Different layers of motivation will serve No. 11 Baylor and Texas Tech when the two longtime rivals wrap up the rugged Big 12 Conference regular season on Saturday evening in Lubbock, Texas.
Both teams almost certainly will be in the NCAA Tournament field, each with double-digit victory totals in the league regarded as one of the toughest in the country. Both teams have an upper hand at a double-bye for the Big 12 tournament next week in Kansas City, with the Bears (22-8, 11-6) alone in third place and the Red Raiders (21-9, 10-7) in a fourth-place tie with Kansas -- but with a tiebreaker advantage.
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