Texas Tech Red Raiders 2004-2005 Retro Shorts Since '94 Led by Anthony's 20 points

Led by Anthony's 20 points and McNamara's hot shooting Syracuse clung to a 3 point lead in the final seconds

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With Jeff Sheppard and freshman Scott Padgett also on the roster

Waiting for them was the #1 overall seed Kansas Jayhawks and their star Paul Pierce

Texas Tech Red Raiders 2004-2005 Retro Shorts Since '94 Led by Anthony's 20 pointsBob Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders entered the 2004 2005 season looking to build on the previous years NCAA Tournament appearance. After going 20 10 in the regular season Texas Tech earned the #6 seed in the Albuquerque Region of the NCAA Tournament. After an easy win over #11 UCLA in the First Round, the Red Raiders ran up against Adam Morrison and #3 seed Gonzaga. After trailing by 9 at half Texas Tech used a strong 2nd half and a big Ronald Ross 3