FWST: Texas Tech basketball sympathizes with limping TCU

A year ago, TCU and Texas Tech came to the Big 12 tournament in basically the same spot in the standings.

Last and next-to-last.

This year as the tournament begins, the two teams are still in the bottom half of the league. But Texas Tech is the higher seed and will be favored when it meets TCU in a first-round game at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

For the Red Raiders, the basement is merely a memory. But it’s a strong memory.

They know how TCU feels. …