Texas was handed their first Big 12 loss of the season on Wednesday in an instant classic by Texas Tech.
Transfer point guard Matt McClung played hero ball for the Red Raiders, hitting a game-winning jump shot with three seconds remaining in regulation.
It was a tale of two halves for the Longhorns. Shaka Smart’s team went into the locker room with a 10-point lead at the half. After the break, Texas Tech was the better team and rightfully went back to Lubbock with a win over the No. 4 team in the country.
It was a disappointing loss for Texas. There were multiple opportunities to put the game on ice late in the second half but the execution was not there. While losing one Big 12 game is not the end of the world, dropping one at home to an in-state rival is never a good feeling.
Here are three reasons Texas Tech was able to beat Texas.