) Dallas, TX |
| December 29, 2005* 8:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico State | W 69–63 | 7–6 | 24 – Jackson | 8 – Martin | 6 – Jackson | Pan American Center (10,007) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 1, 2006* 1:00 p.m. | | UTEP | W 61–60 | 8–6 | 15 – Zeno | 7 – Lowhorn | 3 – Tied | United Spirit Arena (7,320) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| January 7, 2006 5:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M | L 55–63 | 8–7 (0–1) | 21 – Jackson | 8 – Zeno | 7 – Dora | Reed Arena (10,389) College Station, TX |
| January 11, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Baylor | W 79–61 | 9–7 (1–1) | 22 – Jackson | 12 – Lowhorn | 4 – Martin | United Spirit Arena (7,859) Lubbock, TX |
| January 14, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Iowa State | W 76–73 | 10–7 (2–1) | 23 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 5 – Dora | United Spirit Arena (6,727) Lubbock, TX |
| January 17, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 5 Texas | L 46–80 | 10–8 (1–2) | 21 – Jackson | 6 – Lowhorn | 4 – Zeno | Frank Erwin Center (16,312) Austin, TX |
| January 21, 2006 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 25 Oklahoma | L 48–60 | 10–9 (1–3) | 15 – Jackson | 7 – Zeno | 3 – Dora | Lloyd Noble Center (12,044) Norman, OK |
| January 28, 2006 12:30 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | W 92–90 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (2–3) | 26 – Jackson | 7 – Zeno | 6 – Dora | United Spirit Arena (8,778) Lubbock, TX |
| January 30, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | at Kansas | L 52–86 | 11–10 (2–4) | 17 – Jackson | 7 – Lowhorn | 4 – Zeno | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 4, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | Missouri | W 73–55 | 12–10 (3–4) | 22 – Tied | 12 – Jackson | 6 – White | United Spirit Arena (7,655) Lubbock, TX |
| February 6, 2006 8:00 p.m. | | No. 6 Texas | L 44–65 | 12–11 (3–5) | 14 – Jackson | 5 – Zeno | 5 – Zeno | United Spirit Arena (10,023) Lubbock, TX |
| February 11, 2006 3:00 p.m. | | at Colorado | L 64–66 | 12–12 (3–6) | 18 – Jackson | 8 – Zeno | 7 – Jackson | Coors Events Center (8,601) Boulder, CO |
| February 15, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | Kansas State | W 70–56 | 13–12 (4–6) | 16 – Plefka | 11 – Zeno | 4 – Tied | United Spirit Arena (6,099) Lubbock, TX |
| February 18, 2006 3:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | W 70–64 | 14–12 (5–6) | 41 – Jackson | 10 – Lowhorn | 5 – White | Devaney Center (12,568) Lincoln, NE |
| February 20, 2006 8:00 a.m. | | No. 19 Oklahoma | L 70–71 | 14–13 (5–7) | 27 – Jackson | 5 – Tied | 5 – Dora | United Spirit Arena (8,424) Lubbock, TX |
| February 25, 2006 12:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 63–74 | 14–14 (5–8) | 18 – Jackson | 5 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,254) Stillwater, OK |
| March 1, 2006 7:00 p.m. | | at Baylor | L 66–77 | 14–15 (5–9) | 25 – Jackson | 7 – Tied | 4 – Zeno | Ferrell Center (5,818) Waco, TX |
| March 4, 2006 12:30 p.m. | | Texas A&M | L 59–75 | 14–16 (5–10) | 22 – Jackson | 7 – Dora | 3 – Zeno | United Spirit Arena (8,378) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2006 11:30 a.m. | (8) | vs. (9) Kansas State | W 73–65 | 15–16 | 21 – Jackson | 9 – Dora | 3 – Tied | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX |
| March 10, 2006 11:30 a.m. | (8) | vs. (1) No. 8 Texas | L 70–77 | 15–17 | 28 – Jackson | 8 – Ogden | 6 – Ogden | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.