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The UC Riverside Highlanders (0-0; 0-0) v. The Texas Tech Red Raiders (0-0, 0-0)
Saturday, November 10, 2007 @ 1:00 p.m.
TTTN
DFW - Channel 52
Lubbock - KLBK (CBS)
The Numbers: (No stats until after the game).
| Texas Tech | Statistic | UC Riverside |
| - | K.P. Rank | - |
| - | Off. Eff. | - |
| - | Def. Eff. | - |
| - | Points/Game | - |
| - | Points Allowed | - |
| - | Rebounds | - |
Keys to the Game: (These will be short and sweet today, but you can expect more as the season moves forward.)
- Hold the Highlanders: Let's start this season off on the right foot and hold the Highlanders to under 40% shooting and really concentrate on the defensive end of the floor.
- Rebound, Rebound, Rebound: This was, and still is, my biggest area of concern for this team. I'd love to see these guys get out and rebound the ball today with a decided rebounding advantage.
- Someone Step Up: It's pretty clear that Zeno and Burgess are the two best offensive players on the team, but the Red Raiders really need for someone to step up and be that consistent third and fourth scorer.
Probable Starting Lineups:
| Texas Tech | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Charlie Burgess | 6-1 | 193 | PG | Sr. | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Alan Voskuil | 6-3 | 175 | SG | Jr. | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Martin Zeno | 6-5 | 208 | G/F | Sr. | 16.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Damir Suljagic | 6-8 | 245 | F | Jr. | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Trevor Cook | 6-8 | 225 | F | So. | - | - | - |
| UC Riverside | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| Larry Cunningham | 6-2 | 190 | G | Sr. | 13.7 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Aaron Scott | 6-4 | 200 | G | Jr. | - | - | - |
| Cleavon Barlow | 6-2 | 215 | G | So. | - | - | - |
| Sean Cunningham | 6-3 | 190 | G | So | - | - | - |
| Christian Soto | 6-8 | 220 | F | Jr. | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
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GO RAIDERS . . .
* The Legend (All stats can be found at Ken Pomery, via Basketball Prospectus - thank you for doing this): K.P. Rank = the Ken Pomery Rank; Offensive Efficiency = the national rank in terms of points scored per 100 possessions; Defensive Efficiency = the national rank in terms of points allowed per 100 possession.