Buffs Set For Road Test At No. 16 Texas Tech

Wednesday, February 11

Lubbock, Texas

6 p.m.

Colorado

Texas Tech

Sebastian Rancik

Photo by: Tony Harman

February 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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By: Troy Andre, Associate Director/Athletic Communications

Game 25 - Texas Tech, Wednesday, February 11, 2026
United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas
Tip: 6:01 p.m. MT
Watch: ESPN+ (John Harris, Chris Level) https://buffs.me/4rBXpMT
Radio: KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)
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THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 14-10 overall and tied with Cincinnati for 11th in the Big 12 Conference standings with a league record of 4-7. The Buffaloes and Bearcats are just one-half game out of the ninth spot with a pair of teams at 4-6. Colorado has won two of its last three after sweeping the season series with Arizona State, 78-70, on Feb. 7 at the CU Events Center.

With the win over the Sun Devils, Colorado has matched its 35-game win total from a year ago in 11 fewer games. The Buffaloes have also surpassed their conference win total from 2024-25.

Colorado ranks among the top 50 teams in the nation in a few categories. The Buffaloes are 29th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.6 and 31st in turnovers per game at just under 10. Those strong traits were on full display in the win over TCU. Colorado matched a season high with 24 assists while committing only eight turnovers (3.0 a/to). The 24 assists were the most against a conference opponent since the Buffaloes had 25 in a 91-72 win over Stanford on March 2, 2017.

Colorado's 9.8 turnovers allowed per game rank second in the Big 12, behind only No. 8 ranked Houston (8.1 topg). The Buffaloes have recorded single digits in turnovers 10 times this season. Colorado has a long-standing single-game team goal of allowing 11 turnovers or fewer, a mark they've hit in 18 of 24 games. In contrast, the 2024-25 team only achieved that feat seven times in 35 games and only once recorded single digits (8 at Kansas, Feb. 24, 2025).

The Buffaloes also sport top 50 national rankings in bench points (32nd, 30.2 ppg) and fast break points (45th, 14.4).

SCORING BALANCE: Colorado has had at least four players score in double figures in 18 of 24 games, including the first nine. The Buffaloes have had five games with at least five scoring in double digits.

Colorado had only four games with four players scoring in double figures in 35 contests last year (3-1 record) and none with five. Prior to this season, the NCAA Tournament win over Florida on March 22, 2024 was the last instance of five double-digit scorers.

The Buffaloes have had six different players lead the team in scoring this season and four have had 20-point games. Isaiah Johnson, Sebastian Rancik and Barrington Hargress each scored 20 points against UCF, giving the Buffaloes three 20-point scorers in one game for the first time since Xavier Johnson (27), Josh Scott (21) and Askia Booker (20) vs. Washington on Feb. 9, 2014.

Colorado is averaging 30.2 points per game from its bench accounting for 37 percent of the team's scoring.

Freshman Isaiah Johnson is Colorado's leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 19th in the nation in scoring by freshmen. He has a team-best six 20-point games, including a game-high 24 points at Iowa State, marking his first of those 20-point efforts that has come on the road.

Johnson leads the Buffaloes in free throws made (123) and attempted (150), 3-pointers made (39) and steals (26) while ranking second in assists (61), and 3-point percentage (.398).

Johnson is seventh in the nation for free throws made by a freshman and 17th in free throw percentage (.820).

Junior Barrington Hargress leads Colorado in assists (105), overall shooting (.548), 3-point percentage (.507) and overall field goals made and attempted (131-239) while ranking second in scoring (14.1 ppg), 3-pointers made (35) and steals (20). He had a game-high 23 points on 10 of 15 from the field against Arizona State. The 10 field goals made was a team season high.

Hargress is second in the Big 12 and 15th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.4 and leads all conference players in league games with a 3.7 mark. He has 14 games with no more than one turnover, including the win over ASU where he had one, while dishing out four assists. Hargress has eight games with at least five assists. Over the last nine contests he has 33 assists against just seven turnovers (4.7 a/to).

Additionally on the Big 12 charts, Hargress ranks sixth in field goal percentage and 13th in assists. He is the best field goal shooter in the Big 12, and eighth in the country, from the guard position.

Sophomore Sebastian Rancik is second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg), free throws made (96) and attempted (112) and third in scoring (13.0 ppg) and assists (47). Rancik leads the team and ranks fourth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 85.7 percent.

Rancik recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds in the home win over Arizona State. Four of those rebounds came off the offensive end, which is also a career high.

Junior forward Bangot Dak leads the Buffaloes and is 14th in the Big 12 at 6.8 rebounds per game and ninth in blocks at 1.4 per outing. He is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game while shooting 47.7 percent from the field. Dak came off the bench for the first time this season against TCU and contributed 14 points on 7 of 8 from the field, the best single-game percentage for the Buffaloes this year (minimum 5 field goals made).

CU IN THE NET: A snapshot of Colorado's NET rankings in 2025-26 (through games of Feb. 9).

Current: 72 | Highest: 39 (Dec. 2) | Lowest: 86 (Jan. 29)

Avg. Opponent Net Rank: 30 | Opponent Avg. Net: 109

Quad 1: 0-6 | Quad 2: 3-3 | Quad 3: 7-1 | Quad 4: 4-0

ABOUT THE RED RAIDERS: No. 16/16 ranked Texas Tech is 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the Big 12 after snapping a two-game losing skid with a 70-63 win at West Virginia on Feb. 8. The Red Raiders are averaging 82.3 points per game, shooting 46.8 percent from the field. Texas Tech attempts 29.3 3-pointers a game and makes them at a 39.1 percent clip, ranking first in attempts and second in percentage across the Big 12. Defensively, the Red Raiders are allowing 73.5 points per game, and have held opponents to 44.6 percent shooting. Texas Tech averages 6.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game and commits the fourth fewest turnovers in the Big 12 with 10.5 per game.

The Red Raiders are led by the duo of junior forward JT Toppin and sophomore guard Christian Anderson. Toppin leads team with 21.8 points per game which ranks third in the conference and eighth in the nation and 10.5 rebounds per game which leads the Big 12 and ninth in the nation. Anderson averages 19.3 points per game and 7.7 assists per game which leads the Big 12 and is third in the country. Texas Tech has two other players who average double figures in points: junior forward LeJuan Watts (12.7) and senior guard Donovan Atwell (12.3). Atwell makes his presence known from beyond the arc. He has put up the second most 3-pointers in the Big 12 with 183 and has made 81 which is second in the conference and ninth in the country on 44.3 percent shooting which is third in the conference and ninth in the nation.

THE SERIES: This will be the 34th meeting between Colorado and Texas Tech and only the second in Lubbock since the Buffaloes' departure to the Pac-12 in 2011. Colorado holds an 18-15 series lead, but lost the matchup earlier this season in Boulder on Jan. 10 after a furious comeback attempt that had a 3-point look at the buzzer fall just short for the Buffs. The last game in Lubbock was a 91-75 Red Raiders win on Mar. 5, 2025. Texas Tech holds an 8-7 advantage in Lubbock with Colorado's last win coming on Feb. 23, 2011, 71-68.