Tempe, Ariz. ? In recent years, the Insight Bowl has produced basketball scores in a baseball park.

In 2003, California beat Virginia Tech 52-49 in Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Last year, Arizona State edged Rutgers 45-40.

The Insight moves to a football venue, Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium, for Friday night’s game between Texas Tech (7-5) and Minnesota (6-6). But don’t be surprised if the Red Raiders and Golden Gophers uphold the Insight’s high-scoring history. Tech helped established that tradition with a 55-41 victory over Air Force in the 1995 Insight Bowl, played in Tucson’s Arizona Stadium.

“This has the potential to be a shootout game,” Minnesota center Tony Brinkaus said.

Coach Mike Leach’s Red Raiders rank seventh in Division I-A total offense, averaging 439.5 yards per game. And while Minnesota’s 39th-rated offense gains a relatively modest 368.6 yards per game, the Golden Gophers found their rhythm down the stretch, scoring 128 points in sweeping their final three games to become bowl-eligible.

“We better be able to score a lot of points,” Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. “Those guys put the ball in the end zone more than anyone I know.”

Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell had a productive first season as a starter. The sophomore has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 4,110 yards and 36 touchdowns, most in Big 12 play.

Leach’s offense is based on unpredictability. The Red Raiders are at their best when they spread the ball to numerous receivers, keeping the defense guessing.

That’s why it’s no surprise that two Tech receivers have 80 catches this year. Joel Filani, a senior from Phoenix, gained 1,138 yards and scored 12 touchdowns while Robert Johnson, a senior, had 80 receptions for 774 yards and 10 scores.

“We try to get everyone to touch the ball,” Leach said. “It’s not a guessing game except for maybe the defense. We don’t try to run on pass downs and throw on run downs. We try to make teams guess who’s going to get the ball. We want to keep teams on their heels.”

When Tech’s attack is clicking, the Red Raiders can be hard to stop. But they have sputtered at times, producing a total of nine points in losses at Texas Christian and Colorado.