I know, probably the last thing anyone wants is the relive that horse **** of a half, but it was eating at me and I had to write a few things down. A little long too, but oh well.
- Iowa State was called for 17 fouls in the 2nd half. That is a **** load, but I’m not calling this out first for any particular reason other than for chronological reasons
- The first foul was called at 17:29 left in the 2nd half with Iowa State leading 46 - 24
- The 7th foul was called at 11:41 left in the half (keep this in mind). Iowa State led 59 - 38
- The 10th foul was called at 9:39 left. Iowa State led 61-46
- Iowa State committed a whopping 13 turnovers in the 2nd half with the first one coming at 11:30 remaining, just 11 seconds after our 7th foul
- Iowa State committed a foul immediately after 7 of those turnovers; Texas Tech scored 11 points on these fouls (one ‘and-1’ and 8 independent FTs. They only shot 61.5% from the line)
- Texas Tech scored at least one point on 11 of those 13 turnovers (an 84.6% conversion rate)
While there were a lot of fouls called against Iowa State in the 2nd half, we still had a healthy lead until we started giving them the ball.
In summary…once Tech was in the bonus, they said “**** it” and put up some trapping pressure, albeit not that strong of pressure as most of our turnovers were not forced, and then quit running offense. Instead, they just put their head down and went to the hole. We had no answer.
Reminded me a lot of the way Kansas plays when they are down late and exactly what we did against Oklahoma in 2015.
- Iowa State was called for 17 fouls in the 2nd half. That is a **** load, but I’m not calling this out first for any particular reason other than for chronological reasons
- The first foul was called at 17:29 left in the 2nd half with Iowa State leading 46 - 24
- The 7th foul was called at 11:41 left in the half (keep this in mind). Iowa State led 59 - 38
- The 10th foul was called at 9:39 left. Iowa State led 61-46
- Iowa State committed a whopping 13 turnovers in the 2nd half with the first one coming at 11:30 remaining, just 11 seconds after our 7th foul
- Iowa State committed a foul immediately after 7 of those turnovers; Texas Tech scored 11 points on these fouls (one ‘and-1’ and 8 independent FTs. They only shot 61.5% from the line)
- Texas Tech scored at least one point on 11 of those 13 turnovers (an 84.6% conversion rate)
While there were a lot of fouls called against Iowa State in the 2nd half, we still had a healthy lead until we started giving them the ball.
In summary…once Tech was in the bonus, they said “**** it” and put up some trapping pressure, albeit not that strong of pressure as most of our turnovers were not forced, and then quit running offense. Instead, they just put their head down and went to the hole. We had no answer.
Reminded me a lot of the way Kansas plays when they are down late and exactly what we did against Oklahoma in 2015.
