Texas Tech's Anderson strains muscle on Big 12's glass floor - ESPN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson strained a muscle while slipping on the new glass floor at the Big 12 tournament, leaving the all-conference player to watch from the bench as No. 7 Iowa State beat the No. 16 Red Raiders 75-53 on Thursday.

Anderson was hurt on an inbounds pass when his foot slipped near his own free throw line with about 8½ minutes remaining in the game. He immediately grabbed at his groin area while Iowa State proceeded to score a basket and play was stopped.

Anderson limped over to the end of the Texas Tech bench, was examined by a trainer and spent the rest of the game there.

«I'm feeling good,» Anderson said afterward. «Obviously the floor is a bit slippery, so I think I just kind of misstepped or did a movement that caused me to slip and kind of ended up in a little unnatural position. That's what it was.»

The innovative glass surface has drawn mixed reviews during the Big 12 women's tournament last week and the first two days of the men's tournament this week. It has been praised by coaches and players alike for its glitzy ability to display graphics and hype up the fans, but numerous players in both of the events have complained about its relatively slick nature.

It's important to note that slips can occur on any surface, including traditional hardwood floors.

Nevertheless, the injury to Anderson was another blow for the Red Raiders, who are likely to be a fourth or fifth seed during next week's NCAA tournament, especially if it causes him to miss games. Texas Tech already is without All-American forward JT Toppin, who is out for the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee on Feb. 17 in a loss to Arizona State.

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