Over the last eight seasons, only 24 Division I programs have at least 169 wins. Two of them will face off head-to-head on one of the biggest stages in all of basketball: Madison Square Garden.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders will face off with the Duke Blue Devils at the Garden, an arena sometimes referred to as the Mecca of basketball. The Red Raiders have played at MSG 10 times, once previously against the Blue Devils. Texas Tech is 4-6 in such games.
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While Duke is one of the most historic programs in college basketball, Texas Tech has played them just twice. Both bouts have come within the last 10 years: a 69-58 loss at MSG in Dec. 2018 and a devastating 78-73 loss in the NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal at the Chase Center in March 2022…