Transfers help Texas Tech in Big 12 title race after Elite 8

FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech's Matt Mooney (13) shoots over Texas' Matt Coleman III (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas. Eighth-ranked Texas Tech has been helped by two grad transfers, Mooney and Tariq Owens, in pursuit of the school’s first Big 12 title after Elite Eight losses. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech's Tariq Owens hangs from the rim after dunking during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in Lubbock, Texas. Eighth-ranked Texas Tech has been helped by two grad transfers, Owens and Matt Mooney, in pursuit of the school’s first Big 12 title after Elite Eight losses. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, March 2, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard, center, cheers on Tariq Owens, left, Brandone Francis (1), Davide Moretti (25) and Matt Mooney, right rear, during a time out late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. Eighth-ranked Texas Tech has been helped by two grad transfers, Owens and Mooney, in pursuit of the school’s first Big 12 title after Elite Eight losses. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)