BOSTON -- Having advanced further than any Texas Tech team ever has, the Red Raiders are one win away from returning to Texas for the Final Four.
Getting a big lift from its bench and its defense, Tech advanced to Sunday's East Region title game with a 78-65 win over second-seeded Purdue. As he has throughout the tournament and for so much of the season, senior point guard Keenan Evans took over when it mattered. The Richardson Berkner product had just six points 1-of-6 shooting when he nailed a 15-footer to put Tech up 56-51 with seven minutes to play.